You can add comments, add transactions, or change a page
name while you record a test. The advantage of adding these elements
during (rather than after) recording is that you can place the annotations
in the test exactly where you want. In addition, because annotations
are part of the recorded test, they are regenerated when you regenerate
the test. You can also insert split points into a test during record.
Procedure
- Start recording the test. The Recorder Test
Annotations toolbar opens near the top of the screen.
- Click the appropriate icon.
You can use the
Recorder Test Annotations toolbar
to add comments, record synchronizations, or take screen captures
during the recording.
- To add a comment to the recorded test, click the Insert
comment icon
.
You are prompted for a comment.
- To add a screen capture to the recorded test, click the Capture
screen icon
.
Screen and window captures make your tests easier to read and help
you visualize the recorded test. You can change the settings for screen
captures and add a comment to the image.
- To manually add a synchronization point to the recording, click
the Insert synchronization icon
.
- To manually add a transaction folder to the recording, click the Start
Transaction icon
and Stop Transaction icon
to start and stop the transaction.
Transactions can be nested.
- To insert a split point into the recorded test, click the Split
point icon
. With
split points, you can generate multiple tests from a single recording,
which you can replay in a different order with a schedule. See Splitting a test during recording for
more information about splitting a test.
- When recording an HTTP test, to change the page name, click the Change
page name icon
.
In the resulting test, the page element in the test editor uses the
new name, however the original name is preserved in the Page
Title Verification Point area so that page title verification
points still work correctly.
- Close the client program to stop the recording.
- If you inserted a split point during the recording, on
the Destination page, in the Test Generation wizard,
specify the location for the split test or merge the split recordings
together.
Results
The test is generated with the comments, transactions, and
page names that you added.