How to Execute the Test in Internet Explorer (IE) Mode in Microsoft Edge in Katalon?

Configure Internet Options Settings

As Microsoft discontinued the internet explorer desktop application after June 15, 2022, it introduced the IE mode in Microsoft Edge for people or organizations who still need internet explorer.

Follow the instructions to configure the internet options for windows 11-

Step 1: First, Open Control Panel. Now go to Network and Internet > Internet Options.

Step 2: Now, have a look at the Internet Properties dialog. Now, select the Security tab and choose Local intranet.

Step 3:

• Now, click the Sites button.
• Enable Automatically detect intranet network.
• Finally, click OK.

Create Your Custom Keyword

In the upcoming steps, we will create our custom keyword named EdgeBrowser.

Step 1: First, go to Tests Explorer > Keywords. Now, create a new keyword package packageName.

Step 2: Now, we are going to create a new keyword class.

For that, right-click on the newly created package. Enter the class name(EdgeBrowser).

Step 3: We need to add a script in the keyword class.

Open the EdgeBrowser.groovy file and paste the following code and save it.

EdgeBrowser.groovy

package packageName

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver
import com.kms.katalon.core.annotation.Keyword
import org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver
import org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerOptions
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.driver.DriverFactory

class EdgeBrowser {
	/**
	 * Test browser
	 */
	@Keyword
	def testBrowser(String theURL) {
		System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", DriverFactory.getIEDriverPath())
		InternetExplorerOptions IEOObject = new InternetExplorerOptions()
		Map<String, Object> MapVar = (Map<String, Object>) IEOObject.getCapability("se:ieOptions")
		MapVar.put("ie.edgechromium", true)
		MapVar.put("ie.edgepath", "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe")
		IEOObject.setCapability("ignoreProtectedModeSettings", true)
		IEOObject.setCapability("ignoreZoomSetting", true)
		WebDriver WebDriverObject = new InternetExplorerDriver(IEOObject)
		WebDriverObject.get(theURL)
		DriverFactory.changeWebDriver(WebDriverObject)
	}
}

Let's use the custom keyword to execute test cases in IE mode.

We already updated our network settings for the IE mode and created our custom keyword for the test. It's time to execute the tests !!

Step 1: Open Katalon Studio. Create a new test case.

Step 2: Now, we need to modify the test case. First, open the test case, use the custom keyword we created, and open Microsoft Edge in IE mode.

Manual View:

Script View:

import internal.GlobalVariable as GVar
import com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords as WebUIBIK

WebUIBIK.comment('Learn Selenium')
CustomKeywords.'packageName.EdgeBrowser.testBrowser'(GVar.CN_URL)
GVar.sleep(100000)
WebUIBIK.closeBrowser()

Step 3: Now save the test case. To run it in internet explorer mode, select the IE(default) option.

Output: A Microsoft Edge browser session in IE mode will be opened.

Step 4: We need to verify the results after executing the test. Use Log Viewer to verify the results.

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Conclusion

This article taught us how to use Katalon Studio to test cases in IE mode in Microsoft Edge. We set up the IE mode in the Network settings, created a custom keyword, modified it according to our requirements, and used the custom keyword to execute the test case. We hope this blog was helpful. You can also refer to other similar articles.

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