Error Handling settings
Hello,
I upgraded to TestComplete 14 and noticed a change on error handling during playback.
I setup my default and current setting to handle the On Error as Continue running.
When I looked...
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Hello.
So from my understanding is that you are saying that if you have upgraded to testcomplete 14 you will then need to go to each individeal test in test items and manually change the onerror setting from stop test item to your preferred setting you had before testcomplete 14?
If the above is correct and you have say hundreds or thousands of individual test cases then that is a big ask for testcomplete users to do. Was any consideration at smart bear given to fact that testcomplete users may have such situations. I am one such user and yes I can change the MDS files. However the purpose of testcomplete is to make test automation easier. For those who may not have the skill set to change MDS files how is changing On error setting for 100s or 1000s individual test items easy.
David.
That is why "What's new" documents are created, to inform you of changes. In the What's New for TC 14, we see this: https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/general-info/whats-new.html#better-error-handling. So, to answer "Was any consideration at SmartBear given to fact that testcomplete users may have such situations?" Is... YES. THAT'S WHY THEY DOCUMENTED IT.
Just so you know... this actually was something discussed and frequently mentioned by a number of people here on the forums, requesting a better error handlng algorithm to give more granular control over test execution. So... it was documented... and in the documentation it lets you know "the behavior will change". It is a welcome change because it allows the developer of the project to be able to more directly control, via test item, when the runner will stop and at what level.
I'm sorry it's inconvenient for you (why am I apologizing? I'm not a SmartBear employee) but that's why documentation exists so that you are made completely aware of upcoming changes. Honestly, once you make the changes, it WILL make testing easier.
Happy automating!