Recording a Test Case for a Web Application

You can record a web application using Google Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer.

To record a test case for a web application:

1. Create a new scenario or select an existing scenario that has the test case for which you want to record the steps. For instructions on how to create a scenario, see ​Creating a Scenario.

2. Create a new empty test case or select an existing test case for which you want to record the steps.
   For instructions on how to create a test case, see ​Adding a Test Case Manually.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To create a new test case, click the Start Web Recording button on the Test Case Editor screen.

   • To add new steps to an existing test case or a new test case that already has some steps, do the following:

     • To add the new steps after the last step, click the Record button on the Test Case Edition Button panel.

     • To add the new steps after a specific step, select the step, right-click and select Start Recording on Web.
       Note: If you start recording on a step that does not have an object and an action, or does not have an object and the action is set to NoOps, the recorder overrides the selected step with the recorded steps.
       
       

4. Do the following in the order listed:

   1. Click the Web Recorder tab.

   2. Select the browser that you want to use for recording.
      Note: If you have selected Internet Explorer to record any web application for the first time, Qualitia Automation Web recorder prompts you to install the IE recorder. For instructions on how to install the IE recorder, refer to Installing the IE Recorder .

   3. Enter the URL of the web application that you want to test, in the Website URL text box,

   4. Click Start Recording.
      The recorder controls toolbar appears on the application.

5. Start performing the actions that you want to record. Each action that you perform is recorded as a step along with the associated objects, actions, and parameters. For more information, refer to Web Actions.

6. (Optional) Click the > icon on the recorder controls toolbar to see the object actions that you can enable for recording. Enabling the actions for recording let you choose the actions associated with the objects when you click on them while recording.
   Select one of the following actions that you want to enable for recording.

Action	Description

Action	Description
Open	Lets you record the Verify actions for objects.
Open	Lets you record the Wait actions for the objects.
	Lets you record the Mouseover action for the objects.
	Lets you record the Keyboard actions. You can enter values for the objects that have WebEdit class, such as text boxes, even if this option is disabled.
	Lets you customize the sequence of locator types for recording the web objects. Select a locator type and use move up or move down arrow buttons to change the sequence. The default sequence of the locator types for a native application is as follows: Link Name ID XPath CSS

1. Click Pause to pause the recording at any point of time.

2. Click Stop Recording to finish recording the test case. All the steps that you performed are stored as steps under a single task that you selected.

You can now use the Test Case Editor to group the steps under separate tasks. Simply select the test case step you want to convert to Task, right-click and select Add New Task, enter a name and description and then click OK.

Recording a Test Case for a Mobile application

Qualitia Mobile Recorder enables you to record test cases on a mobile application. It supports Android and iOS platforms and works with most of the popular mobile brands. You can record a mobile application in an environment that can be a virtual device (Emulator or Simulator), or a real device.

Before you begin recording a test case, ensure that you have to:

• Install Microsoft ODBC Driver 13

  • For SQL Server: Use this link to download.

  • For SQL Server 2012 Native Client: Use this link to download.

• Install Mobile Recorder components. For more details, refer to Install Mobile Agent Dashboard Components.

• Configure Mobile Agents. For more details, refer to Configure Mobile Agents.

• Configure the appropriate mobile emulators and simulators. For more details, refer to Configure Mobile Emulators or Simulators.

• Configure the Qualitia Mobile Recorder URL in the MOS URL field, in the General Settings dialog box.
  You can verify whether you are able to connect to MOS Server.

To record a test case for a mobile application:

1. Create a new scenario or select an existing scenario that has the test case for which you want to record the steps. For instructions on how to create a scenario, see Creating a Scenario.

2. Create a new empty test case or select an existing test case for which you want to record the steps.
   For instructions on how to create a test case, see Creating a Test Case Manually.

3. Do one of the following:

   • To create a new test case, click the Start Mobile Recording button on the Test Case Editor screen.

   • To add new steps to an existing test case or a new test case that already has some steps, do the following:

     • To add the new steps after the last step, click the Record button on the Test Case Edition Button panel.

     • To add the new steps after a specific step, select the step, right-click and select Start Recording on Mobile.
       Note: If you start recording on a step that does not have an object and an action, or does not have an object and the action is set to NoOps, the recorder overrides the selected step with the recorded steps.
       
       

4. Do the following in the order listed:

   1. Click the Mobile Recorder tab.

   2. Select the browser that you want to use for recording.

   3. Click Start Recording.
      The Mobile Recording Platform opens in the selected browser.
      
      

       

5. Click CONNECT to connect to the appropriate environment.

6. Do one of the following:

The recorder controls toolbar appears on the screen.

1. Start performing the actions that you want to record. Each action that you perform is recorded as a step along with the associated objects, actions, and parameters. For more information, refer to Mobile Actions.
   Note: While recording a mobile web application, Qualitia recommends to keep the size of the browser as 100%. If you Zoom In or Zoom Out the browser, the UI may distort, which makes it difficult to identify the objects.

2. Click the > icon on the recorder controls toolbar to see the object actions that you can enable for recording.

   Enabling the actions for recording let you choose the actions associated with the objects when you click on them while testing. Select one of the following actions that you want to enable for recording.

1. Click Pause to pause the recording at any point of time.

2. Click Stop to finish recording the test case.

You can now use the Test Case Editor to group the steps under separate tasks. Simply s elect the test case step you want to convert to Task, right-click and select Add New Task, enter a name and description and then click OK.

Recording a Mixed Test Case for Web and Mobile Application

You can record a single test case to capture steps on both mobile and web applications. For example, to log in to a banking web application, you need an OTP that you receive on your mobile application.

You can start recording on an application type, pause the recording, and then switch to continue recording on another application type.

To record a mixed test case for web and mobile application:

1. You can start recording on a web or a mobile application:

   1. To start recording on a web application, refer to ​Recording a Test Case for a Web Application.

   2. To start recording on a mobile application, refer to ​Recording a Test Case for a Mobile Application.

2. To switch to another application type, from the Test Case Editor screen, select a step from where you want to record, right-click and then select Start or Continue Recording from the appropriate application type.
   The subsequent steps are added from that step.

3. Click Save to save the recorded steps.
   W denotes that the steps are recorded on a web application and M denotes that the steps are recorded on a mobile application.

4. Click Stop to finish recording the test case.

You can now use the Test Case Editor to group the steps under separate tasks. Simply select the steps that you want to add to a new group, right-click and select Add New Task, enter a name and description and then click OK. A task too can be formed containing steps related to web and mobile application testing.