# Test Manager Tool

Use the Test Manager tool to load, edit, or create a configuration, to run and monitor tests, to browse test information, and to troubleshoot a test run.

You can launch the Test Manager at any time by choosing Tools > Test Manager or by choosing File > Open Quick Start from the menu bar.

The harness also automatically opens a new Test Manager when you perform one of the following actions:

- Open an existing work directory
- Create a work directory
- Open a test suite

Depending on the layout style that you use, the desktop menus (File, Tools, and Windows) might also be displayed in the menu bar. See Menus for a description of the desktop menus. See Appearance Preferences for a description of how to change the layout style.

1. Configure Menu
2. Run Tests Menu
3. Report Menu
4. View Menu
5. Tool Bar
6. Progress Monitor
7. Progress Indicator
8. Information Area
9. Work Directory Status Line
10. Test Manager Status Line
11. Test Tree

The Test Manager also provides access to the following items:

- Configuration Editor
- Template Editor
- Log Viewer

## Tasks Performed from the Test Manager

The following table describes the tasks that you can perform from the Test Manager.

Task | Description
--- | ---
Load, edit, or create a configuration | Provide configuration information required to run your test suite. See Configuring a Test Run for a description of providing a configuration for running tests.
Run tests | Start test runs by choosing the Run Tests `>` Start menu item or click the button on the tool bar. See Running Tests for a detailed description of how to run tests.
Monitor test runs | Use the test tree with the folder and test views to monitor the status of the test run. For more information about monitoring test runs, see Monitoring a Test Run.
Browse test information | Use the test tree with the folder and test views to browse information about overall test status as well as what occurred during a test run. See Browsing Test Information for details about browsing test run information.
Create and view test reports | Use the Report menu to create and display reports of test run information. See Creating and Displaying Reports for details about generating and viewing test run information.
Troubleshoot a test run | Use the test tree with the folder and test views to troubleshoot a test run. See Troubleshooting a Test Run for help with troubleshooting test run problems.

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