Enable Browser Console Debug Logs

Browser Console Debug logs can help you more effectively identify and troubleshoot issues in your web application tests. In Testsigma, enabling Browser Console - Extended Debugging can help you capture and view these logs during test execution. This documentation will guide you on how to use Browser Console Debug Logs in Testsigma.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have referred to:

1. Documentation on creating test cases.
2. Documentation on creating test plans.
3. Documentation on performing Ad-Hoc runs.
4. Documentation on creating test machines.

Desired Capabilities for Console Logs

Pass the desired capabilities below for their respective test lab types.

Enable Console Log in Ad-hoc Runs

To enable Browser Console - Extended Debugging for a specific test case in Testsigma, follow these steps:

1. Create a Test Case with the required test steps, then click Run in the top-right corner of the screen.
2. Select the Test Lab and Test Machines, then click Desired Capabilities (Optional).
3. Enter the Desired Capabilities Key, Data Type, and Value for the selected Test Lab Type, then click Run Now.

Enable Console Log in Test Plan

Follow these steps to enable Browser Console - Extended Debugging for a specific Test Plan in Testsigma:

1. Navigate to the Add Test Suites & Link Machine Profiles tab on the Create/Edit Test Plan screen.
2. Click Test Machine Settings for the desired test machine. The Edit Test Machine/Device Profile overlay screen will appear.
3. Select the Test Lab and Test Machines, then click Desired Capabilities (Optional).
4. Enter the Desired Capabilities Key, Data Type, and Value for the selected Test Lab Type, then click Update Profile.

View Console Logs on Result Page

After enabling Browser Console - Extended Debugging and running a test case or test plan, follow these steps to check the captured Browser Console Debug Logs:

1. On the test execution results page, click Show Logs and navigate to the Console Logs section under the Logs tab.
2. To analyze the Browser Console logs offline, click Download Log File in the top-right corner of the screen.