Start Second test automatically after other test Finishes

eddymicro · Post by **eddymicro** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:58 am

I have an external program test that can take a variable amount of time to complete, it returns 0 when successful, it will run on a schedule of 4 times per day. As soon as it completes, I want to execute a second test, a text log test, to read the results from a file created by the first test. I cannot use figure out how to use "Waiting for Master" because the first test is always "OK". I only want to run the second test when the first test finishes successfully, so the second test does not really need a schedule.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 7:40 pm

Run Text Log 4 times a day.
Set External test as Master test for Text Log, set some long interval for this test, e.g. 23 hours (any interval that is longer than interval set for Text Log test).
This way Text Log will trigger Master test update before its own execution.

Regards
Alex

eddymicro · Post by **eddymicro** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:24 am

Yes that is how I had set it up, with the dependent (second) test running every 23 hours.

For some reason the second test is not starting directly after the master test completes, and that is what I want to happen. I have synchronize counters on for the second test. I think it was working at one point but I am not sure what to change to force the second test to start when the first one completes.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:48 am

Please check my message again, you should do opposite - set 23 hours for Master test; dependent should use your preferable schedule and trigger master.

Regards
Alex

eddymicro · Post by **eddymicro** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:51 am

Thanks, that worked great!