Configuring Chrome for Test Studio Automation
To configure Google Chrome for web automation with Test Studio, there are certain settings required. Complete the following steps to adjust the browser for test recording and execution.
1. Install Progress Extensions
Install the latest Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store:
Test Studio 2017 R3 (v. 2017.3.1010) And Later
There is a single extension combining recording and execution: Progress Test Studio Extension.
Test Studio 2017 R2 SP1(v. 2017.2.824) And Earlier
There are two seaprate extensions available - one for recording and one for execution - Progress Test Studio Chrome Recorder and Progress Test Studio Chrome Execution
If you face any troubles when installing or enabling the extensions please expand the Extension Install Procedure section below.
2. Browser Calibration
To ensure flawless and consistent automation process there are some settings to apply to the browser. We call this browser calibration and have implemented a feature to automatically calibrate the browser out of the box and no manual interaction is required.
If you need to double check manually if all settings are correct expand the Manual Configuration section below.
If your Chrome browser has an active Google Apps session (for example, you are logged into GMail), automatic calibration will not work as expected. To use automatic configuration, log out of your Google account first.
1. The Chrome extension is not automatically installed with the Test Studio installation.
In case you haven't performed the above recommendation to install the Progress extension manually, when you first start recording against Chrome, the browser will load the recording start page and will try to load the extension. If that is missing, the recorder will search for it for the set *ClientReady* Timeout (the default is 60 seconds).
2. In case the Progress extension is not yet loaded after that timeout a link to the Web Store will be displayed to install the extension.
3. By clicking on Get It Free From Chrome Web Store you will be directly navigated to the Progress extension in the Web Store.
4. By clicking the Add to Chrome button the extension will be added after confirmation.
5. The version of an installed extension could be double checked by clicking on its icon located on the right of the address bar.
Enable Extensions
1. Click on
located in the upper right corner of the browser More tools > Extensions.2. Ensure that the Progress Test Studio Extension is enabled.
Zoom Level Set to 100%
1. Click on in the upper right corner.2. Use the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons next to Zoom to set it to 100% (or use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + 0).
Enable File Downloads
1. Click on in the upper right corner.2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
3. Scroll to the bottom and click Advanced.
4. Locate the Downloads section.
5. Enable Ask where to save each file before downloading.
Disable Pop-up Blocker
1. Click on in the upper right corner.2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
3. Scroll to the bottom and click Advanced.
4. Locate the Privacy and security section.
5. Click Content Settings.
6. Under Popups section enable Allowed.
Allow All Sites to Run JavaScript
1. Click on in the upper right corner.2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
3. Scroll to the bottom and click Advanced.
4. Locate the Privacy and security section.
5. Click Content Settings.
6. Under JavaScript enable Allowed.
Unblock Third-Party Cookies and Site Data
1. Click on in the upper right corner Settings > Advanced > Privacy and security > Content Settings > Cookies .2. Enable Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended).
3. Disable Block third-party cookies.
Allow all Sites to Download Multiple Files Automatically
1. Click on in the upper right corner > Settings > Advanced > Privacy and security > Content Settings.2. Under Automatic Downloads section enable Allow all sites to download multiple files automatically .
Disable Web Security
1. Open the Default Chrome User data folder under the your Windows account - "C:\Users\[WindowsUser]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" and locate the Preferences file.
2. Open it with a text editor and search for "webkit". If there is no such preference in the file, add the following at the bottom of the file:
"webkit":{"webprefs":{"web_security_enabled":false}}
If the "webkit" preference already exists in the Preferences file and has any value in the "webprefs", you can add the web security as follows:
Existing values listed in the file:
"webkit":{"webprefs":{"minimum_font_size":6}}
The file after adding the web security:
"webkit":{"webprefs":{"minimum_font_size":6, "web_security_enabled":false}}