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CarlosC
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4 years ago

How to create a test summary based on every single iteration of the Data-Driven Loop?

I created a simple test that loads multiple URLs from a CSV file using Data-Driven Loop, then it performs a few steps to verify that some objects exist in that specific website. When I run the test I get a single test case report. Is there something that I can do to get a test report based in the number of iterations of the Data-Driven Loop? or maybe a different approach?

 

 

 

 

 

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  • CarlosC's avatar
    CarlosC
    4 years ago

    Thanks for your answer,

     

    I found that you can force to generate a new test after every iteration by using aqTestCase. Basically, I added two Code Snippets at the beginning and end of the Data-Driven Loop:

     

    - Run Code Snippet:     aqTestCase.Begin("Test Name");

    - Run Code Snippet:     aqTestCase.End();

     

    This help to easy to get the report that I was looking for, you can find more details here: https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqtestcase/index.html

     

     

  • Lee_M's avatar
    Lee_M
    4 years ago

    CarlosC 

     

    Thanks for sharing this interesting approach, it certainly gives more visibility to the loops

     

    I personally split KW test into groups and then push results into a separate folder - this approach can be used for tests with or without loops

    - this tends to highlight the fails, your approach is more visible on the success 🙂

     

     

    Splitting into individual tests looks great here, but bear in mind this approach may be more confusing should you export to some other reporting software at a later date

  • Lee_M's avatar
    Lee_M
    Community Hero
    4 years ago

    I don't think what you want is possible by default, 1 test generates a single report

     

    That being said you can define what your goals are and rewrite your test to show accordingly

    Some possible solutions could be

     

    1, organize each loop to write a new log folder

     - Append Log
    - Log Message from Loop
    - Pop Log (Folder)

     

     

    2, make your DDT loop write another log file 

    Log.File("C:\Mynew log File loop itteration.txt");
    ChangeFileInSomeWay("C:\MyFile.txt");
    Log.File("C:\Mynew log File loop itteration.txt");

     

     

    Sorry I haven't got a better suggestion

     

     

     

    • CarlosC's avatar
      CarlosC
      New Contributor
      4 years ago

      Thanks for your answer,

       

      I found that you can force to generate a new test after every iteration by using aqTestCase. Basically, I added two Code Snippets at the beginning and end of the Data-Driven Loop:

       

      - Run Code Snippet:     aqTestCase.Begin("Test Name");

      - Run Code Snippet:     aqTestCase.End();

       

      This help to easy to get the report that I was looking for, you can find more details here: https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqtestcase/index.html

       

       

      • Lee_M's avatar
        Lee_M
        Community Hero
        4 years ago

        CarlosC 

         

        Thanks for sharing this interesting approach, it certainly gives more visibility to the loops

         

        I personally split KW test into groups and then push results into a separate folder - this approach can be used for tests with or without loops

        - this tends to highlight the fails, your approach is more visible on the success 🙂

         

         

        Splitting into individual tests looks great here, but bear in mind this approach may be more confusing should you export to some other reporting software at a later date