TestComplete Feature Requests

TL;DR: I want to be able to set some setting somewhere that tells TestComplete to only use the "data-testid" (or any other) attribute to map objects.    What is a data-testid? We have the data-testid tag on every (important) element on our webpage. This testid is used to uniquely identify an object, meaning no other object on the webpage has this testid.   For example like this: <fro-input-wrapper data-testid="CONFIG.COMMON.systemName"> <mat-form-field> <wrapper> <input> </wrapper> </mat-form-field> </fro-input-wrapper>   This is obviously a very simplified version, but this is how every object looks like. So every button, every text-input, etc has this attribute.     What we currently do We map our objects using XPath, since it is so much faster at runtime to find the objects. So we have only one selector for every object, since we don't need more than that. So our XPath for finding the object shown before would look like that:  //fro-input-wrapper[contains(@data-testid, 'CONFIG.COMMON.systemName')]//input   The issue is, that when we use the TestComplete Object Spy and hover over the Object shown before, TestComplete searches out what it thinks is best suited for mapping the object. Which is totally random and does not conform to the way we want it (like shown above) The TestComplete Mapping looks something like that....     ... Which is just some random way to identify the object.    So currently what I created is a Template for every object type (inputfield, slide-toggle, button, ...) that we just copy paste and paste in the correct data-testid. This is the most elegant solution that we found and it works sort of well. But I cant think that we are the only ones using some form of testid on our object.  We are thinking about switching to Cypress, since it supports data-testid with a testing-libary, but the issue is that not everyone in our team is a coder and doesn't know how to code in JS.   What we want   A setting to define any attribute (in our case the data-testid) that TestComplete automatically uses to map the objects. I imagine it working something like that:   Using the Object Spy to hover over an object that I want to map TestComplete searches for the data-testid attribute If it doesn't find one in exactly the Object that has been selected, it searches upwards in the DOM tree until it finds an object containing that data-testid attribute. It uses to object to map the original Object that was hovered over.   I don't think that this would be too hard to implement and it would greatly improve our workflow.,   For any questions regarding the issue, please feel free to ask. ... View more

It would be nice to add a custom message to property checkpoints within a keyword test.  This would be especially helpful when checking the objects or fields of primary object b/c in this case no screenshot is captured.            ... View more

I would like to see a native integration between TestComplete projects and GitActions runners. Currently the only option is to create a custom workflow and use self-hosted runners, but this on-prem configuration is a bit archaic as many companies are moving to 100% cloud. ... View more

We want to setup our objects in a folder structure within the Namemapping area this would allow for ease of use when creating a new script. At this point there is no way to add New Folders in the Aliases section for us to move the objects into.   ... View more

Hello!   Whenever an alias is changed in a project's NameMapping file, TestComplete will offer to automatically correct any items in Keyword Tests that use the alias. However, I have found that this feature only works with Test Actions (On-Screen Action, If Object, etc.) and Checkpoints (Property Checkpoint, Region Checkpoint, etc.)   Currently, Logging items (Log, Post Screenshot, etc.) and Statements (While Loop, If... Then, Set Variable Value, etc.) do not get updated automatically with this feature. Having this functionality would help greatly reduce errors that result from partial renaming jobs. ... View more

Azure DevOps seems to be a popular option these days. Please consider adding the following as a feature in the near future.   1. Post Bugs from Test complete to Azure DevOps 2. Post Work Item from TestComplete to Azure DevOps 3. Upload Test Plan from TestComplete to ADO.  ... View more

Unfortunately, the WaitProperty method only supports the comparison operator equal. The following operators should also be supported: Does not equal, Less than, Less than or equal to, Greater than, Greater than or equal to   The ability to compare multiple properties would also be an improvement: WaitProperty with multiple properties - SmartBear Community ... View more

In order to identify impacts when changing a keyword script, it would be useful to find what keyword tests use other keyword tests.   Example: I have keyword test A and it is used in keyword tests 1, 2, & 3.  I'd like to be able to right click keyword test A in the Project Explorer pane and be presented with "Find Usage".  Clicking that would result in a list showing keyword tests 1, 2, & 3. ... View more

When you rename a variable in the project / project suite / keyword test etc give you the option to amend the name of the variables where they are used in keyword tests just like you do when you rename a NameMapping item. ... View more

The suggestion is to allow a TestComplete user the ability to define "profiles" for settings/options. For a simple example, while I am developing tests, I might want to set error handling to "Stop Project", slow down the playback events or store all logs. But, when TestComplete tests are "in  production" (run nightly from Jenkins, for example), the settings might need to be different; I might want error handling to be "Stop and rerun current item", playback events at their defaults or only keep the 5 most recent logs for example. ... View more

Hi,    The Find/Replace feature for keyword tests work only  in the Value column, is there a way to search through  NameMapping in Item Coulmn of the  Keyword ?   Regards ... View more

The screenshots in the Log files on the file directory would be much more useful outside of Test Complete if you could specify the filename when the screenshot is taken. Ideally, you would be able to specify the filenames always, but at least it should be an option to specify the filename of a screenshot when one uses the Post Screenshot Operation. ... View more

Hi,   The request is to have the 'Execution Plan Editor' to work with Automation tests that has 'tags' on them.   Currently if the "Run @tag" option is selected, the tests will run in no apparent order, ie. the 'Execution Plan Editor' feature does not work along with it.   Hope that the feature request can have some priority, since it would definitely help a lot of Projects that utilize the Automation tests to run on CI/CD Pipeline.   Thank you in advance. ... View more

Make it possible to call keyword tests in the OnStopTestCase Event.  In case of an error, we would like to bring our application into a state that is necessary for the next test case. For this we would like to use a keyword test, which unfortunately does not work in contrast to a script test.   function GeneralEvents_OnStopTestCase(Sender, StopTestCaseParams) {     if (StopTestCaseParams.Status == 2) //Error     {         KeywordTests.TryAbortSimulation.Run(); //Keyword test will be ignored!!!     } } ... View more

I understand that Testcomplete is a scripting language and some use the tool for automation script development with "record & playback", however, it would be much appreciated have the option of developing using a oop design patterns.   Python and JavaScript are powerful languages. By relegating them to a script code style is stripping away their best features. Those that use JavaScript and Python for automation are using them with selenium which does not have a great way to automate desktop applications. By allowing users to choose to develop oop code with the namemapping features, Testcomplete can work as the preferred IDE for automation.  ... View more

In large TestComplete project, it would be extremely handy to be able to Collapse/Expand (All and Group) in KeywordTests script. Same as implemented in Project Explorer, NameMapping, Script Editor, and Logs. ... View more

I like Testcomplete and all it's features, however, when needing to write code it is a bit of a pain (intellisense, styling, code completion, indenting, etc., all do not work well). Instead of coding in Testcomplete, can we add support in VS Code for development and execution? Still have it tied to the license and no need for namemapping, at least not right away, so we can take advantage of a smoother ide. I currently use python with TestComplete. ... View more

In all of text boxes in TestComplete using the keyboard combination Ctrl+Backspace adds a non-displayable unicode character. In windows the functionality of this key combination backspaces an entire word instead of just a single character. This functionality would increase productivity by both lowering the keystrokes needed, but also by being consistent with the rest operating system it runs in. ... View more

The Click Action waits until the TestObj is visible before clicking on it. In most cases I only want to click on it when the TestObj is enabled. It would be nice if this behavior could be optionally enforced. Click Action ClickButton Action ... View more