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jlmathre
New Contributor
8 years ago

When UI is locked, can TC be suspended and later resumed from the point of UI input? I use VBScript

Some test cases run many hours and the UI might lock out.  When the TC needs a keyboard input it will crash at that point.  I would like it to suspend and be able to be resumed by the operator at the...
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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

Your better bet would be to configure the OS of the machine running the test to not auto-lock.  TC needs an interactive desktop to operate against any application.

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jlmathre
New Contributor
8 years ago

Being on a government computer it literally would require an act of Congress to change settings.  I would think this may be a common problem with tests going overnight or when the operator has to leave the system unattended for awhile.  There might be an event solution, just don't know enough about it.