How do you use stepResult.setFailed() correctly?

[Dean33]

When I use the Run Server Side Script step and I set stepResult.setFailed() the step always results in a successful step when run. Even if that is the only line in script it say it is successful. Any help would be appreciated.

Example:

(function(outputs, steps, stepResult, assertEqual) {

stepResult.setOutputMessage('This is a test. I expect this to fail');

stepResult.setFailed();

})(outputs, steps, stepResult, assertEqual);

[Sumanth16]

Hi,

Please go through below thread.

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=b9868725db1cdbc01dcaf3231f96...

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/newyork-application-development/page/administer/auto-test-framewo...

Please mark it as helpful (or) correct if it helps.

Thanks,

Sumanth

[Swapnil Soni1]

Hi Dean,

The method stepResult.setSuccess() causes the step to succeed. The method stepResult.setFailed() causes the step to fail.

Try this one-

 (function executeStep(inputs, outputs, stepResult) 
    {
         if (gs.nil(inputs.table))
       {
            stepResult.setOutputMessage(gs.getMessage("",
               'table'));
         stepResult.setFailed();
          return;
       }
   }

If it's helpful. please mark helpful or correct.
Swapnil Soni
SNOW Developer

[Dean33]

Well that is exactly how I am using it. However, my results are always returning successful results. Like I mentioned in my question description all I had in my test step was the output message and the setFailed() method call. After I run the test everything displays as "All steps passed - Succeeded in 0 seconds" and the status of the step is "Success".

[Paul_Mc]

Hey Dean,

I had the exact same problem,  the setFailed didn't work for me, but if you throw an error the step fails because of it.

stepResult.setOutputMessage('Error Message');
stepResult.setFailed(); //doesn't work for me
throw 'Error'; //fails the script test step