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vatbub
Contributor
9 years ago

Declare tests that depend on other tests

Hi there, We use TestComplete for mobile testing. For our app, we've set up several tests. The thing is, that these tests depend on each other. E. g., we have test A that launches the app and check...
  • Marsha_R's avatar
    Marsha_R
    9 years ago

    What we have done in a similar case is create a wrapper test that does nothing but call the other tests in the order we want them.  It makes the log file a little longer but it's a good way to control the test flow.

     

    The other thing you could do is put a call to test A inside test B.  Our "pick the option from the menu" test is called inside every test that needs it.  

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AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
9 years ago

Hi Vat,

 

Maybe I missed something in your question...

For the scheduled batch test runs:

Have you considered to organize your tests using the Test Items tree (https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/71373/) ?

Test Items tree makes it possible for you to specify if the test run should be stopped at all if some test fails, or ignore the problem and continue or stop execution of dependent child tests and continue from the same level.

Note, that as some test can fail and stop, this can leave the tested application in an intermediate state. So my opinion is that it is a good idea to make a test to do some initial actions to ensure that the tested application can be controlled. (For example, do a loop until the main tested application window can be activated and close all windows (with the help of OnUnexpectedWindow event handler) that prevent this.) Obviously, depending on how modular your tests are and how they are implemented, the above action may not be required for all tests, but may be useful for some top-level ones to improve tests reliability.

The known problem with Test Items is the impossibility to specify in the TestComplete command line what test items must be executed. But the script provided by SmartBear at https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/54655/ helps to resolve this.

  • vatbub's avatar
    vatbub
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Hey guys,

    thanks for your help.

    We use JavaScript for scripting.

    What we wanted to achieve was something like this:

    Suppose test A needs to be executed before Test B for Test B to work. So if I launch Test A and then Test B, everything is fine but if I forget to launch Test A, TestComplete should launch it automatically when I launch Test B.

     

    Now, we've decided to go for a completely different solution:

    As we use an Excel workbook to specify which tests to be executed in the nightly tests, we use conditional formatting in Excel to warn us in case we do a mistake.

    Thanks anyway,

    vat