Recorder toolbar

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This is the recorder toolbar in Autify Nexus.

A quick summary of what each icon represents is as follows:

grip iconA handle to move the toolbar using drag-and-drop

active recording iconRecorder status

element assertion iconRecord actions on elements

page assertion iconRecord actions on the page

AI assistant iconStart the AI agent

Done End the recording session

This document explains the different actions available in the recorder toolbar.

Move the toolbar

Click and hold on the grip icongrip iconand drag the toolbar to reposition it.

Recorder status

Loading

loading recorder icon

A gray spinner indicates that the recorder is loading. Recording will start once the browser is ready and the toolbar is fully available.

Recording

active recording icon

A red blinking circle indicates that the recording is active and all actions on the browser will be saved as steps in the scenario. Click on the icon to pause the recording

Paused

pause icon

A gray pause icon indicates that the recording is paused and no actions on the browser will be saved as steps in the scenario. Click on the icon to resume the recording.

Pausing a recording is useful if you want to double-check your actions on a page before recording them. However, be sure to return the page to its original state at the time you paused recording before resuming. Otherwise, your test might break.

Error

error icon

Something has gone wrong with the recorder. Restart the recording session.

Record actions on elements

Use this option if you want to perform a special action, for example, a hover, or an assertion on an element on your page. To record actions on elements:

  1. Click the element assertion icon icon on the recorder toolbar

  2. Click on the browser window to make it active

  3. Hover over the element that you want to target — it will be surrounded by a purple box

  4. Click on the element to open the action menu

  5. Click on the action that you wish to record from the menu

For more information about element actions and assertions, see Actions and Assertions.

Record actions on the page

Click the page assertion icon icon to perform actions or make assertions on pages.

For more information about page actions and assertions, see Actions and Assertions.

Start the AI agent

This feature is only available on certain plans. Contact our support team if you want to learn more about the AI agent.

Click the AI assistant icon icon to start the AI agent. You can use the AI agent to help you record scenarios by describing actions and assertions instead of doing them yourself. For example, you could use the prompt “Assert that the second checkbox is checked” to make a checkbox assertion on your website.

End the recording session

Click Done to end the recording session and close the browser.

You can also safely end the recording session by closing the browser itself.

Ending the recording session does not automatically save the scenario.