Adding a Log step

You can insert a custom Log statement in a test as a step. The inserted Log statement is printed in the Console window and the Functional report. For example, you can add a custom statement to demarcate the test steps related to order generation, user creation, or report generation in an application or you can use a Log statement to display the value of a variable.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:
  • Ensured that you are assigned a Team Space Owner, Project Owner, or Member with a Tester role to create or edit a test resource.
  • Read and understood the information in Edit branch overview and Create or select an Edit branch.
  • Ensured that your project contains a Web UI test.

Procedure

  1. Click the Edit button displayed on the Test Editor page.

    The Edit button appears only when no active edit branch is selected.

    Alternatively, right-click the test in the test navigator panel and select Edit.

    The Edit branch dialog is displayed.
    If the Edit branch dialog is not displayed, then go to step 3.
  2. Select an existing edit branch or create a new edit branch.
  3. Drag and drop the Log element under any test step as required from the General catalog in the Catalog tab.
  4. Click the Log step.
    The step details pane is displayed.
  5. Enter a custom message in the Log statement text box.
  6. Click the Save icon to save the modifications.

Results

You have added a custom message in the test by using the Log step from the General catalog.

What to do next

You can run the test and view the results. See Running a Web UI test.