Getting an error - Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences

#1

Hi,

I am trying to execute test suite through TFS build but getting below error message:-

05-28-2018 01:58:30 em - [FAILED] - Unable to start app at: ‘C:\\xxx\\KatalonStudio_LMO\\APKs\\20180525\\250518_xxx_xxxAndroidSE_release.apk’ (Root cause: com.kms.katalon.core.appium.exception.AppiumStartException: Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences/Katalon/Mobile.)

05-28-2018 01:58:30 em - [END] - End action : startApplication

05-28-2018 01:58:30 em - [FAILED] - Test Cases/xxx Login/xxx_Login FAILED because (of) Unable to start app at: ‘C:\\xxx\\KatalonStudio_xxx\\APKs\\20180525\\250518_xxx_xxxAndroidSE_release.apk’ (Root cause: com.kms.katalon.core.appium.exception.AppiumStartException: Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences/Katalon/Mobile.)

I have already set the appium directory at the mentioned path but still getting an error message.

This is the below extract from appium.log:-

[MJSONWP] Driver proxy active, passing request on via HTTP proxy

[JSONWP Proxy] Replacing sessionId 84c72f43-b6d4-4c57-82ed-08cb439a466c with 2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0

[HTTP] <-- GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/source 200 324 ms - 3669

[HTTP] --> GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot {}

[HTTP] <-- GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot 200 742 ms - 63394

[HTTP] --> GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/source {}

[MJSONWP] Driver proxy active, passing request on via HTTP proxy

[JSONWP Proxy] Replacing sessionId 84c72f43-b6d4-4c57-82ed-08cb439a466c with 2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0

[HTTP] <-- GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/source 200 179 ms - 14497

[HTTP] --> GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot {}

[HTTP] <-- GET /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0/screenshot 200 692 ms - 164586

[HTTP] --> DELETE /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 {}

[Appium] Removing session 2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 from our master session list

[UiAutomator2] Did not get confirmation UiAutomator2 deleteSession worked; Error was: ProxyRequestError: Could not proxy command to remote server. Original error: Error: read ECONNRESET

[HTTP] <-- DELETE /wd/hub/session/2302d888-04ca-4339-adfa-4490992530f0 200 1494 ms - 76

#2

What is your Appium directory which you’ve used in this case? It should be the following directory:

Windows: (Window → Katalon Studio Preferences → Mobile → Appium Directory)

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium

MacOS: (Katalon Studio → Preferences → Mobile → Appium Directory)
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/appium
#3

@Vinh Nguyen - I have already set the appium directory to the path you have mentioned in above comment.
When I run the test suite using TFS build I am getting error - “Appium directory is not set. Please set it in Window/Katalon Studio Preferences”
But when it is run through command line it is working as expected.
Can you please help me to find out the root cause for this?

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#4

I also get this error and have the correct file path for appium. Any update on this issue?

#5

This might help
have you installed Node.JS?
If it was installed, so you can use cmd (without administrator run) and type this
npm install -g appium@1.8.1

i prefer use appium at 1.8.1 version, bcause the latest version is not supported yet on katalon
source: https://docs.katalon.com/display/KD/Mobile+on+Windows

#6

and afterwards the appium will installed on this directory
C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\appium