When you first record a scenario, the authentication information specified in the Security Preferences are used first. If you want to record a scenario on a web application that requires Kerberos authentication, you need to specify the Kerberos authentication credentials in the Security Preferences before recording the scenario. For details on how to do this, seeConfiguring Kerberos Authentication in Virtualize. |
Right-click your project and choose Add New> Provisioning Action (.pvn) File...
Choose Web> Record web scenario and click Next.
PVNs must be stored in a project named "ProvisioningAssets."
Choose one of the following options to specify a starting point for the web scenario and click Next.
Record starting from a referenced scenario allows | Choose this option to start recording a new web scenario that builds on an existing (reusable) web scenario. For example, you can record one scenario that captures the steps to log into your application, and then reference this when creating new scenarios. This way, you don’t need to record the login steps every time that you want to create a new scenario that requires a log in. If the login steps change, you just need to update the one login scenario. All related scenarios will automatically use the updated information. |
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Record new web scenario | Choose this option to record a new scenario from scratch. |
Complete the next Record Web Scenario wizard page.
Action Suite Name | Specify the name of the action suite that the scenario should start from |
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Action Suite Reference / Start Recording From | If you are recording a scenario based on a referenced scenario, specify the name of the action suite containing the reference. If you are recording an all new scenario, enter the URL of the site where you want to record. To record applications that "live" on the same machine as SOAtest, do not use localhost—instead, use the machine name (e.g., mymachine.parasoft.com) or the IP address (e.g., 10.10.11.11). |
Generate Functional Tests | Enable this option if you want to record user actions on the page and generate a test suite that will allow you to replay the entire scenario for cross-browser testing. Enable the Auto Generate Response Stubs sub-option if you want to automatically generate stub outputs for functional tests that have asynchronous responses. |
Browser | Choose the browser used to record the scenario. For Chrome, the path may be set automatically (e.g., from system settings or browser playback preferences). |
The controls in this page allow you to specify whether environment variables automatically get added to recorded scenarios.
To ensure that recording works properly, wait until each page has fully loaded before performing an action. For example, if you click on a link and this causes a page load, you should wait for the page to finish loading so that Virtualize can detect that a page load occurred.
See Recording Clicks for Calendar Widgets for tips. |
To complete forms, enter the values directly into the GUI controls as if you were actually navigating the site. For instance, type in your user name and password, select radio buttons, check or clear check boxes, and so on. As you record sessions, please note:
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Action Suite will appear in the Virtual Asset Explorer.