Record button disabled in Xcode UI Test Target

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I know similar questions have been posted, but from my investigating, there has not been a solution posted, at least not one that works. I have successfully run UI tests only from sample projects in both Swift and Obj-C.

I am trying (unsuccessfully) to integrate UI tests into an existing Xcode Obj-C project, which seems to be another issue altogether. Here are the steps I have taken:

Created a new UI Test target within my project
Ensured that 'Enable Testability' has been set to YES for the target I am testing
Cleaned, cleaned build folder, rebuilt the app, restarted Xcode and everything else I could think of.

When I do this, the test target is available but the record button is greyed out (disabled) and there are no play buttons in the gutter to execute the tests. There is nothing visual about the test class that would indicate that it is a test class. When I place my cursor in the test method, the record button remains disabled.

Is there anything I've left out? Anything else to check that might be preventing UI tests?

when you select the uitest file (in the project navigator on the left), do you see that it indeed has the target membership of your UITest target (in the Utilities pane on the right that lets you check/uncheck the Target Membership) ? — Nitin Alabur, Jan 25 '16 at 17:18
Wow that worked, how annoying is that! Checking and unchecking the membership of the target works : / Please fix that @Apple — Laser Hawk, Sep 19 '16 at 17:09

score 29 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 16 '17 at 00:20

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Record button only gets enabled within a function body.
The function name must start with test. Like testExample().
After changing the name of the function wait for a few seconds for the run icon to appear in the gutter.

Now the record button should appear.

edited Sep 16 '17 at 00:20

jhoepken

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answered Sep 15 '17 at 22:13

Domnic Francis

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Great Man!! Its works for me. just need to append "test" word – Darshit Mendapara Mar 06 '20 at 06:16
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Problem with the disabled button of record UITest solved with the word "test", it looking like a joke but it is work. – Ice Jan 28 '21 at 10:12
yes, prefix with "test". This because you can also implement some fonctions that are not tests, e.g. for code factorisation. – tontonCD Mar 11 '22 at 13:33

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '16 at 19:26

Make sure you are in the correct XCTestCase subclass file.

After researching for a time, I found that I was all the time in a extension file (I'm been ordering the flows in extension files). So when I opened the main XCTestCase subclass file (like "YourAppUItests") the record test button has been enabled.

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 20 '22 at 20:25

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I followed all the tips listed here, and the only thing that fixed it was restarting Xcode.

answered Dec 20 '22 at 20:25

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 11 '20 at 08:30

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Click on 6th button from top of the left pane - Show the test navigator
Right click on the UI tests, then click on "Enable ... "

Then you can record.

answered Jan 11 '20 at 08:30

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Mine was enabled. Disabled and enabled again which fixed it. – iCediCe Jan 09 '21 at 12:35

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 24 '16 at 14:40

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Make sure you can build for the test target successfully.

Go to Product > Test, and make sure the UI Testing test case is run (it is fine if the test case is empty). You should also see the test cases under Test Navigator, or in the app target scheme.

answered Feb 24 '16 at 14:40

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That was it. Simply clicking the play button next to the test name doesn't do it. – alekop Dec 03 '19 at 00:11

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 29 '17 at 08:38

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Make sure you have at least one test function in your ui test class. For example- func testExample(){}. Then you'll be able to record in that function as you can only run functions as tests if they have test as prefix.

answered Jun 29 '17 at 08:38

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 22 '17 at 15:13

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I realized you had to have your cursor inside the test function you want to record for. I simply clicked inside the test function and the record button got enabled.

answered Nov 22 '17 at 15:13

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Dec 12 '19 at 13:16

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Also, make sure you select the UI test scheme, which was the problem in my case:

answered Dec 12 '19 at 13:16

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 28 '20 at 12:10

If your project has a test plan (.xctestplan) then make sure that the new test is enabled. Till then the record button will be disabled. This often happens when you add a new UI Test Case Class. Or when you add new test to existing class which has some of the tests disabled.

score -1 · Answer 10 · answered Feb 06 '19 at 07:26

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create function in yourfileUITests.swift

running program by TEST

your function can record UI Testing, button already enable

answered Feb 06 '19 at 07:26

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