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DavidE
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7 years ago

Unexpected User Session Locking

We just implemented our first test that runs for more than 15 minutes, and have run into a problem I did not anticipate.  Our company requires that the screen saver and lock occur after 15 minutes of...
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    DavidE
    7 years ago

    This test is a large data loop that goes to about 50 different URLs and validates content on the pages.

     

    I started trying to modify the test to not use the navigate function and to enter text into the address bar, but was not having as consistent results as I would like.

     

    So, instead, I simply added a  Keys step that simply hits the SHIFT key before the Navigation statement, so each time through the data loop, I am in effect hitting the SHIFT key before entering the URL, which keeps the machine from going to the lock screen for being idle.

     

    Thanks for the tip!