msbuild - Error trying to run mstest on jenkins

Question

I′m trying to configure MSTest build plugin on jenkins, but I′m getting the following error:

Path To MSTest.exe: mstest.exe
Result file was not found so no action has been taken. file:/C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Jenkins/jobs/SoftwrenchvNext/workspace/TestResult.trx
FATAL: null
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.jenkinsci.plugins.MsTestBuilder.perform(MsTestBuilder.java:144)

The configuration simply specifies TestResult.trx as ResultFileName. This file is not versioned, and I expect it to be created on each build.

What needs to be done for that?

Answer 1

After some investigation I was able to get MSTest to work in Jenkins by doing the following:

Select Manage Jenkins

From within the Manage Jenkins choose Configure System

In Configure System you will need to find MSTest and Add your MSTest configuration

Enter your configuration as you see fit. Mine appears as follows:

Save the configuration and then go to your build project and configure the appropriate items like shown below:

One thing to note is that I did not follow any of the steps listed on the author's site because they didn't seem to make any sense to me. I did however read the code and spent some time digging and realized that the missing piece was in the Configure System page of Jenkins.

Cheers!