Test as Step failure report does not indicate which sub-step failed

[Chris Johnson]

When a Test as Step fails, you don't know the actual sub-step that failed. (Sub-step meaning a step within the Test as Step.) You get a message saying the Test As Step failed, and a stack trace, but it's often not possible to deduce where the error occured from that because it does not identify the sub-step. Below is an example.

Is there any way to determine the sub-step? I think this is an important question, because if you're trying to modularize your tests then you are making heavy use of Test As Step.

Thanks!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
'6/10/2010 12:58:50 PM' - Detected a failure. Step is marked 'ContinueOnFailure=False' aborting test execution.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
'6/10/2010 12:58:50 PM' - 'Fail' : 2. Execute test 'CleanReplyMailbox'
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Failure Information:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wait for condition has timed out
InnerException:
System.TimeoutException: Wait for condition has timed out
   at ArtOfTest.Common.WaitSync.CheckResult(WaitSync wait, String extraExceptionInfo)
   at ArtOfTest.Common.WaitSync.For[T](Predicate`1 predicate, T target, Boolean invertCondition, Int32 timeout)
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.Browser.WaitUntilReady()
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.Browser.ExecuteCommand(BrowserCommand request, Boolean performDomRefresh, Boolean waitUntilReady)
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.Browser.ExecuteCommand(BrowserCommand request)
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Core.Actions.Click(Element targetElement)
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Controls.HtmlControls.HtmlControl.Click()
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Controls.HtmlControls.HtmlControl.Click(Boolean isClosing)
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Design.IntrinsicTranslators.Descriptors.ClickActionDescriptor.Execute(Browser browser)
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Design.Extensibility.HtmlActionDescriptor.Execute(IAutomationHost autoHost)
   at ArtOfTest.WebAii.Design.Execution.ExecutionEngine.ExecuteStep()
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'6/10/2010 12:58:50 PM' - Detected a failure. Step is marked 'ContinueOnFailure=False' aborting test execution.

[Konstantin Petkov]

Hi Chris,

Thank you for posting this question.

There is a recent improvement for scenarios like these where we log the inner test failing step info like the step order and description. We log that info in the complete/outer test log. Unfortunately that update didn't make it into the latest official release but feel free to give the latest build a try and let us know of your feedback.

Greetings,
Konstantin Petkov
the Telerik team

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