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Contributor

5 years ago

How can i stop test complete from pausing during playback

i know the simple answer to this question is to go into the project properties (current and/or default) and set the "error handling", "on error" and "on warning" drop downs to the "Continue running" value. I've done that (see attached image) and my test cases still periodically come to a grinding halt and I have to manually click the green triangle play button to continue. Is there some other settng somewhere else that i can check? I would note that this only seems to happen on one machine where I sometimes run my scripts. it doesn't occur on my own workstation but i've checked the properties page on it and they are set the same. it's got the same version of test complete as my workstation. I've searched the FAQ's and there's a few posts about using properties to stop the execution but nothing i could find about how to prevent a run from stopping when you don't want it to.

GradyJr
5 years ago
I think i have found the solution to this in a different post that relates to the same issue. The post is entitled "TC always paused on error". In it, Stephen suggests "Can you check under Tools >> Options >> Engines. It may be that the 'Pause test execution on posting an error option' is ticked." On my workstation it wasn't ticked but on the workstation that was giving me the problem, it was ticked. I'm running a test on that machine now to see if it does or does not stop on an error but I'm pretty confident this will be the resolution.

Shouldn't there be some sort of reference on the playback screen (where all those 'continue running' on errors and warnings are located) to check this option? would have saved me several days of research if there was.

Thanks Stephen. How would I accept his solution on the other post as the solution to this post?

Marsha_R
Moderator
5 years ago
The best way is to figure out what's causing the delay. What test is running when this happens? What part of the code is being executed?
- GradyJr
  Contributor
  5 years ago
  i've automated six project runs for overnight processing. this issue consistently occurs in two of them every night i run it on this particular machine. Please note that i can run these exact same projects on my own personal workstation and they do not ever stop/pause. it is only on this one machine and I am physically logging on to it (not remoting into it from my desktop).
  - Marsha_R
    Moderator
    5 years ago
    Did you copy the project directly from your machine to the one that pauses or did some/all of it come from a version control tool? If it wasn't a direct copy, try that.
    
    Are the versions of TC exactly the same on the two machines?
tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
5 years ago
Is it pausing? Or is it fully halted? Is there a dialog that comes up when it's halted? Do you have a break point dropped in somewhere inadvertently?

Keep in mind, you're looking in the project properties... but there is a nother location in the project that makes these settings. In the Test Items panel, there's an "On Error" and "On Exception" column that allows you to specify settings on a Test Item basis.

More information would be helpful.
- sonya_m
  SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
  5 years ago
  Hi GradyJr , please give tristaanogre and Marsha_R a little more information to work with and the Community will try to solve this for you!
- GradyJr
  Contributor
  5 years ago
  there are no break points and no "test complete" dialog box. it is a pause as i am able to manually click the green play/continue button and proceed from that point on. typically it seems to happen when the application being tested pops up an exception box for which there hasn't been a "click ok" recorded but that's not the case every time. some times it just pauses and it's only because the playback failed a property checkpoint. Something on the screen isn't equal to the case sensitive value that it was during recording. i checked the test items tab and everything there is set to "continue" in the event of an error, warning, etc. My manager suggested that there might be some sort of timeout property that isn't set correctly. could that be the issue?