Automation Guide Action-based testing language Built-in actions Test Support actions Reporting and Formatting

 report error

report error

Description

Flag a runtime error and specify the error description text.

Arguments

• text

  Descriptive text to accompany the error notice.

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• This action increments the error count for the test run.
• The contents of the text argument are displayed in the Log Information tab of the test results.
• If the notice level built-in setting is set to allow runtime errors to pause testing, the standard error message box is triggered by this action, and also displays the contents of the text argument.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.

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