[HowTo?] - execute a test /only/ by another test

[rasc]

Hi,

I am sorry if this is too simple for me to find out but I did not get the following to work:
LogfileTest1 is done each hour for Event1 (log entry) and BAD action shall be to execute/refresh LogfileTest2 (check another log file if the corresponding entry Event2 exists).
LogfileTest1s BAD actions are 'execute HMS script' and ReTest, the script only contains 1 line: 'RefreshTest LogfileTest2'.
LogfileTest2s BAD actions are: Send mail and (eternally) ReTest.
Event1 does happen sporadically, sometimes only once a week.

What I already tried for LogfileTest2:
- using LogfileTest1 as master test (perform when bad)
--> doesn't work as LogfileTest1 immediately returns to good status, LogfileTest2 isn't executed
- disable it and (enable it, refresh it, disable it) by HMS script
- pause it and (resume it, refresh it, pause it) by HMS script
--> both does't help because the test sends the mail but does not retest (so the test stays BAD/red)
- using regular schedule of 23:59:59
--> test is executed by itself, giving false warning
- using irregular schedule
--> test is not executed (I guess because it is out of schedule)

What could I do to have LogfileTest2 reliably and fully (including 'eternal' ReTesting) executed, but /only/ as BAD action of LogfileTest1?


Thank you!

[KS-Soft]

Master-dependant relation should work.

I do not understand why "LogfileTest1 immediately returns to good status"?
Is it because you setup too short test interval for it? 1 sec? But you said "LogfileTest1 is done each hour"?
Or you set too short value for "Consider status of the master test obsolete after N seconds" option?
Or you are using "RefreshTest LogfileTest1" script command?

"RefreshTest LogfileTest2", Pause, Disable and other similar commands will not work in your case because you set Irregular schedule for this test.

We can add some command like RefreshIrregularTestByID in new version
Or you can set Regular schedule and use EnableTest/DisableTest commands when you need to perform this check

Regards
Alex

[rasc]

Thank you for your answer, Alex.

Test 1 immediately returns to good status because it's a logfile test (we always configure logfile tests to ReTest as bad action, so the HM-icon stays blue).

I did that Pause, Disable, etc with regular schedule. The test is executed, but the bad action ReTest isn't (I guess because the test then is already disabled/paused). In the result the test stays bad and HM icon is red.

RefreshIrregularTest was an idea, a better one might be Delay <seconds> in HMS scripts because it served more purposes than just RefreshIrregularTest . So I could set schedule 23:59:59, Disable test, (enable, refresh, wait 10s, disable) by HMS.


Thank you.

P.S. An action Wait (s) was great too, if the actions are executed sequentially. It helped me in some cases and also helped Thore and others.

[KS-Soft]