This topic explains how to preconfigure C/C++test during installation.

Preconfiguring C/C++test Settings

Preconfiguring C/C++test allows you ensure consistency of basic configuration settings across multiple machines before C/C++test is launched. See C/C++test Configuration Overview for details about sharing C/C++test preferences after installation.

To preconfigure C/C++test during installation:

1. Create a settings file that includes the options you want to use for C/C++test preconfiguration. See Configuring Settings for details on how to create a settings file and the list of available settings.

2. Pass the path to the settings file with the /configure parameter when running the C/C++test installer:

   /configure=<path-to-settings-file>

   The settings file renamed as parasofttest.ini will be copied to the root directory of Parasoft Test (a component of C/C++test).^{1  2}

The settings specified in the file are used to initialize a clean workspace when you launch the C/C++test GUI. To apply the settings to an existing workspace, add the following setting to your file:

enforce.configure=true

As a result, the settings specified in parasofttest.ini override existing settings during the first startup after C/C++test installation or reinstallation.

¹ C/C++test x86_64 (64-bit) for Visual Studio 2022 or newer: Parasoft Test root directory is the ptest directory inside the C/C++test installation directory, for example: C:\Program Files\Parasoft\C++test for Visual Studio (x86_64)\<version>\ptest.

² C/C++test x86 (32-bit) for Visual Studio 2019 or older: If the same or newer version of Parasoft Test is already installed on the machine, the settings file will not be copied during installation or reinstallation.

Example

cpptest.license.use_network=true
dtp.enabled=true
dtp.url=https://onya.mycompany.com:8443
dtp.user=user1
dtp.password=mypassword

See Licensing for details about setting a Parasoft license.