# WDA is deleted and test failed if i use capabilities of app

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322>\
**Category:** Issues/Bugs\
**Created:** [August 2, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322 "2021-08-02T09:52:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![gemy862000](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@gemy862000](https://discuss.appium.io/u/gemy862000)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 9:52am UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322/1 "2021-08-02T09:52:05Z")

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i used these capabilities

cap.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.APP, “”);

cap.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.FULL\_RESET, false);  
cap.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.NO\_RESET, true);

```
	            // WDA 
	            cap.setCapability(IOSMobileCapabilityType.USE_PREBUILT_WDA, true); 
	            cap.setCapability(IOSMobileCapabilityType.USE_NEW_WDA, false); 

```

then when run these it delete WDA and session failed

but when capability by bundle id \>\> it success

i need to run by app not bundle id

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**Author:** ![wreed](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@wreed](https://discuss.appium.io/u/wreed)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322/2 "2021-08-02T13:57:41Z")

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> [@gemy862000](#):
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> cap.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.APP, “”);

Try adding the path to the app on your local filesystem here:

[https://appium.io/docs/en/writing-running-appium/caps/](https://appium.io/docs/en/writing-running-appium/caps/)

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**Author:** ![gemy862000](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@gemy862000](https://discuss.appium.io/u/gemy862000)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322/3 "2021-08-02T14:38:53Z")

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i already add the path of app but forget to write \>\> here  
cap.setCapability(MobileCapabilityType.APP, config.getProperty(“APP”))

in configuration file \>\> i add the path \>\>App=/src/test/resources/excutes/Check-in.ipa

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**Author:** ![wreed](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@wreed](https://discuss.appium.io/u/wreed)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322/4 "2021-08-02T20:36:32Z")

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Ok, if you’ve followed that link and added as it says it should work. Can you post the error?

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**Author:** ![gemy862000](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@gemy862000](https://discuss.appium.io/u/gemy862000)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322/5 "2021-08-03T14:58:48Z")

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> [@wreed](#):
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> Try adding the path to the app on your local filesystem here:

now i changed the path to be absolute path and it is working

can you have idea how to speed the handling of alerts and permissions because it takes long time

i use  
cap.setCapability(IOSMobileCapabilityType. _ **AUTO\_ACCEPT\_ALERTS** _ , **true** )

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**Author:** ![wreed](https://discuss.appium.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@wreed](https://discuss.appium.io/u/wreed)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-deleted-and-test-failed-if-i-use-capabilities-of-app/34322/6 "2021-08-04T14:16:14Z")

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That’s probably the best you can do for alerts.