SIkuliXIDE; Mojave; Robot Framework: How to skip execution of some tests

OK, I've solved this one on my own. I found some videos by Raghav Pal out on Automation Step by Step that were very helpful. I was on the right track with Tags. So if you're using Robot Framework in SikuliX or even Eclipse, there are Tags and some built in Tags that work to filter out and sub divide the Robot Framework output. so first of all you can set a Default Tags in your *** Settings *** area. Then you can set Set Tags and Remove Tags on each Test Case however you like. See my example code below where I have done the following:

I used the one below to set a tag for the entire Suite (in the *** Settings *** area)
Set Default. regression

I used the tags below to set each Test Case to filer or prevent execution (on each Test Case)
Set Tags smoke
Set Tags. decimalplaces
Remove Tags. decimal places
Set Tags. significant figures

So, look at Robot Framework below and you can see how they were used.

runScript("""
robot
*** Variables ***
${TESTAPP} "/Applications/Vernier Graphical Analysis.app"
${MOVERIGHT} 1
${MOVELEFT} 2
${MOVEUP} 3
${MOVEDOWN} 4
${dataread} 0
${FILE_MENU_ICON} "1555692283641-1.png"
${NEW_EXPERIMENT} "1555962157452.png"
${OPEN} "1555962265203.png"
${SAVE} "Save.png"
${SAVE_AS} "Save_as.png"
${EXPORT} "Export.png"
${SENSOR_DATA_COLLECTION} "1555691564522.png"
${DATA_SHARING} "1555691823466.png"
${MANUAL_ENTRY} "1552920539474-1.png"
${DONT_SAVE} "1555522339410.png"
${VIEW_OPTIONS} "1554417637341.png"
${TABLE} "1555540656731.png"
${GRAPH_AND_TABLE} "1557338044306.png"
 ${TABLE_LOCATOR} "1554927130857.png"
${CELL_LOCATOR} "1555018341756.png"
${COPY} "1555082199999.png"
${PASTE} "1555082795597.png"
${2.000} "1556290290889.png"
${31.500} "1556290326549.png"
${55.670} "1556290373423.png"
${888.901} "1556290403890.png"
${2.000000000} "1557259340497.png"
${31.5} "1557259376082.png"
${55.67000} "1557259785433.png"
${888.901000} "1557260595486.png"
${55.7} "1557260805979.png"
${6e+1} "1557260970245.png"
${8.889e+2} "1557349532033.png"
${2.000e+0} "1557349591857.png"
${DATA_SET_1} "DATA_SET_1.png"
${COLUMN_X} 1
${COLUMN_Y} 2
${OVERFLOW} "OVERFLOW.png"
${T_VIEW} 1
${GT_VIEW} 2
${APP_REGION} Region(766,367,1030,710)
${T_X_REGION} Region(820,467,120,50)
${T_Y_REGION} Region(920,467,120,50)
${GT_X_REGION} Region(1570,467,120,50)
${GT_Y_REGION} Region(1670,467,120,50)
${COLUMN_OPTIONS} "COLUMN_OPTIONS.png"
${ADD_MANUAL_COLUMN} "ADD_MANUAL_COLUMN.png"
${ADD_CALCULATED_COLUMN} "ADD_CALCULATED_COLUMN.png"
${DECIMAL_PLACES_RADIO} "DECIMAL_PLACES-1.png"
${SIGNIFICANT_FIGURES_RADIO} "SIGNIFICANT_FIGURES-1.png"
${SPINNER} "SPINNER.png"
${APPLY} "APPLY.png"
${OPTIONS_EXIT} "1555713139282.png"
${COLUMN_OPTIONS_WINDOW} "COLUMN_OPTIONS_WINDOW.png"
${CHECKBOX_OFF} "CHECKBOX_OFF.png"
${CHECKBOX_ON} "CHECKBOX_ON.png"

*** Settings ***
Library ./inline/GA4
Suite Setup Suite Setup Actions
Suite Teardown Suite Teardown Actions
Test Teardown Test Case Tear Down
Default Tags regression

*** Test Cases ***
Test Manual Copy and Paste to Cell
    [Documentation] Test Case to do a manual copy and paste to cell (Table view)
    Set Tags smoke
    Log Executing Manual Copy and Paste to Cell Test (Table view)
    InitTableViewManual_KW
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 2
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 31.5
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 55.67
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 888.901
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 3
    cut copy paste ${CELL_LOCATOR} ${COPY}
    grid movement ${MOVERIGHT} 1
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 3
    cut copy paste ${CELL_LOCATOR} ${PASTE}
    ${dataread} = read from selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR}
    compare expected value to clipboard ${dataread} 2

