Know Your Way Around¶
Basic Navigation¶
1 - Main Menu
Use the main menu to create new tests, change test settings, and global options.
2 - Main Toolbar
Use the main toolbar to start recording and playback, and to quickly switch between test components.
- Main opens the main entry point of a test (
Main.rvl.xlsxorMain.js). - User opens
User.js, the file for custom JavaScript functions. - RVL opens the RVL spreadsheet.
3 - RVL Columns
The most used RVL columns are Object, Action, and ParamValue. Use them to create and modify new test steps.
4 - Object in the Object Tree
The Object Tree contains objects captured during recording. These objects are embedded into other assets that make up the Testing Framework.
5 - Object Tree and Files View
The Object Tree displays the testing framework's objects. Switch to the Files View to navigate the framework's files.
6 - Object Properties
This pane displays the properties of a selected object.
7 - Output View
The Output view is a collection of tabs that displays the test execution log, JavaScript warnings and errors, and search results.
RVL Popup Menu¶
The pop-up menu is most frequently used to:
Work with an object
- Find an object in the Object Tree.
- Flash the object: find and highlight it in the application.
- Show the locator property of the object (e.g., XPath for web tests).
- Rename the object and automatically update all its references in RVL.
Play specific steps of a test
- Play This Sheet: execute actions from the active sheet.
- Play Selection: execute only the selected range of actions. This is useful for tweaking tricky actions and checking the result immediately.
- Play from Here: start execution at the selected line and proceed to the end. This is useful for continuing a script from the point where it stopped.
Edit Rows
- Insert or delete a row.
- Copy and paste rows.
See the full list of menu items here.
Object Popup Menu¶
The pop-up menu is most frequently used to Flash and Re-Learn an object.
See the full list of menu items here.