If you haven't set any of the auto-pause options, you can manually pause the test run - hit the Pause button directly in the Debugger tool. The breakpoint for a step indicates pausing the test before the step is executed, if the Visual Debugger is enabled for the test run. The predefined rules, which can trigger the pause of the test run are:Īlong with these specific errors, you can choose any step from a test, prior which execution you want to pause the execution, and set a breakpoint for it. For your convenience, Test Studio provides few options to auto-pause the execution and allow you explore the momentum state of the application. The Visual Debugger can be stopped manually at any time of the test run using the Pause button in the tool. Set Auto-Pause Rule for the Visual Debugger Use the Debugger toggle button in the Test tools ribbon to enable or disable it. An example is a maximized browser and a test script, which interacts with controls on the page, which remain under the Visual Debugger tool. Since it appears on top of all other applications running on the desktop, including the execution browser, you may need to disable it in certain occasions.
The default state of the Visual Debugger is enabled and it will appear for each quick test run triggered from the Execute button. The Visual Debugger tool provides a bunch of useful options to troubleshoot a failing step in test run-time and this article describes these in details. It appears at the bottom right corner of the active display (right above the Windows system tray) and shows the progress of the executed steps. By default it is enabled for each quick test execution. The Visual Debugger is a useful tool, which allows you to debug a test while it is being executed.
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