Preparing a Component (or Page) for Automated and Manual Testing

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Preparing a Component (or Page) for automated and manual testing is a simple 3-step process:

  • Open/Send URL: Sending the recorded URL of the page to be tested (or page containing the component to be tested) to the testing browser.
  • Follow Access Instructions: When specified, review and follow any previously-recorded instructions for accessing the page to be tested (or page in which a sample of the component to be tested appears).
  • Select Elements to be Verified: Check boxes to select Forms, Video, Audio, CAPTCHA, and/or Flashing content elements to be verified.

A wizard-style popup form prompts you to follow these three steps prior to clicking a Start Testing button to command the system to initiate automated testing.

Important - Getting to this screen from the Test Run Overview screen: When a test case has been created and a test run assigned to you, its pages to be tested on the Test Run Overview screen will show 'not started' as the status, along with a Start Testing button. When activated, this button proceed to the Prepare Page for Automated and Manual testing screen.

To prepare a component (or page) for testing:

  1. On the Prepare Component (or Page) for Automated and Manual Testing screen, click the Open/Send URL button in step 1.
  2. A new browser window comes up where you can access the page to be tested (for example, logging in to the page).
  3. Select the box for each element you want to verify in the step 3 Verify elments field.
  4. Click the Start Testing button to proceed.

Opening/Sending a URL

Clicking the Open/Send URL button just under the first step containing the URL field will automatically load a new window in the connected test browser. Note: This can be useful for both automated and manual testing, as it provides a convenient way to load the page to be tested (or page in which a sample of the component to be tested can be detected and highlighted). Sending the URL will open the URL in a new window of the connected browser.

Highlighting a Selector

The highlight tool visually highlights the Component in the connected browser. Before highlighting, make sure you have a browser connected and are on the page the Component appears on.

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