Updating a test with the guided healing feature

To update a Web UI test with the guided healing feature, use the Collect data to update test steps option while running the test. When the test is complete, you can see the status of each step in the edited test and you can verify if the collected data is appropriate to replace the objects that need to be updated.

About this task

You must perform this task from the Web UI Test perspective. This task applies to Web UI tests.

Procedure

  1. Run the test from the Test editor. In the Run configuration dialog box, select Collect data to update test steps to activate Guided Healing.
    Select the Collect data to update test steps option to enable the intelligent testing feature
    Web UI data is collected during the test execution. Snapshots are taken and they are used to update the failed steps.     If an object is not formally identified during the test run, the object whose description matches the best is selected as the possible candidate.

    The Web UI report clearly indicates whether a step is passed through the guided healing option or not. The steps that were run with the Collect data to update test steps option are highlighted as amber color and the execution status displays as inconclusive in the report.

  2. In the test editor, click Scan and mark test with latest result Scan and mark test with latest result to see the status of the test steps. In the test script, the failed steps are shown in red color, the passed steps in green color, and the steps that need to be updated are in amber color.
    Note: The highlighted colors for test step results can be modified in Window > Preferences > Test > Mobile and Web UI > Test Step Results.
  3. Click the step that is in amber color. The snapshot captured during the playback is displayed in the User Action Details view under the Step result tab.
    Object that matches best
  4. If the AI algorithm has identified the element that best matches the object as it is described in the test script, click Replace snapshot and hierarchy to update the test. The new captured snapshot is copied in the Mobile and Web UI Data view under the Screen Capture section.
    Note: Repeat the instructions for any other step failures that were caused by changes in the UI of the application under test.
  5. Save the test.
    Note: When a test step fails with Time Out Error, because of low time out values, the snapshot of the web page may not be captured. Ensure you have enough timeout for each test step before running the test to get proper snapshots and enable the guided healing option.
  6. Because adding the snapshots to the test increases the size of the test, you might want to remove the snapshots when test development is complete:
    1. To remove all the snapshots in the test, right-click the test in the Test Contents window and click Delete snapshots and hierarchies.
    2. To retrieve the snapshots taken during the last test run, select the steps for which you require snapshot retrieval, right-click and select Replace snapshots and hierarchies. The change applies only to the selected steps.

Results

The test is updated and can be run with no failures.

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