Use the Step Builder to Add Steps

The Advanced Recording Tools window can help build a wide range of automation and verification quickly and without having to resort to manual configuration. There are some common steps like adding a comment, or clearing the browser cache, which need to be added outside of the recorded actions. The Step Builder pane in the project area provides a list of these additional steps and let's you maintain them in the tests.

Depending on the Test Studio project's layout you use, the Step Builder pane could be located on different place - usually on the right side of the project area, either pinned or hidden.

Add Step for a Recorded Element

The Step Builder can also be used to build steps against already recorded elements in the Elements Explorer.

1.  Open a test in which you need to add a step. Choose an element from the Elements Explorer.

2.  Click the Step Builder pane to activate it. Under the Actions and Verification sections, you can see the options corresponding to the type of selected element.

3.  Choose the action or verification you need and click the Add Step button to insert the step in the test.

Tip

You can check this short video demonstrating how to add a step for an existing element in Test Studio.

Add a General Step from the Step Builder

The General section in the Step Builder is divided in three sub-sections - Common, Conditions and Dialogs.

• The Conditions section provides the option to add the built-in logical blocks - if..else, loop and while..loop.

• The Dialogs section allows you to manually add steps for handling different dialogs.

• The Common section consists of different steps suggestions based on the type of test - web, desktop or WPF.

Web Test

WPF Test

1. Test as Step - run an existing test as a single step.
2. API Test as Step - run an existing API test as a single step.
3. Navigate To - navigate to an URL step.
4. Open PDF - insert step to open a locally stored PDF file .
5. Coded Step - add a coded step and open the code editor.
6. Execution Delay - pause the test for a specified amount of time.
7. Maximize Browser - maximize, minimize or restore the active browser (Change Window State for WPF).
8. Clear Browser Cache - clears all cookies, temp files or history from the active browser depending on the user's choice.
9. Refresh Browser - refresh the active browser.
10. Capture Browser - take a screenshot of only the browser or the entire desktop.
11. Wait For URL - pause the test until the specified URL is loaded into the browser address bar.
12. Check for JS Errors - verify if there are any JS errors on the page.
13. Comment - a comment as a step in the test
14. Custom Annotation - add a note to display when running "Quick Execution" with Annotation turned on.
15. Inspection Point - pause the test and display the DOM Explorer.
16. Manual Step - display a dialog box to enter directions for a manual step.
17. Change Window State - alter the state of the WPF application window.