Deploying Items without Processing Item or Dependencies

[noahk85]

I am trying to automate TestStand deployments using the built-in BuildTSD.exe. Optimally, I would like to avoid going through the manual steps of creating a TSD file.

When I manually deploy, there are some sequence files that I need to include without processing the item or dependencies (which can be selected in the Distributed Files tab). However, I don't see any capabilities BuildTSD has for this, so it looks like I would still have to manually create a TSD and then use BuildTSD afterwards?

Does anyone have a workaround or tips for dealing with this?

[A-Guz-Man]

Hi noahk85,

Your main goal is to create a tsd file to add your dependencies? From Automating Deployment with TestStand Deployment Utility description, I understand it's only for automating builds of TSD Files and not to create them.

"Use the BuildTSD.exe executable to automate builds of TestStand Deployment Utility files and to make modifications to deployment utility files before the build occurs."

The closest command I see is "/alternateAssociationSeqFiles" from the Advanced Options Dialog section.

Maybe someone has another idea of how to automate your tsd file dependencies.