As we understand in today's world
automating the desktop application is equally important as automating any other
web or mobile-based application.
So, In this article, we will learn
these interesting topics of how to automate the desktop applications using
Katalon Studio.
Please Note for automating the
desktop application using Katalon studio its version should be 7.0 or above.
To start automating there are few
pre-requisite that needs to be done.
รผ Installation of WinAppDriver
To install WinAppDriver Click on
Tools Menu->Windows->Install WinAppDrivers
รผ Enable Developer mode settings in
windows (if not done)
Search developer settings in windows
And Select Developer Mode
รผ Start WinAppDriver
To start WinAppDriver Login into the command prompt and go to the
path where winappdriver is installed and type WinAppDriver.exe.
Now we are all set to create the first test for automating any desktop application.
In this example, I am going to
record one demo test case for a Notepad application.
1. Click on Record windows Action present on
the top of the screen.
2. Navigate to the path where .exe file of the
desktop application is kept and provide some application Tittle and click on the start button.
3. Record steps and actions as per the requirement we usually do in any other web or mobile application.
4. Click on Stop Button
5. Save the Object Repository and Test Case
6. Now to execute this test click on Run->Windows
