Index: shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r8329a51c87e52328d6d8b58dd12b3c1aa7fcdc6f -r0fdeffb58000cb41173dbe68e18d2cffc9f708fa
--- shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 8329a51c87e52328d6d8b58dd12b3c1aa7fcdc6f)
+++ shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 0fdeffb58000cb41173dbe68e18d2cffc9f708fa)
@@ -30,45 +30,7 @@
 
 hd = HDSimulator()
 
-        
-def start_application(app_name):
-    """
-    Function to start application and verify application status [running]
-    If application does not start or running status is false, test stops
-    Argument:
-        @param app_name : (str) - Name of the application
-        @param app_executable : (str) - Actual application
-        @return: handle for the application if the application is in running state,
-        or error (exist the application)
-    """
-    counter = 0
-    while True:
-        try:
-            counter += 1
-            test.log("Starting {}".format(app_name))
-            squish.startApplication(app_name)
-            if counter == 1:
-                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'st try.")
-            elif counter == 2:
-                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'nd try.")
-            elif counter == 3:
-                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'rd try.")
-            else:
-                test.log(f"Application launched at the {counter}'th try.")
-            break
-        except RuntimeError:
-            if counter == 1:
-                test.log(f"Application failed to launch after {counter} try - Please refer logs")
-            elif counter == 20:
-                test.log(f"Exiting after {counter} tries..")
-                sys.exit(1)
-            else:
-                test.log(f"Application failed to launch after {counter} tries - Please refer logs")
-        except:
-            logErrorDetails("Failed to start the application")
-            sys.exit(1)
-    
-   
+
 def color_verification(exp_val = "Red", act_val = "#c53b33"):
     """
     Function to verify item color verification
@@ -106,8 +68,7 @@
         
     return False
     
-    
-    
+
 def scroll_to_zone(zone=None, screen_object=None):
     """
     scroll to the numeric if object is hidden