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Troubleshooting
This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI).
Troubleshooting in the UI Test perspective
You can find information about the issues or problems that you might encounter while working with HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) in the UI Test perspective. Details about issues, their causes and the resolutions that you can apply to fix the issues are described in this section.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the new features introduced, features deprecated or removed, defects fixed, and known issues identified in this version of HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI). You can also find the installation and upgrade instructions along with the contact information of HCL Customer Support.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) 2024.03 (11.0.1).
Getting Started Guide
This guide provides an overview of HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI). You can find the task flows to get you started with Test UI. This guide is intended for new users.
Tutorials
You can learn to start using Test UI by reviewing the information in the Tutorials for the UI Test perspective and Functional Test perspective.
Samples
You can find the sample project that you can use with HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) to test the functionality of an application.
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) software. After you install the software, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test scripts and enhances them by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points.
Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes how to automate the playback of the tests by using different methods such as Docker, IBM Cloud Private, Jenkins and so on. The test results can be pushed to HCL DevOps Test Virtualization Control Panel (Test Virtualization Control Panel).
Test Manager Guide
This guide describes how to keep track of the performance of the application by evaluating the test results. Following topics cover how you can work with the test results.
Troubleshooting
This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI).
- Troubleshooting in the UI Test perspective
  You can find information about the issues or problems that you might encounter while working with HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) in the UI Test perspective. Details about issues, their causes and the resolutions that you can apply to fix the issues are described in this section.
  - Unable to play back Web UI tests when certain web applications are redirected to a different URL
    When you record a Web UI test and enter the URL of the web application that you want to test, the application might be redirected to a different URL. When you play back this recorded Web UI test, the playback fails.
  - Unable to open a browser for the Web UI test playback
    When you play back a Web UI test, the test fails occasionally before HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) opens a browser.
  - The AUT displays the 403 forbidden error
    When you record or play back a Web UI test, the application under test (AUT) fails to open and displays the 403 forbidden error.
  - Unable to verify content in a Windows test
    When you play back a Windows test with a content verification point, the test fails to verify the text content.
  - Unable to run Web UI tests on a remote agent on Linux
    When you run Web UI tests on a remote agent that runs on Linux, the browser fails to launch.
  - Unable to run Web UI tests on an Android 13 device or emulator
    When you run Web UI tests in Google Chrome versions that are earlier than 110 on an Android 13 device or emulator, the browser fails to open.
  - Unable to run mobile tests on BrowserStack Cloud
    When you run mobile tests on an Android or iOS device or emulator on BrowserStack Cloud, the test run fails with the error: Could not start a new session. Possible causes are invalid address of the remote server or browser start-up failure.
  - Unable to run iOS mobile tests on pCloudy Cloud
    When you run mobile tests on an iOS device or emulator on pCloudy Cloud, the test run fails with the error: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: Appium Server Error due to some reason.
  - Playback failure of the submenu actions
    When you playback a Web UI test, the test fails on the submenu actions that are beneath the overlaid control.
  - Unable to generate tests in a Linux or Mac operating system
    When you install HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) on a Linux or Mac operating system and create a test, occasionally, the test generation fails with NullPointerException.
  - Unable to record the right-click action on a Mac operating system
    When you record a Web UI test and generate the test on a Mac operating system, the right-click action is not recorded correctly.
  - Unable to record or play back Web UI tests in Edge on Linux
    When you use Microsoft Edge on Linux systems, you cannot record or play back a Web UI test. HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) opens Google Chrome instead of Microsoft Edge when you start recording or play back a Web UI test and the test fails.
  - Chrome does not open correctly in the headless mode
    When you run a Web UI test in the headless mode in Google Chrome, the browser does not open correctly in the maximized window, and the screen resolution is not the same as that was used while recording the test.
  - Troubleshooting issues when testing in Internet Explorer
    This topic can help you troubleshoot some of the problems that you might encounter in Web UI testing.
  - Error in launching Chrome on Android devices
    When you play back a Web UI test in the Chrome browser that is installed on an Android device, the playback does not start and the unified report displays an error message.
  - Web UI tests fail in Windows or Linux on Android devices
    When you change the value of the WEBDRIVER_CHROME_DRIVER_MOBILE environment variable in the Windows or Linux operating system, and then run a Web UI test on the Android device, emulator, or simulator connected to the system, the test fails.
  - Web UI tests fail in Mac on Android devices
    When you change the value of the WEBDRIVER_CHROME_DRIVER_MOBILE environment variable in the Mac operating system, and then run a Web UI test on the Android device, emulator, or simulator connected to the system, the test fails.
  - Troubleshooting issues when testing Android applications
    When you perform mobile tests on Android applications, you might face issues. You can find details about issues, their causes, and the resolutions that you can apply to fix the issues.
  - Troubleshooting issues when testing iOS applications
    You can find information about the issues or problems that you might face while you perform mobile tests for iOS applications. Details about issues, their causes, and the resolutions that you can apply to fix the issues are described.
  - Error messages
    This section provides information about error messages that you might encounter with HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI). This section lists the error messages by ID, explanation, system action and your response to correct the error message.
  - Frequently asked questions
    This section provides answers to frequently asked questions about the HCL DevOps Test UIWeb UI extension.
- Troubleshooting in the Functional Test perspective
  In this section, you will learn how to troubleshoot the tests in the Functional Test perspective.
Reference Guide
This guide describes the additional topics to gain more knowledge about HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI).
All Guides (PDF)
You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) as a PDF file.
Security Considerations
You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Troubleshooting in the UI Test perspective

You can find information about the issues or problems that you might encounter while working with HCL DevOps Test UI (Test UI) in the UI Test perspective. Details about issues, their causes and the resolutions that you can apply to fix the issues are described in this section.