Log

Use the Log step type to add entries to the PTF execution log.

Text specified in the Recognition field is written to the log and is displayed as a line in the tree view and in the Message field in the Details pane. Text in the Value field is written to the log and is displayed in the Details field in the Details pane when the corresponding line is selected in the tree view.

These are the actions associated with the Log step type.

Description

Logs an entry with a status of Fail.

Description

Logs a message with a status of Info.

Note: A message is not written to the log if the Verbose field is set to False in execution options.

Description

Logs an entry with a status of Pass.

Description

Logs an entry with an image of the current screen.

Description

Logs an entry with a status of Warning.

Example

This example illustrates Log actions:

Type

Action

Recognition

Parameters

Value

Browser

Start_Login

Variable

Set_Value

&Var

Place this text in the variable

Log

Message

This is the text of the variable - &Var

Log

Fail

Fail, Pass, and Warning are used in conditional constructs

Log

Pass

Text in the Recognition field is written to a line in the tree

Text in the Value field appears in the Detail pane.

Log

Warning

This text is in the Recognition field

This text is in the Value field

Log

SnapShot

Double-Click to view the image

This log example shows how text from the Log actions appears in the Log Viewer:

This example shows the test execution log that is generated when the test above is executed.

Example of a PTF log