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Aurore
New Contributor
5 years ago

Log functions

Hello,

 

Can we define another Log function than existing ones (Checkpoint, Error, Event, Message and Warning) which could be displayed in Test results ?

 

Aurore

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  • Aurore's avatar
    Aurore
    5 years ago

    Thanks for the fast response.

    What we need is a way to log the failure of some steps of the functions with a special marking like "Requirement Failure" which can be filtered out in the log. Today the available functions are mixed with checkpoints, messages etc.. and we are looking for ways to mark specific steps as in a different way in the log than marking them in one of the available categories.
     
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    5 years ago

    You can still use Log.Message, Log.Warning, or Log.Error for that.  What you would need to do, though, to distinguish it is change the Log Attributes of your message.  Things like priority, color, etc., will make those items stand out.

     

    As a tester, I would use Log.Warning to warn that, while the automation completed, there was something that was incorrect in the completion.  The fourth parameter in the Log.Warning method is where you would pass in a LogAttributes object with the different settings.  You can also set the priority (3rd parameter) to distinguish it from other warnings.

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    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    5 years ago

    No.  Log is an object in TestComplete and is not something that you can alter to add additional functions.  TestComplete does not allow for modification of such objects.

     

    What do you need in the way of logging that is not provided?  What are you wanting to achieve in an output?  Perhaps there are ways of doing what you want that don't involve creating new log functions.

    • Aurore's avatar
      Aurore
      New Contributor
      5 years ago

      Thanks for the fast response.

      What we need is a way to log the failure of some steps of the functions with a special marking like "Requirement Failure" which can be filtered out in the log. Today the available functions are mixed with checkpoints, messages etc.. and we are looking for ways to mark specific steps as in a different way in the log than marking them in one of the available categories.
       
      • tristaanogre's avatar
        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        5 years ago

        You can still use Log.Message, Log.Warning, or Log.Error for that.  What you would need to do, though, to distinguish it is change the Log Attributes of your message.  Things like priority, color, etc., will make those items stand out.

         

        As a tester, I would use Log.Warning to warn that, while the automation completed, there was something that was incorrect in the completion.  The fourth parameter in the Log.Warning method is where you would pass in a LogAttributes object with the different settings.  You can also set the priority (3rd parameter) to distinguish it from other warnings.

  • BMD's avatar
    BMD
    Contributor
    6 months ago

    Can we log a short message to this window?

    I have a script that is doing a lot in the background.  While it is running it looks like it is hung or crashed.  While the script is rebuilding the object tree or doing lots of database stuff the tester might interfere with the script.

    Thank you, BMD