Parameters

The parameters are all the options that QualityMate has to configure. These parameters can be specified through the .runsettings file or code using a Context.

Mandatory Parameters

These are the mandatory parameters to execute QualityMate for each technology (web & desktop).

Parameter Name	Desktop	Web
Application		✓
Technology	✓	✓
WebBrowser		✓

Supported Parameters

Parameter Name	Technology	Default value	Description
Application	Both	Empty	It can be either a web URL or a file path to the executable file of the application that is going to be run
ApplicationArguments	Desktop	Empty	Pass extra arguments to the executable file or add the query string to the web URL
BrowserArguments	Web	Empty	This value can be used to pass extra arguments to the executable browser file
BrowserDownloadPath	Web	Empty	Specifies a directory to place files downloaded by the browser. If not set, the browser's download path is used instead.
BrowserPaths	Web	Empty	Specifies the path(s) to each web browser's executable. To add an entry, type the browser's name and the path separated by ':'. If interested in adding multiple entries, separate them with ';'. Not supported for Internet Explorer
BusyLoaderSelectors	Web	Empty	Specifies one or more selectors separated by ' ; ' to define application busy loaders
CsvDataPaths	Both	Empty	Defines one or more .csv file paths to charge the data in a dictionary that can be accessed by any test feature. If you want detailed information, please see this page
CustomTechnologies	Both	Empty	Specifies one or more technologies loaded by extensions separated by ' ; ' to define new extensions, see Extending Quality Mate
DisableDownloadProtection*	Web	false	Specifies if the web browser's download protection setting should be disabled or not
ExecutionTimeout	Both	300000 (5 minutes)	Specifies an amount of time (in milliseconds) used to wait for a whole script to be executed
OutputPath	Both	{AssemblyPath}\TestOutput	Defines the local path where any resource generated with the scripts is going to be stored
RecordVideo***	Both	false	Specifies if the script execution should be recorded. This functionality records the entire screen
RunInBackground*	Web	true	Specifies if the script execution should be performed without launching the web browser UI
RunInPrivate**	Web	true	Specifies if the script execution should be performed on RunInPrivate mode to prevent changes on the web browser's history
SeleniumGridServer	Web	Empty	A web URL of a SeleniumGrid server used to run scripts with remote driver instances
StepTimeout	Both	30000 (30 seconds)	Specifies an amount of time (in milliseconds) used to wait for every step to be executed. This value must be less than the changing ExecutionTimeout parameter
Technology	Both	Empty	This is the equivalent of the Technology enum. It allows you to specify what is the specific technology of the application you are going to run
UseJsDoubleClick**	Web	false	Uses a js double-click event instead of Selenium double-click command each time a double-click is executed.
UseVerboseLogging	Both	false	Enable verbose output of the UiPlayerLog.
WebBrowser	Web	Empty	Specifies which web browser will be used to run the script

* This setting only applies to Chrome and Firefox browsers. ** This setting doesn't apply to the Internet Explorer browser. *** Before version 8.14.1, requires Microsoft Expressions Encoder installed on the computer to use this functionality.

Parameters that can be changed at runtime

Some parameters are constant during execution, and others may change at runtime. You can change at runtime the following:

• BusyLoaderSelectors

• StepTimeout

If you want to know how you can change these parameters, go to the following article Context.