Test Manual Default Decimal Place values (Table view)
    [Documentation] Test Case verifies data in cells for Default Decimal Place 3
    Set Tags decimalplaces
    Remove Tags decimalplaces
    Log Executing Manual Decimal Place values Test
    InitTableViewManual_KW
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 2
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 31.5
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 55.67
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 888.901
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    verify selected cell ${888.901}
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    verify selected cell ${55.670}
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    verify selected cell ${31.500}
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    verify selected cell ${2.000}

Test Manual Decimal Place Values Test (Table View)
    [Documentation] Test verifies Decimal Place setting
    Set Tags decimalplaces
    Remove Tags decimalplaces
    Log Executing Manual Decimal Place values Test
    Log Filling the Data Table with some values
    InitTableViewManual_KW
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 2
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 31.5
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 55.67
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 888.901
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    Log Selecting Decimal Place from Column Options dialog
    Column_Options_TView_Default_KW
    select displayed precision ${DECIMAL_PLACES_RADIO} ${SPINNER} 9 ${APPLY} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 3
    verify selected cell ${2.000000000}
    Column_Options_TView_Default_KW
    select displayed precision ${DECIMAL_PLACES_RADIO} ${SPINNER} 1 ${APPLY} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    verify selected cell ${31.5}
    Column_Options_TView_Default_KW
    select displayed precision ${DECIMAL_PLACES_RADIO} ${SPINNER} 5 ${APPLY} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    verify selected cell ${55.67000}

Test Significant Figure Values Test (Table View)
    [Documentation] Test Significant Figures settings
    Set Tags significantfigures
    Log Executing Manual Significant Figure values Test
    Log Filling the Data Table with some values
    InitTableViewManual_KW
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 2
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 31.5
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 55.67
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 888.901
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    Log Selecting Significant Figures from Column Options dialog
    Column_Options_TView_Default_KW
    select displayed precision ${SIGNIFICANT_FIGURES_RADIO} ${SPINNER} 9 ${APPLY} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}
    verify selected cell ${888.901000}
    Column_Options_TView_Default_KW
    select displayed precision ${SIGNIFICANT_FIGURES_RADIO} ${SPINNER} 3 ${APPLY} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    verify selected cell ${55.7}
    Column_Options_TView_Default_KW
    select displayed precision ${SIGNIFICANT_FIGURES_RADIO} ${SPINNER} 1 ${APPLY} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}
    verify selected cell ${6e+1}

Test Scientific Notation Test (Graph Table View)
    [Documentation] Test verifies a couple of cells with Scientific Notation
    Set Tags scientificnotation
    Log Executing Scientific Notation Test Test
    Log Filling the Data Table with some values
    select experiment type ${MANUAL_ENTRY}
    initialize table ${TESTAPP} ${TABLE_LOCATOR}
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 2
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 31.5
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 55.67
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    write to selected cell ${CELL_LOCATOR} 888.901
    grid movement ${MOVEDOWN} 1
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 1
    Column_Options_TGView_Default_KW
    toggle scientific notation ${COLUMN_OPTIONS_WINDOW} ${CHECKBOX_ON} ${CHECKBOX_OFF} ${APPLY}
    verify selected cell ${8.889e+2}
    grid movement ${MOVEUP} 3
    verify selected cell ${2.000e+0}

*** Keywords ***
Suite Setup Actions
    Log Suite Setup Actions done below
    start my application ${TESTAPP}
    define application region

Suite Teardown Actions
    Log Suite Teardown Actions done below
    stop my application ${TESTAPP} ${DONT_SAVE}

Test Case Tear Down
    Log Test Teardown Actions done below
    file menu ${FILE_MENU_ICON} ${NEW_EXPERIMENT} ${DONT_SAVE}

InitTableViewManual_KW
    select experiment type ${MANUAL_ENTRY}
    view options ${VIEW_OPTIONS} ${TABLE}
    initialize table ${TESTAPP} ${TABLE_LOCATOR}

Column_Options_TView_Default_KW
    column options context menu ${T_VIEW} ${DATA_SET_1} ${COLUMN_X} ${T_X_REGION} ${OVERFLOW} ${APP_REGION}
    select column context ${COLUMN_OPTIONS} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}

Column_Options_TGView_Default_KW
    column options context menu ${GT_VIEW} ${DATA_SET_1} ${COLUMN_X} ${GT_X_REGION} ${OVERFLOW} ${APP_REGION}
    select column context ${COLUMN_OPTIONS} ${OPTIONS_EXIT}

""")

So for the above Robot Framework, it will run everything but the decimalplaces Test Cases and it will filter the output by "regression", "smoke", "significantfigures", and "scientificnotation", but will skip executing the "decimalplaces" Test Cases.

ok, and where do you think there is a problem?

Thanks for the reply RaiMan. I solved it. The original problem was I did not understand how to skip tests in Robot Framework. But once I figured it out with Tags I posted the solution here for those that might have the same question. There is no problem now, so this could be closed. I now have some understanding how to use Tags to skip tests I don't wish to execute.

thanks for the clarification.

this thread is tagged as solved, which means closed