Capturing Screen Images

Certify provides the capability to capture screen images of:

  • All of the steps in the process
  • Only steps that are aborted or failed
  • Every time the window changes

The image saves to the log entry of the test step execution, and you can view this image in the Test Step Image tab of the Result Viewer. To view the image in the Result Viewer, select the executed process in the Navigation tree and then select the step in the Summary pane.

Screen captures are saved as JPG files.

You can capture screen images by two ways:

  • Setting the Capture Screen options in the Configuration dialog and clicking Run in the Execution dialog
  • Executing a process in the Execution dialog

Capturing All Steps

If you select to capture all of the steps of a long process, you may run into some memory issues, and your database will quickly grow. The Capture All Steps option is more appropriate for users who run a daily archive of the results that removes results from the Certify database.

To set the Capture Screen options in the Configuration dialog:

  1. In the Navigation pane, click Processes.

The Processes window opens.

  1. In the Processes Summary pane, complete one of the following steps:
  2. Select a process and click the Run button
  3. Right-click a process and select Run.

The Configuration dialog opens.

  1. In the Logging Settings section, select a screen capture option from the Capture Screen On drop-down list:

    Option

    Description

    CaptureNone

    Capture no screen images.

    CaptureAbortedSteps

    Capture screen images for only aborted steps.

    CaptureAllSteps

    Capture screen images for all steps.

    CaptureFailedSteps

    Capture screen images for only failed steps.

    CaptureAbortedStepsAndFailedSteps

    Capture screen images for aborted and failed steps.

    WindowChange

    Capture screen images every time the window changes.
  1. In the Logging Settings section, select the screen capture mode from the Screen Capture Mode drop-down list:
  2. CaptureDesktop
  3. CaptureActiveWindow
  1. After you have configured the rest of your execution, click Start. For more information, see Configuring Process Execution.

The Execution dialog opens.

  1. Click Run.

The Result Viewer opens.

  1. Click the Test Step Image tab to view your screen captures.

To capture a screen while executing a process in the Execution dialog:

  1. In the Navigation pane, click Processes.

The Processes window opens.

  1. In the Processes Summary pane, right-click the process you want to execute and select Run.

 The Configuration dialog opens.

  1. Configure your settings to run your process. For more information, see Configuring Process Execution.
  2. Click Start.

The Execution dialog opens.

  1. In the toolbar, click Step to step through your execution.
  1. As you step through the process execution, click the Capture arrow and select one of the following options:
  2. Capture Active Window
  3. Capture Desktop
  1. Repeat Step 6 if you need additional screen captures.

When the last step of your process has executed, the Result Viewer dialog opens.

  1. Click the Test Step Image tab to view your screen captures.

 

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