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littlebear2
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10 months ago
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TestComplete occasionally skipping a test step.

Hello all, I have made a test that has three steps, and am running it in an Azure DevOps pipeline. Step 1: Click 'Save and Close'. This is an ordinary button at the end of a form. Once it is clicke...
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  • rraghvani's avatar
    rraghvani
    10 months ago

    A few years back, I remember someone having similar issues. I remember in Azure DevOps, it used to run tests in random order, and I don't know if the latest version of Azure DevOps allows to define tests, in order.

    This was on of the main reasons for me not using Azure DevOps, and instead running my Execution Plan (ordered tests) via PowerShell script

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littlebear2
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10 months ago

Those are all good ideas. I've added some Screenshot steps to the test. But the weird thing to me is that, according to the logs, the second step isn't even running. It clicks the Save and Close button and then goes right to looking for the 'Save' button, though there is an important step in between.

I'll have more info if it fails again with screenshots. Thanks for your help!

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Hassan_Ballan
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10 months ago

I am wondering if your log column is sorted rendering these entries out of order. It does not make sense TestComplete skipping an action.