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kirk_bottomley
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10 years ago

Manual Step Needed

In order to run certain tests, I need to have a user log into our software. I don't have access to their identification or password at design time.  My initial thought was to have the tester start t...
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    Marsha_R
    10 years ago

    I have some manual steps in mine right now and what I did is just put a pause in, and right before the pause I have a log entry that explains what to do.  When the test runs and the pause comes up, you can check the pause log for info, then follow the instructions and just start it up again.

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kirk_bottomley
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"Why don’t you have mock system to test?"

 

We have several here in house, and run extensive tests before distributing. However, we've had issues crop up in the past when our software hits a client's environment. What I'm developing now is a suite of tests that will run in a "live" sandbox in the site's environment as a final step when our tech support team installs upgrades. Since it's for medical environments, actual user information is restricted to me here at design time. 

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Marsha_R
Moderator
10 years ago

If you aren't actually testing the login, how about having the test start at the step after the login?  Let the user login and then they can walk away and the test can be run once or a hundred times and you don't need them to log in again.

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    kirk_bottomley
    Contributor
    10 years ago

    "how about having the test start at the step after the login?"

     

    There are configuration steps that I wanted to take before the login. Once the program is loaded, any changes to the .ini's will be too late. But I'm afraid you may be right, I might have to have them start the program, log in, then start TestExecute after. It will limit the scope and versatility of the tests, but this might be the only way. 

    Any SmartBear people want to weigh in on tests being able to pause for manual inputs? Would this be a request?

    • Marsha_R's avatar
      Marsha_R
      Moderator
      10 years ago

      I have some manual steps in mine right now and what I did is just put a pause in, and right before the pause I have a log entry that explains what to do.  When the test runs and the pause comes up, you can check the pause log for info, then follow the instructions and just start it up again.