There are two main ways to create a new scenario in Autify Nexus — recording it from scratch, or importing an existing scenario to modify. This article provides basic guidelines for both ways to create new scenarios in Autify Nexus. For more detailed information about editing or configuring scenarios once they have been created, see Editing a scenario.
Recording a scenario
To get started, click Create new at the top right of the Scenario window.
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In the dialog that opens, enter the following information and click Start recording.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Scenario name | The name of your scenario. |
Window size | The dimensions of the browser window to be used during recording. |
Starting URL | The page to start recording from. |
Description | An optional field to describe your scenario. |
Based on your application settings, a browser will open at the starting URL with the recorder toolbar, which is a controller for the recording session. For more details about the recorder toolbar, see Recorder toolbar.
Autify Nexus records steps as you navigate through your website, interact with it, for example, by clicking buttons or inputting text, or record actions via the recorder toolbar.
Perform the actions required for your test. Then, click Done or close the browser window to end the recording session.
Don’t forget to save!
Any changes made to a scenario, including brand new recordings, are not saved automatically. Once you have finished recording or modifying your scenario, click Save in the top-right.
Importing a scenario
Scenarios can also be created from an existing Playwright code file or .autifyscenario file.
See Importing and exporting scenarios for more information.