Integrating Tosca with Pcloudy

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Overview

This guide explains how to integrate Tricentis Tosca with Pcloudy to record, build, and execute mobile test cases on cloud devices. It covers connecting Tosca to Pcloudy, configuring device and application settings, setting desired capabilities, scanning mobile app screens to create reusable Modules, and executing test cases using the Pcloudy Appium server. Follow the step by step instructions to set up and run mobile test automation on real cloud devices. For easier navigation and understanding we have split the doucmentation into two parts, Part 1 walks through connecting Tosca to a pCloudy cloud device and recording (scanning) your mobile app so Tosca captures its screens as reusable Modules. Part 2 covers assembling those modules into a test case, configuring the pCloudy capabilities, and executing the test.

Part 1: Recording a Mobile Test Case

Step 1 — Start the Mobile Scan

• In Tosca Commander, go to the Modules tab → Home ribbon → click the Scan dropdown → select Mobile (or use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+M).

Step 2 — Select Connection, Device, and Application

In the Mobile Scan window:

• Create connection: give the connection a name, e.g. Pcloudy connection.
• Then pick the device and application you want to scan (Steps 3 and 4 below cover adding new ones).

Step 3 — Add or Edit a Device (if needed)

If you are adding a new device, the Edit device dialog appears. Fill in:

• Name: e.g. SAMSUNG_GalaxyA52_Android_13.0.0_fcafd

• Device ID: same as the name, or the actual device identifier

• Platform: iOS / Android

• Type: Real / Simulated

Click Save.

Step 4 — Add or Edit the Application (if needed)

If you are adding a new app, the Edit native/hybrid application dialog appears. Fill in:

• Platform: iOS / Android

• Application name: e.g. pcloudy.bankingg/com.pcloudy.bankingg.SplashActivity

• Full path or PackageName/ActivityName: e.g. com.pcloudy.bankingg/com.pcloudy.bankingg.SplashActivity

Click Save.

Step 5 — Set Capabilities

Click Set capabilities to define the desired capabilities for the session:

Capability	Example Value
pCloudy_Username	jessica.selvin@sstsinc.com
pCloudy_ApiKey	••••••••••••••••
pCloudy_DurationInMinutes	10
newCommandTimeout	600
launchTimeout	90000
pCloudy_ApplicationName	Banking_App_Android-1782979161.apk
acceptAlerts	True

Tip: save these values as a capability set (e.g. “Pcloudy”) for reuse, then click Select Capability Set in future sessions.

Step 6 — Connect and Record

Once connected, a live device view opens in the browser (e.g. the pCloudy Demo Banking app). A “Connection established” message confirms the Appium session is active and shows:

• Server URL — the Appium hub URL

• Session ID

Choose Mobile Scan and click Scan to begin capturing the app’s UI elements.

Step 7 — Interact with the App to Capture Modules

While the live session is active, interact with the app screens — for example, tap on Username, Password, and the Login button. Tosca captures each screen and control automatically as Modules.

Part 2: Building & Executing the Test Case

Step 1 — Build the Test Case

Drag the captured modules (Username, Password, Login) into a TestCase, and add the required test steps in sequence:

Set Desired Capabilities → Open Mobile App → Enter Username → Enter Password → Click Login

Step 2 — Configure the “Set Desired Capabilities” Step

In the Details tab, populate the capability values (the same fields used during recording):

Name	Value	ActionMode	DataType
pCloudy_Username	jessica.selvin@sstsinc.com	Input	String
pCloudy_ApiKey	••••••••••••••••	Input	String
newCommandTimeout	600	Input	String
launchTimeout	90000	Input	String
platformVersion	11.0.0	Input	String
platformName	Android	Input	String
pCloudy_ApplicationName	pCloudy_Appium_Demo.apk	Input	String
appPackage	com.pcloudy.appiumdemo	Input	String
pCloudy_DurationInMinutes	10	Input	String
appActivity	com.ba.mobile.LaunchActivity	Input	String

Then configure the Open Mobile App step with the Application value (e.g. pCloudy_Appium_Demo.apk).

Step 3 — Set the Test Configuration

Switch to the Test Configuration tab and confirm or set the execution parameters:

Name	Value	DataType
AppiumServer	https://device.pcloudy.com/appiumcloud/wd/hub	String
DeviceName	GOOGLE_Pixel2XL_Android_11.0.0_64fe3	String
SynchronizationTimeout	60000	String
SynchronizationTimeoutDuringWait	80000	String

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Step 4 — Execute the Test Case

Right-click the test case in the Execution view and run it, or add it to an Execution List and run from there.