Test Step Context Menu

Each test step has a context menu with further actions that can be taken. Note that some context menu items will show up only for certain test step types.

 

 

• Load Page - launch the browser in record mode for "Navigate to" steps.
• Customize Step in Code - creates a new test method in code. Notice that the description and icon change to indicate the step is coded. Once you convert, you cannot convert back.
• View Code - shows the code-behind for the selected coded step.

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• Edit Custom Description - alter the default step description.
• Remove Custom Description - revert to the default step description.

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• Convert to Logical - inserts the selected verification into a logical step.
  • Convert to if...else
  • Convert to while...loop
• Edit - loads the Sentence Verification Builder for the selected verification.
• Change Role - toggle the selected verification type.
  • Set as Verification
  • Set as Wait
  • Set as Extraction

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• Run - execute the test to or from the selected step. Run bits of the test without having to run the entire test.
  • To Here - launch a new instance of Internet Explorer, execute the preceding (and selected) test step(s), and enter recording mode.
  • From Here - execute the subsequent steps in an existing browser instance (must have recording toolbar attached).
  • Selected Steps - execute the selected steps in an existing browser instance (must have recording toolbar attached).

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• Record Next Step - where to insert newly recorded steps in an existing browser instance (must have recording toolbar attached).
  • After Selected
  • Before Selected
  • After Last Step

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• Create Test as Step - the selected steps are moved into a new test, and that new test is inserted as a Test as Step.

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• Submit Bug - load the Submit Bug dialog and log a bug in your previously configured bug tracking application.

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• Enabled - whether the step will run during execution.
• Break On Execution - whether the test will pause at that step and show Debug Options.
• Continue On Failure - whether the test will stop if that step detects a failure.

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• Delete - remove the step from the test.
• Cut - keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+X
• Copy - keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+C
• Paste - keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+V