Know Your Way Around

Basic Navigation

1 - Main Menu

Use 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.

• Test opens Main.js - entry point of a test.
• User opens User.js - place for custom JavaScript functions.
• RVL opens RVL spreadsheet.

3 - RVL Columns

Most used RVL columns are Object, Action and ParamValue. Use them to modify and create new test steps.

4 - Object in the Object Tree

The Object Tree contains objects captured during recording of a test.

5 - Object Tree and Files View

The Object Tree displays the repository of objects. Switch to Files View to navigate through the files of the test.

6 - Object Properties

This pane displays the properties of a selected object.

7 - Output View

Output view is a collection of tabs to display test execution log, JavaScript warnings and errors and search results.

8 - Profile Dropdown

The dropdown allows to switch Browser, Selenium or Mobile profile.

RVL Popup Menu

The popup 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 locator property of the object. E.g. XPath for Web tests.
• Rename the object and automatically update all references in RVL.

Play specific steps of a test

• Play This Sheet - execute actions from the active sheet.
• Play Selection - execute selected range of actions only. Useful for tweaking tricky actions and checking the result immediately.
• Play from Here - start execution at selected line and proceed until the end. Useful to continue script from the point where it stopped.

Edit Rows

• Insert/delete a row.
• Copy/paste rows

See full list of menu items here.

Object Popup Menu

The popup menu us most frequently used to Flash and Re-Learn an object.

See full list of menu items here.