Question
Rakuten Card Co., Ltd.
JP
Last activity: 20 Mar 2023 10:11 EDT
Local testing of robots using Robot Activities
I used Robot Activities to create a robot that exchanges data with Pega's WF. As the WF proceeds with processing, the robot is called to retrieve values from the web screen and store them in a variable in Robot Activities. When the robot finishes processing, it returns the value to WF. The WF proceeds with processing using that value.
To test the robot, click on the If you click on "Debug" and then "Start", the test will end with an error and you will not be able to test it. I would like to do a unit test if possible. How can I do this?
Pegasystems Inc.
US
@ShunsukeM6155When using Robot Activities, I would suggest you use them to pass data into and receive data out of your automations. You want to use the component in as few automations as possible. This way, the Robot Activity is not actually used within the automation you are testing. For your example, your Robot Activity Started event would call another automation that accepts as input parameters the values that will be supplied by your Robot Activity. In your case, your automation will fetch whatever data you need from the application(s) and return it as output(s) from your automation. It is this automation you will run tests against since it does not connect to the Robot Activity at all. When you are ready to test using the integration with your Pega Case, you can then create your case as you see fit and setup your Robot to listen for it. Since you've already tested the automation portion, you really are only testing your ability to pass the data between that automation and your Robot Activity.
Rakuten Card Co., Ltd.
JP
thank you for answering. My explanation may be wrong. What we want to do here is test a robot that has a RobotActivity built into it. The robot runs in ActivityStarted. Store values in RobotActivity variables during processing. Finally, return the processing result with SetCompletionStatus. I would like to know how to test such a robot. What exactly should I do, can you link any material or instructions?
Pegasystems Inc.
US
@ShunsukeM6155 Without actually triggering the robot activity from your case, you cannot test it. What I suggested above it actually testing the functionality that the robot activity is connected to. To do that, you must separate your Robot Activity from your automations. Your Robot Activity event will trigger a new automation. This automation will accept as parameters any values you receive from your Robot Activity. It will return any values your Robot Activity needs to have returned to it. In this way, you are testing all of your functionality without needing the robot activity to be used until you are ready to perform unit tests with your Pega Cases.