Setting up and running Ranorex tests on BrowserStack Automate

After successfully creating a solution, Ranorex configures the default test suite with the following files:

•  OpenBrowser
•  Recording1
•  CloseBrowser

Follow these steps to set up a WebDriver endpoint for Selenium Grid on BrowserStack:

1. First, let’s add the BrowserStack endpoint. Click View from the menu bar, and select Endpoints.
   
2. In the Endpoints window, click Add Endpoint.
   
   
3. In the Endpoints tab on the right, configure the following:
   1. Select endpoint type: Choose WebDriver
   2. Specify Webdriver endpoint: Enter a Name for your endpoint and the Address (Hub URL)
   3. Click Test Connection, to verify the setup, once connected, click Add endpoint
      
      You have successfully set up a WebDriver endpoint for BrowserStack Selenium Grid Hub URL.
      

Executing Ranorex tests on BrowserStack Automate

To execute Ranorex tests, follow these steps:

1. In the Endpoints dialog, click  and select View details
   
   
2. In the details section, click Add new configuration
   
3. Enter the required details of your Endpoint configuration:
   
   1. Name
   2. Description
   3. Capabilities JSON, for more information on how to create Capabilities JSON, go to  Create your own JSON with our capabilities configurator.

      Example

      {
      "platform": "Windows 10",
      "browserName": "chrome",
      "version": "58.0",
      "browserStack.user": "PLEASE PUT YOUR USERNAME HERE",
      "browserStack.key": "PLEASE PUT YOUR ACCESSKEY HERE"
      }
      
      

      To access internal test infrastructure add “local”: “true”. This enables local testing using the BrowserStack Local binary.
      

4. Expand the Active Configuration drop-down to select the configuration you added previously.
   
5. In the test suite, select Recording1, click Record and add new actions.

   Note: Ensure that Admin localhost Endpoint is selected when recording the test cases. Once the configuration is completed, go to the test suite and make sure that the WebDriver is set as an Endpoint to run the test on BrowserStack.

6. Once the configuration is completed, go to the test suite and make sure that the WebDriver is set as an Endpoint to run the test on BrowserStack.
7. Run the test with the previously recorded steps and the BrowserStack configurations.
8. The test is executed successfully, and the results are displayed in the BrowserStack Automate dashboard. A Ranorex report is generated.
   Your Ranorex tests are now running successfully on BrowserStack Automate.