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Configuration options in Automated tests

Customize Accessibility testing in your Automated tests.

Accessibility testing options

Add the accessibilityOptions key along with the keys mentioned in the following table to configure Accessibility testing:

Use-case Key Description Values
Specify WCAG version wcagVersion Specify the WCAG ruleset which is targeted during automatic issue detection. Default: wcag21aa wcag2a, wcag2aa, wcag2aaa, wcag21a, wcag21aa, wcag21aaa, wcag22a, wcag22aa, wcag22aaa
Include or exclude Best practice issues bestPractice (add under includeIssueType) Issues marked as Best practices aren’t Accessibility guideline violations, but resolving them will improve the overall user experience. Default: false true OR false
Include or exclude Needs review issues needsReview (add under includeIssueType) Issues marked as Needs Review needs manual inspection to confirm it’s validity. Default: true true OR false
Include or exclude Experimental rules experimental (add under includeIssueType) Choose whether you want to include or exclude issues associated with Experimental rules. Default: true true OR false
Include test cases includeTagsInTestingScope Test cases with these tags, annotations or groups will be included in the accessibility testing scope. Learn more List of test case tags
Exclude test cases excludeTagsInTestingScope Test cases with these tags, annotations or groups will be excluded from the accessibility testing scope. Learn more List of test case tags

Example

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For examples of includeTagsInTestingScope or excludeTagsInTestingScope visit Specify testing scope.

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