The Browser Data Bank can be chained to a Browser Playback tool to extract values from a browser page into a data source. The extracted value can be used wherever parameterized values are allowed, such as the value to type into an input in a subsequent test. Data can also be sent to a Writable Data Source.
Configuring Browser Data Bank
The Browser Data Bank is automatically added when you extract values as described in Validating or Storing Values. It can also be added as a tool output as described in Adding Test Outputs.
The tool’s configuration panel has the following tabs:
- Extractions: Allows you to view and modify the value that is extracted. See Validating or Storing Values for additional details on extractions.
- Post-Action Browser Contents: A rendered view of what was in the browser after the test executed. For an explanation of the colored borders used to mark notable elements, see Colored Borders. If the window/frame was modified via JavaScript—including AJAX—during testing (from the time the test starts and the last wait condition is satisfied), the contents shown here will reflect that change.
- Post-Action HTML: A code-level view of what was in the browser after the test executed.If the window/frame was modified via JavaScript—including AJAX—during testing, this HTML will reflect that change;.it will be different than the original HTML for the window/frame that appears in the Traffic Viewer. Use the Browser Containers drop-down to toggle between the available browser windows and frames.
