The Manual test step is used to get manual user interaction in a test. For example:
Startup devices (for example, your mobile phone).
Press some button on the device or perform an action on the website (manual step).
Check database/logs for manual action verification.
Important
Manual test steps are skipped when they are run from the command line since the test runner cannot interact with pop-ups by default. To enable them, use the Enable UI test runner option when running from the GUI or use the -i command-line argument.
You can modify the settings of a test step in its editor:
Besides the test step editor, you can adjust the test step’s behavior by using its properties in the Step Properties and Custom Manual Test Step Properties panels in the Navigator.
Step Properties
Name | Description |
|---|---|
Name | The test step’s name. |
Description | Text describing the test step. ImportantThe property corresponds to the Description option in the test step editor. |
Custom Manual Test Step Properties
Values on the Custom Manual Test Step Properties tab are available for other test steps in your project. For instance, you can verify these property values with the Assertion test step, check them, and change the execution flow with the Conditional GoTo test step.
You can modify custom properties, load their values from a file, or save them to a file. To learn more, see About Properties.
This tab contains the following properties that provide access to the request and response data:
Name | Description |
|---|---|
ExpectedResult | Text describing the expected result. NoteThe property corresponds to the Expected Result option in the test step editor. |
Result | The actual result of the last test step run. |
Below, you can find information on common tasks that you can perform with the Manual test step.
When the Manual test step runs in the test case, the run will stop and show the Run Manual Test Step dialog:
Perform the described actions and specify the result in the dialog. When you click OK, ReadyAPI continues the test run.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Description | Shows the specified test step’s description. |
Expected Result | Shows the description of the expected result. |
Result | Specifies the actual result of performing test actions. NoteReadyAPI saves the result to the Result property for a later analysis. |
URL list | The list of URLs to any relevant resources (for example, shared screenshots). |
Result Status | The result of a test step:
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