Problems can occur during script playback if unexpected
windows are displayed. Unexpected windows such as security and warning
message dialogs or custom dialogs can cause playback failure
with exceptions such as object not found or window
not activated. You can configure how unexpected windows can
be handled so that scripts can be played back smoothly without interruption.
About this task
You can identify unexpected windows in each test domain and
specify how such windows must be handled during script playback.
Procedure
- Click to
open the Configure Handling of Unexpected Windows dialog.
- From the Test Domain list, select
the domain for which you are configuring unexpected windows.
If
you do not know the domain of the unexpected window, select All
Windows to see a master list of unexpected windows with
window titles for all domains. The Unexpected Window Title field
lists all unexpected windows in the selected domain.
If the required window title is not listed in the Unexpected
Window Title list, you can add the missing window to the
list by clicking the Add Window option. An
empty row is added in the Unexpected Window Title list. Double-click
the cell in the empty row and type the window title. To remove a window
from the list, select the corresponding window row and click Remove
Window.
- Select the window for which you want to configure the action
to be taken. You can configure an unexpected window either to be closed
automatically, or have a specific action performed on it, determined
by additional recognition properties that you can define. Do one of
these procedures:
- To indicate that the window must be closed automatically,
select Close from the Select Action list.
- To indicate that a specific action must be performed
on the window, select Click Action from the Select Action list
to indicate that a specific action be performed on a specific control
on the window.
The Configure action objects
properties field displays the object recognition properties
of the control on the selected window such as Property Name and Property
Value. To modify the recognition properties, double-click the Property
Name cell in the required row and type the required property
name.
If a required property name or value is not
displayed, you can add the property by clicking Add Property.
An empty row is added in the Configure action objects properties field.
Double-click the Property Name cell in the
empty row, and type the required property name. You can also use the
Test Object Inspector to get properties for the control on unexpected
window. Open the unexpected window and the Test Object Inspector.
Move the cursor over the window to get the title. Move the cursor
over the specific control, to get its property name and value. See Displaying
test object information for instructions to use the Test Object
Inspector.
To remove recognition properties for
the control on the selected window, select the required property row
and click Remove Properties.
To
apply modified recognition properties to the control on the selected
window, click Apply.
- Select the Perform close action for 'non-configured'
windows check box to set the Close action for all windows
that have not been configured. You can use this setting to close
any unexpected windows that were not captured during recording of
the script.
- After completing your configuration, click Finish to
save your changes.
What to do next
Enable the unexpected window handling feature by selecting
the Enable handling of unexpected windows check
box on the Unexpected Windows page in the Preferences dialog.
When you play back a script, displayed unexpected windows are handled
according to the configuration on the Configure Handling of Unexpected
Windows dialog.
