Automation lab Aú Error Handling & Resilience (ERROR_RESILIENCE)

Lab 054: Error code mapping to user-friendly messages

Practice error code mapping to user-friendly messages in a real web app context as part of the Error Handling & Resilience module.

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Objectives

Use for test scripts
  • Understand the purpose and business flow of error code mapping to user-friendly messages.
  • Design stable locators for key UI elements.
  • Automate user interactions and verify the resulting UI state.

Sandbox

Error Handling & Resilience / error-handling / advanced / active

Error code mapping to user-friendly messages

Map raw error codes to readable messages for users.

Reading and understanding requirements Choosing stable locators Designing assertions based on business rules

Learning objectives

  • Translate error codes to friendly text.
  • Show default fallback for unknown codes.
  • Assert ARIA-friendly status updates.

Steps

  1. Select different error codes.
  2. Verify mapped message updates.
  3. Use unknown code to trigger fallback.

Pick a code to see message

Assertions to practice

  • 401 → "Please log in again".
  • 403 → "You do not have access".
  • 404 → "Resource not found".
  • 500 → "Our service is having issues".
  • Unknown → fallback message.