Recording a Test Case for a Web Application

You can record a web application using Google Chrome, Edge, 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 ​Working with 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 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 Start Web Recording 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. 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.
   2. Enter the URL of the web application that you want to test, in the Website URL text box.
   3. 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 Expand 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.

7. Select one of the following actions that you want to enable for recording.
   

   For Internet Explorer, the recorder controls toolbar displays the icons differently and does not provide the options to record the Browser actions.

   
   

Action	Description
	Lets you record the Verify actions for objects.
	Lets you record the Wait actions for the objects.
	Lets you record the Mouseover action for the objects.
	Lets you record the Keyboard actions. Note: You can enter values for the objects that have WebEdit class, such as text boxes, even if this option is disabled.
	Lets you record the following Browser actions. Navigate Back (): Click to navigate to the previous page of the application under test. Navigate Forward (): Click to navigate to the next page of the application under test. Refresh (): Click to refresh the application under test. Open URL ():  Click to switch to another application under test. Enter the URL of the application you want to switch to in the Enter Web URL text box, and then click the Arrow button next to it. After entering the URL, do not hit Enter on your keyboard to switch to another application. Delete Cookies: (): Click to delete cookies of the application under test.
	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 Note: The QAS recorder supports only the CSS locator type to record the Shadow DOM objects for web and SFDC applications.

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.

Considerations for Recording an SFDC Application

Recording an SFDC application is mostly similar to recording a web application. There are minor differences between these two types of recordings, which are as follows:

• Qualitia recommends that you record test cases for SFDC applications using an SFDC project only as an SFDC project enables you to add the pre-defined SFDC Actions and SFDC specific objects.

• You must record an SFDC application using Firefox or Google Chrome only.
• QAS SFDC Application recorder uses the locator types in the following sequence, which cannot be customized:
• SFDC:Label
• XPath
• Currently, SFDC projects do not support Wait Actions for SFDC objects. Hence, the Wait Action button in the Recording Toolbar does not allow you to add the Wait Actions for SFDC Objects.
• You can also record the associated web and mobile applications in an SFDC project.
• The QAS Recorder identifies the web objects and adds them automatically in the following cases:
• Recording certain SFDC components that are not yet defined in the rules set for identifying SFDC objects.
• Recording a customized SFDC page that uses web objects.
• Recording an associated web application.

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 Agent.

• Configure the appropriate mobile emulators and simulators. For more details, refer to Creating 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 Working with 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 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.