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Mouse movement while Desktop automation

Leapwork manages system mouse movement while inspecting Desktop applications, it does not affect Web automation at all. This option must be used in both Single elements capturing mode and Smart Recorder. You can find this option under the "Leapwork Studio -> Settings -> Capture" section and it is represented by a dropdown with 3 options:...

I am unable to see the video recording of yesterday’s test flow which I could see previously

Introduction Video recording of the flow is one of the important steps for doing the debugging of the flows ran in the studio. On rare occasions, Leapwork users are unable to fetch the video recordings of the flow which they were able to see before. Solution One of the reasons could be the deleted...

How to maximize the Leapwork canvas area so as to work even on a small screen?

Introduction Leapwork Studio is an application for MS Windows. It’s a powerful, visual designer that can be used by anyone in an organization to easily create automation cases. This is done on the Leapwork Canvas in the Studio. Canvas resizing means that you can maximize or minimize the Leapwork Studio Canvas area according to your...

How to speed up Leapwork performance and reduce memory usage?

Introduction Leapwork consists of all test artifacts such as test case, result videos, logs etc. Holding these assets may lead to high disk space and RAM usage thereby reducing the performance in the user's machine. Optimize Performance There are a few tips that will optimize loading time and performance. Optimized retention policies in Studio...

Emergency Admin configuration setting

Introduction The Emergency Admin user applies robust password policies and administrative controls to maintain system integrity and continuity in operations. Configure Emergency Admin To activate Emergency Admin, follow the instructions. Open Notepad in Administrator mode. Open...

Studio loads indefinitely and/or unable to load all project cases

Introduction Sometimes due to network latency or large size of projects, the default timeout of 10 seconds is not enough to load Project’s data. Solution A user can increase it by doing the below configurations. This will increase the REST API's connection timeout which would give Leapwork enough time to load all required data. Close Leapwork...

Automation Studio unable to load anything, an hourglass cursor keeps on blinking.

Introduction This issue occurs when there is more than one version of Java installed on the machine. Solution To understand which Java version is required to start your application, please follow the steps below. Start your Java application, open the Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del), click on More Details if Process tab is not shown. Perform...

Viewing detailed report information from widgets in the Dashboard

The dashboards are a visual representation of the results from automation flows. With the dashboards, it's easy to monitor data and results, and share them with colleagues and management. It's possible to create multiple dashboards, so that every user, project, business unit, or product unit can have its own visual overview. A dashboard...

How to share run items from the Reporting tab?

Automation is not complete without high-quality reports. Documentation of tests and process automations enables the tester or process owner to quickly and reliably analyze results and debug failed flows. It is often a project requirement to share test and automation reports with our managers, colleagues, and clients. Therefore it is...

I am getting abrupt mouse movements (mouse jumps) across the screen (Offset and Position options)

When working with virtual desktop systems like VMware and Citrix, it has been observed that virtual desktops do not provide any offset information. This results in abrupt mouse movement (mouse jumps) across the screen. Selecting "Position" mode in this situation will ensure that Leapwork captures the correct position of elements on the...