Creating Responsive Design conditions in a test

You can set test execution conditions on actions in a test. To do so, you create a condition for a block of actions that will be executed one time only, during the first test run, after the installation step of the application. The block of actions will be ignored on subsequent test runs, thus preventing step failures. This is a Responsive Design condition.

About this task

This task applies to tests recorded from Android applications that require login credentials and, possibly, location information the first time the tests are run. This task also applies to applications whose behavior is dependent on the target device used to record and replay the test (with different resolution, type of device, orientation, OS level, native language, and such other parameters).

Procedure

  1. Select the steps in the test script being edited, and click Insert > Responsive Design Condition. When prompted Would you like to move the selected objects under the inserted element?, click Yes.
    Figure 1. Insert a Responsive Design Condition to selected stepsInsert a Responsive Design Condition to selected steps
  2. In the Responsive Design Condition details area, assign a name to the condition in the Condition Name field. By default, the condition name is set to the current activity (or screen) of the first selected action. The condition name is used as a comment to identify the condition in the test.
    For example, consider an application where users are prompted to enter their location to find the nearest shop. The purpose of this condition is to run the block of actions only the first time that the test is run after the application is installed. The block of actions should not be run on subsequent test executions.
    Figure 2. Assign a name to the condition and to the application partAssign a name to the condition and to the application part
  3. Assign a name to the Application Part, which is the key used to identify the condition. It is the variable shared with conditions in the same application. If multiple conditions share the same condition part, in the same application or in several applications, the condition will be executed one time only.
  4. When the steps are complete, run the test again. The block of actions should be executed only the first time the application is installed, and the first time the test is run. The other times the test is run, the actions will not be executed. Verify in the test report that no errors are generated for these steps.