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# Search Test Repositories

The `search_testrepo` commands manage the recurring scheduled scan that discovers test cases in your configured test repository adapters. This scan replaced the legacy `testrepo run` command from earlier versions.

`search_testrepo run` registers a Windows Scheduled Task that runs `watcher.exe SEARCH_TESTREPO` on a cron schedule.

## Schedule a search

### `slabapcli search_testrepo run`

Registers (or updates) a Windows Scheduled Task that runs the test repository search on a cron schedule. The task is registered per pipeline and test repository combination.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
slabapcli.exe search_testrepo run --pipeline <pipeline> --testrepo <name> [--cron <cron>]
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo run --pipeline <pipeline> --testrepo <name> [--cron <cron>]
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

| Parameter    | Short flag | Required | Description                                                                                                             |
| ------------ | ---------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--pipeline` | `-p`       | Yes      | The pipeline name (must match a `[[pipeline]].name` value in `config.toml`).                                            |
| `--testrepo` | `-t`       | Yes      | The test repository name (must match a `[[testrepo]].name` linked to this pipeline).                                    |
| `--cron`     | —          | No       | A 5-field cron expression (`minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week`). Default: `0 2 * * 0` (every Sunday at 02:00). |

{% hint style="info" %}
The cron expression uses 5 fields in standard Unix cron format. Example values:

* `0 2 * * 0` — every Sunday at 02:00 (default)
* `0 3 * * 1-5` — Monday through Friday at 03:00
* `0 1 * * *` — every day at 01:00
  {% endhint %}

#### Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
slabapcli.exe search_testrepo run --pipeline "ALM_Demo-S21" --testrepo "ALM_Demo-qtest"
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo run --pipeline 'ALM_Demo-S21' --testrepo 'ALM_Demo-qtest'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% code title="Expected output (PowerShell)" overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```log
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo run --pipeline 'ALM_Demo-S21' --testrepo 'ALM_Demo-qtest'
[2026-03-08 11:00:00.123+02:00] [info] Config pathname: C:\ProgramData\Tricentis\SeaLights\ABAP Agent\config\config.toml
Search task scheduled for 'ALM_Demo-qtest' (pipeline: 'ALM_Demo-S21').
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="info" %}
The scheduled task resolves `watcher.exe` from the path configured in `settings.install`. Verify that `settings.install` points to the ABAP Agent `bin` directory (the folder that contains `watcher.exe` and `slabapcli.exe`). If the path is incorrect, the task will fail when it runs. Use `slabapcli setup status` to check.
{% endhint %}

***

## Stop a scheduled search

### `slabapcli search_testrepo stop`

Removes the Windows Scheduled Task for the specified pipeline and test repository. Running searches that are already in progress are not interrupted; only the schedule is removed.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
slabapcli.exe search_testrepo stop --pipeline <pipeline> --testrepo <name>
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo stop --pipeline <pipeline> --testrepo <name>
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

| Parameter    | Short flag | Required | Description               |
| ------------ | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------- |
| `--pipeline` | `-p`       | Yes      | The pipeline name.        |
| `--testrepo` | `-t`       | Yes      | The test repository name. |

#### Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
slabapcli.exe search_testrepo stop --pipeline "ALM_Demo-S21" --testrepo "ALM_Demo-qtest"
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo stop --pipeline 'ALM_Demo-S21' --testrepo 'ALM_Demo-qtest'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% code title="Expected output (PowerShell)" overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```log
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo stop --pipeline 'ALM_Demo-S21' --testrepo 'ALM_Demo-qtest'
[2026-03-08 11:02:00.456+02:00] [info] Config pathname: C:\ProgramData\Tricentis\SeaLights\ABAP Agent\config\config.toml
Scheduled search task for 'ALM_Demo-qtest' (pipeline: 'ALM_Demo-S21') was removed.
```

{% endcode %}

***

## Check search status

### `slabapcli search_testrepo status`

Shows the current Windows Scheduled Task state and the result of the last search run for the specified pipeline and test repository.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
slabapcli.exe search_testrepo status --pipeline <pipeline> --testrepo <name>
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Syntax" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo status --pipeline <pipeline> --testrepo <name>
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

| Parameter    | Short flag | Required | Description               |
| ------------ | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------- |
| `--pipeline` | `-p`       | Yes      | The pipeline name.        |
| `--testrepo` | `-t`       | Yes      | The test repository name. |

#### Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Command Prompt" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```batch
slabapcli.exe search_testrepo status --pipeline "ALM_Demo-S21" --testrepo "ALM_Demo-qtest"
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PowerShell" %}
{% code title="Command" overflow="wrap" %}

```powershell
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo status --pipeline 'ALM_Demo-S21' --testrepo 'ALM_Demo-qtest'
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% code title="Expected output (PowerShell)" overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```log
.\slabapcli.exe search_testrepo status --pipeline 'ALM_Demo-S21' --testrepo 'ALM_Demo-qtest'
[2026-03-08 11:04:00.789+02:00] [info] Config pathname: C:\ProgramData\Tricentis\SeaLights\ABAP Agent\config\config.toml
Scheduler: task is registered and enabled, next run: 2026-03-15 02:00:00.
Last run: process 'proc-abc123' status: Done, upload status: Done
```

{% endcode %}

The status output reports:

* **Scheduler state** — whether the task is registered, enabled or disabled, and when the next run is scheduled.
* **Last run** — the process ID, process state (`Running`, `Done`, `Error`), and upload state (`Pending`, `Done`, `Error`) for the most recent completed search. If no run has been recorded, `no prior run recorded` is shown.


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