SOAtest starts with a default instance of Java shipped with the product, but you can configure it to run a different version or alternate distribution. If you are working with a WebSphere application, for example, you may need to run SOAtest with the IBM JRE, which enables SSL configuration for IBM MQ transports.
Note that SOAtest ships with a version of Eclipse that requires Java 17 or higher. If you configure it to run Java 11, you will need to install the SOAtest p2 update site into Eclipse 2023-03 or older.
Use the-Zjava_home switch and point to the alternate JRE when starting SOAtest. For example:Windows
soatest.exe -Zjava_home "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-21"
Linux
soatest -Zjava_home /usr/lib/jvm/java-21-openjdk-amd64
MacOS
Parasoft\ SOAtest.app/Contents/Eclipse/soatest -Zjava_home /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-21.jdk/Contents/Home
For Windows, you can also configure SOAtest to always start up with the alternate JRE by adding the switch to the Target field in the SOAtest properties:
