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Explicit and Implicit MAR Creation

Two approaches to creating MARs are:

• Explicit
• Implicit

To use the web-based dashboards or command-line utilities to deploy assets, you must explicitly create a MAR. An exception is the Test Runner command-line utility, which you can use to run test cases and suites that are not packaged in a MAR.

If you are staging a test case, staging a suite, deploying a virtual service, deploying a test case as a monitor, or deploying a suite as a monitor from DevTest Workstation, then you use the implicit approach.

Explicit MAR Creation

In the explicit approach, you perform steps to create a MAR info file, which you then use to build the MAR.

Follow these steps:

1. Identify the primary asset that to execute.
2. Create a MAR info file.
3. Build the MAR.

Implicit MAR Creation

In the implicit approach, both a MAR info file and a MAR are automatically created.

Follow these steps:

1. Identify the primary asset to execute.
2. Do one of the following actions from DevTest Workstation or by using Test Runner:
   • Stage a test case
   • Stage a suite
   • Deploy a virtual service
   • Deploy a test case as a monitor
   • Deploy a suite as a monitor