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mugheessiddiqui
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7 years ago
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VSTS timeout error "Test test_name exceeded execution timeout period."

Running scripts from VSTS when execution exceeds 30 minutes duration, VSTS logs error message Test test_name exceeded execution timeout period.   Can anyone help me to fixed this issue in VSTS.   ...
  • mugheessiddiqui's avatar
    mugheessiddiqui
    7 years ago

    My problem has been solved.

     

    I have to defined testsetting file in TestComplete test project of Visual Studio. my test complete project name is TCRunner

    I have just defined the Test Timeouts settings and saved the file parallel to the .tc12Test Files. e.g TestSettings1.testsettings.
    I have to modify Run Functional Tests step of Agent phase in VSTS and define the Run Setting file e.g "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\tc\TCRunner\TestSettings1.testsettings"

     

    Just save the release definition and deploy the build. Test run has bypass the default 30 minutes timeout settings and Log.mht files uploaded successfully without facing error message Test 'test_name' exceeded execution timeout period.

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Marsha_R
Champion Level 3

The execution timeout is telling you that nothing has been happening for so long that it exceeded the timeout limit.  Are you sure the test is still running at this point?   What happens if you run this test from TestComplete and not in VSTS?  Will it complete properly?

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
7 years ago

Something else to check.

 

In your project in TestComplete, your project items have this column for "Timeout" (see screenshot)

 

If that value is set to anything but 0, it will fire the OnTimeout event handler when it hits that timeout and the message will be exactly as you specified, that the Test exceeded execution time out.

 

so... my guess is that you have those test items set up in your TestComplete project where they have a 30 minute time out set.  Change that from 30 minutes to 0 and you should be good to go.