Enabling Mobile Center

This section describes how to configure ALM for running tests of your mobile applications directly from ALM.

1. Set ALM Configuration Parameters for Mobile Center

   In the Site Configuration tab, define the following configuration parameters:

   Parameter	Description
   MOBILE_CENTER_SERVER_HOST	Enter the Mobile Center server IP address or FQDN (fully qualified domain name).
   MOBILE_CENTER_SERVER_PORT	Enter the port number of the Mobile Center server.
   MOBILE_CENTER_SSL_ENABLED	If Mobile Center uses an SSL connection (starting with https:), set this parameter to "Y". If SSL is not in use, set it to “N”.
   COMMUNICATION_SECURITY_PASSPHRASE	If the communication between the ALM server and Mobile Center is enabled after authentication by a Single Sign-On (SSO) token, enter the appropriate value. Note: The same value must be set in Mobile Center (Administration > Settings > General > Single Sign On Init string). For more details, see the Mobile Center Help. Mobile Center's multi-project early access feature: If you are using the multi-project feature, the same value must be set in Mobile Center > Project Management > Global Settings > General > Single Sign On Init string.

   For more details on defining ALM site parameters, see Setting ALM Configuration Parameters.

2. Set email addresses for authorized users

   1. In Site Administration, click the Site Users tab.

   2. In the User Details tab, make sure to define an email address for each user. The email address must match the email address defined in Mobile Center(Administration > Users).

      For more details on setting users in Site Administration, see Adding a New User.

      For more details on setting users in Mobile Center, see the Mobile Center Help.

3. Enable the Mobile Center extension

   Create a project and enable the "ALM Mobile Center Extension". For more details, see Creating Projects and Enabling Extensions for a Project.

4. Customizing a Mobile Center enabled project (optional)

   You can customize the settings of a Mobile Center enabled project by overriding the configuration parameter values defined in the Site Configuration tab. For example, you may need to set a project with a server IP address that is different than your other projects.

   You customize you project using the Mobile Center Configuration page in Project Customization. For more details, see Configuring a Mobile Center Enabled Project.