Megatest

</li>
</ul></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_writing_tests_and_flows">Writing Tests and Flows</h3>
<div class="ulist"><ul>
<li>
<p>
environment variables (table 5)
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
tests/<em>testname</em>/testconfig <a href="megatest_manual.html#_the_testconfig_file">testconfig details</a>
</p>
<div class="ulist"><ul>
<li>
<p>
ezsteps and logpro section
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
iteration (one test applied to many inputs), items, itemstable <a href="megatest_manual.html#_iteration">test iteration</a>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
dependencies, waiton, itemmatch, itemwait <a href="megatest_manual.html#_requirements_section">test requirements</a>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
miscellaneous; mode toplevel, runtimelim, skip on file or on running, waiver propagation
</p>
</li>
</ul></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>
megatest areas

<li>
<p>
runconfigs.config
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
config language features; include, shell, system, scheme, rp|realpath, getenv, get, rget, scriptinc <a href="megatest.html#_config_file_helpers">config file helpers</a>
</p>
</li>
</ul></div>
</li>
</ul></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">

flexilauncher
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
env delta and testconfig
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
capturing test data, extracting values from logpro and using them for pass/fail
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
mtutil, postgres connection, packets for cross-site/cross-user control (e.g. mcrun).
</p>
</li>
</ul></div>
</div>
<div class="sect2">
<h3 id="_maintenance_and_troubleshooting">Maintenance and Troubleshooting</h3>
<div class="ulist"><ul>
<li>
<p>
cleanup-db, database structure of Megatest 1.6x
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
archiving
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
homehost management
</p>
</li>
<li>

** Getting help; megatest -h, megatest -manual
** Starting runs; megatest -run
*** Selection controls; -target, -runname and -testpatt

Writing Tests and Flows
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* environment variables (table 5)
* tests/_testname_/testconfig link:megatest_manual.html#_the_testconfig_file[testconfig details]
** ezsteps and logpro section
** iteration (one test applied to many inputs), items, itemstable link:megatest_manual.html#_iteration[test iteration]
** dependencies, waiton, itemmatch, itemwait link:megatest_manual.html#_requirements_section[test requirements]
** miscellaneous; mode toplevel, runtimelim, skip on file or on running, waiver propagation
* megatest areas
** megatest.config
** runconfigs.config
** config language features; include, shell, system, scheme, rp|realpath, getenv, get, rget, scriptinc link:megatest.html#_config_file_helpers[config file helpers]

Advanced Topics
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* Removing and keeping runs selectively link:megatest_manual.html#_managing_old_runs[managing runs]
* Subruns link:megatest_manual.html#_nested_runs[nested runs]
* Config file features link:megatest_manual.html#_config_file_helpers[config file features]
* HTML output with -generate-html
* Triggers, post run, state/status
* MTLOWESTLOAD
* flexilauncher
* env delta and testconfig
* capturing test data, extracting values from logpro and using them for pass/fail
* mtutil, postgres connection, packets for cross-site/cross-user control (e.g. mcrun).

Maintenance and Troubleshooting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* cleanup-db, database structure of Megatest 1.6x
* archiving
* homehost management
* show-runconfig
* show-config
* show with -debug 0,9
* load management