# Setting 'Test Setup' is not allowed in resource file. - error message in console **URL:** \ **Category:** Robot Framework\ **Created:** [10 July 2023 16:37 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926 "2023-07-10T16:37:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pari](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Pari)\ **Post date:** [10 July 2023 16:37 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/1 "2023-07-10T16:37:14Z")
Hello, Thanks for taking your time to read this post. I am running into below error message each time I run my robot framework in debug mode. Instead of adding the test setup and test teardown at the test case level, I added them to the setting and declared them in the common.robot file I seem to not able to figure out what did I do run here? When I run the test case without debug mode test runs but will throw the exact same error in the console. ```python ***Settings*** # Selenium Library is defined in the Resource Resource …/Common/M_Dot_Com_Common.robot Resource …/Resource/Log_In_UserDefinedKeywords.robot Test Setup Test Case Setup Test Teardown Test Case Teardown ``` ---
**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\ **Post date:** [10 July 2023 21:13 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/2 "2023-07-10T21:13:50Z")
The error message is clear. You can only use `Test Setup` and `Test Teardown` in Test Cases, which are not allowed in Resource files. ---
**Author:** ![Pari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pari](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Pari)\ **Post date:** [11 July 2023 14:09 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/3 "2023-07-11T14:09:07Z")
Hi Helio, Thanks for taking your time to look at this. If I understand this correctly. If the code is in resource file then it should be ending with .resource, however, I have setup and teardown in the .robot file. ---
**Author:** ![Pari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pari](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Pari)\ **Post date:** [11 July 2023 14:13 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/4 "2023-07-11T14:13:29Z")
I had them in the resource folder though if that is something Robot consider as resource file automatically instead of looking for .resource as file extension ---
**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\ **Post date:** [11 July 2023 14:40 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/5 "2023-07-11T14:40:04Z")
You can use resource files with extension robot. But the problem is that you do not have test cases in that .robot file. You must have: ```python ***Test Cases*** ``` or ```python ***Tasks*** ``` ---
**Author:** ![Pari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pari](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Pari)\ **Post date:** [11 July 2023 17:41 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/6 "2023-07-11T17:41:57Z")
ahhh, that make sense. The reason I put the Test setup and Test Case Teardown under setting was I didn’t want to have them in each of the test case as they use the same url and browser. In this case (see the code below), if I want to achieve reusability of Test setup and teardown, what would you recommend? `\*\*\* Settings \*\*\* Resource …/Common/M\_Dot\_Com\_Common.robot Resource …/Resource/Contact\_Us\_UserDefinedKeywords.robot Test Setup Test Case Setup Test Teardown Close All Browsers \*\*\* Variable \*\*\* ${SERVER\_ENV}= qa ${DEFAULT\_PAGE}= Contact more variables that is declared here \*\*\* Test Cases \*\*\* Fill out Contact Us form Sucessfully #[Setup] Test Case Setup Given User navigate to the ContactUs link When User fill out the form with required field And Click Contact Us button Then It will display success message #[Teardown] Close All Browsers Fill out Contact Us form Validation Failure #[Setup] Test Case Setup Given User navigate to the ContactUs link When User fill out the form with non-required field And Click Contact Us button Then It will display fill out the required field message #[Teardown] Close All Browsers ` ---
**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\ **Post date:** [11 July 2023 23:26 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/7 "2023-07-11T23:26:51Z")
That is the correct use. I don’t know other solution. ---
**Author:** ![Pari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pari](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Pari)\ **Post date:** [13 July 2023 21:36 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/setting-test-setup-is-not-allowed-in-resource-file-error-message-in-console/5926/8 "2023-07-13T21:36:47Z")
Thank you, Helio