Sanket Dudhe

Introduction A highly effective strategy for managing flaky tests and unpredictable responses is the exponential backoff retry mechanism. This blog explores the concept of exponential backoff, its implementation in Katalon Studio, and practical scenarios where this strategy can be particularly beneficial. Understanding Exponential Backoff Exponential backoff is a retry algorithm that increases the delay between […]

Introduction Understanding retries and working with them plays a very crucial role in dealing with flaky tests. You need to avoid overloading systems with too many retries while ensuring your tests remain reliable. This is where the Circuit Breaker pattern comes into play. What is the Circuit Breaker Pattern? The Circuit Breaker pattern is inspired […]

Introduction  Katalon Studio is a popular tool for web test automation, offering various features to simplify testing processes. Among these, the WebUiCommonHelper class stands out as a crucial component. It provides a range of utility methods designed to make interactions with web elements more efficient and enhance the overall functionality of your test scripts. This […]

Introduction In Katalon Studio, global variables and execution profiles are powerful features that allow you to manage testing environments, data, and behaviors across your entire project. Global variables provide a way to define reusable values that can be accessed throughout your test cases, test objects, web service objects, and email configurations. Execution profiles, on the […]

Introduction Common exceptions include the Element Click Intercepted Exception, Element Not Visible Exception, and Web Element Not Found Exception. Understanding how to handle these exceptions effectively is crucial for maintaining robust test scripts. Below are best practices for resolving these exceptions in Katalon Studio. 1. Element Click Intercepted Exception This exception occurs when an element […]

Understanding the differences between using callTestCase and custom keywords in Katalon Studio is crucial for effective test automation. Both methods serve the purpose of code reuse, but they have distinct applications, advantages, and limitations. This blog will explore these differences, helping you decide when to use each approach and which one might be better suited for your […]

Introduction Efficient test management is essential in software testing, and Katalon Studio’s tagging feature offers a powerful way to categorize and manage your test cases. This advanced guide delves into the nuances of using tags in Katalon Studio, providing insights to help you optimize your test management strategies, including examples from Salesforce testing. Understanding Tags […]

Introduction In the realm of software testing, managing and executing test cases efficiently is crucial for maintaining high-quality standards. Katalon Studio’s dynamic test suite collection feature offers a sophisticated approach to organizing and executing test cases based on various criteria. By integrating tags with dynamic test suite collection, you can create highly flexible and targeted […]

Security is a crucial aspect of any application, especially when dealing with sensitive information such as passwords. Storing passwords in plain text can expose them to potential security risks. In this blog, we’ll discuss how to securely encrypt and decrypt passwords in Java and how to integrate this functionality into your Selenium automation scripts. Why […]

In our previous blog, we discussed how to encrypt and decrypt passwords in Java using the AES algorithm. In this follow-up post, we’ll delve deeper into various encryption algorithms, specifically AES, DES, and Blowfish. We’ll explain each algorithm in detail and provide code examples for their implementation.   Types of Encryption Algorithms AES (Advanced Encryption […]

Introduction In this follow-up blog, we will explore the remaining condition types available in the ConditionType enum. Understanding these additional condition types will further enhance your ability to create robust and flexible test automation scripts in Katalon Studio. Each condition type serves a unique purpose in defining criteria for identifying and interacting with web elements, […]

Introduction Katalon Studio’s ConditionType enum is a key feature that allows testers to define specific criteria for interacting with web elements. This flexibility is crucial for creating robust and reliable automated tests. The ConditionType enum provides a variety of condition types, each serving a unique purpose in the identification and interaction with web elements. We’ll […]