Running test cases and suites with the Execute Tests service

You can use the Execute Tests service (REST API) to validate the quality of your code after every build is created by running unit test cases that are configured for the application.

A continuous integration (CI) tool, such as Jenkins, calls the service, which runs all the unit test cases or test suites in your application and returns the results in xUnit format. The continuous integration tool interprets the results and, if the tests are not successful, you can correct errors before you deploy your application.

When you use Jenkins, you can also use the Execute Tests service to run unit tests after you merge a branch on a remote system of record and start a job. For more information, see Remotely starting automation jobs to perform branch operations and run unit tests.

The service comprises the following information:

• Service name: Pega unit Rule-Test-Unit-Case pzExecuteTests
• Service package: Pega unit
• End point: http://<yourapplicationURL>/prweb/PRRestService/Pega unit/Rule-Test-Unit-Case/pzExecuteTests

You can quarantine a test case by marking it Disabled. A disabled test case is not run by the Execute Tests service. Test case quarantines prevent noncritical tests from running if they are causing failures so that the service can continue to run.