Understanding how to build test scripts by using QaSCRIBE (recording)
Create New Test Script
In order to create a new Test Script, navigate to Test Scripts Home screen and click on Create button. Select Product from the drop-down (click here for help article) and click on the button "Use native QaSCRIBE" to proceed to the Add Test Script page.
Fill in the name (click here for help article) before proceeding to record the Test Script.
QaSCRIBE allows you to record actions performed on a web application. Before you start with the recording activity, it is recommended that you make yourself conversant with the following settings
When you click on Start Recording, a pop up comes up where you have to select a Tab from the dropdown. Here New Tab is the default option.
When you click on Start Recording, a pop up comes up where you have to select a Tab from the dropdown. Here New Tab is the default option.
If there are multiple tabs opened in the browser, you would see all the tabs under this dropdown including New Tab and you can select any one of them. Else, you would see only New Tab in the dropdown. When selected an option and clicked on OK, you are now ready to record the actions on the application. You can view the recording by navigating to the "Test Script" tab.
When you are done with steps and ready to stop the recording, switch to the Test Script tab and click on the button to stop recording further actions.
To add instructions to the existing Test Script, click on the "Edit" icon of the corresponding test script to open the "Edit Test Script" page. QaSCRIBE should be running if the "Start recording immediately on open" is set to true.
You can either start recording immediately by performing necessary steps in the application tab. These actions would be added at the bottom of the current instruction set.OR
If your intention is to record steps from a specific instruction number, you select the instruction and then start performing actions in the application tab.
In some cases, you may need to add an instruction manually but may need to capture the locator(s) of a specific element on the browser tab within which the application (AUT) is loaded. You can achieve this by using the "Select Element" option available in the instructions grid.
Either double click on the instruction row that you would like to edit or click on the edit icon. This will open up the instruction pane. Besides the Target field, you will find the "Select Element" icon. Click on the "Select Element" will take you to the application tab wherein you can select the element that you are interested in.
Either double click on the instruction row that you would like to edit or click on the edit icon. This will open up the instruction pane. Besides the Target field, you will find the "Select Element" icon. Click on the "Select Element" will take you to the application tab wherein you can select the element that you are interested in.
After you read this you may want to see:
- Test Scripts, Scenarios and Run Definitions - An Overview
- Test Scripts module home screen
- QaSCRIBE Overview
- Installing QaSCRIBE
- Understanding how to run tests "locally" using QaSCRIBE
- Understanding how to debug tests executed "locally" using QaSCRIBE
- How to build test scripts for apps that involve Shadow DOM using QaSCRIBE