During recording, you can perform the following actions in the Recording window:
| Action | Steps |
|---|---|
| Pause recording. | Click Pause to bring the AUT into a specific state without recording the actions, and then click Record to resume recording. |
| Change the sequence of the recorded actions. | To change the sequence of the recorded actions in the Recording window, select the actions that you want to move and drag them to the new location. |
| Select multiple actions. | To select multiple actions, press Ctrl and click on the actions or press Shift and click on the first and the last action that you want to select. |
| Replay recorded actions. | To replay recorded actions from the Recording window, select the actions and click Play. To select all recorded actions, click on Recorded Actions and then click Play. |
| Remove a recorded action. | To remove a falsely recorded action from the Recording window, hover the mouse cursor over the action and click Delete. |
| Verify an image or a property of a control. | Move the mouse cursor over the object that you want to verify and press Ctrl+Alt. |
| Change the object map entry | If you are recording against a web application or a mobile web app and if the automatically generated object map entry for a recorded object is difficult to read or contains special characters, you might want to change the object map entry to something more readable. You can do this during recording by right-clicking on the object and then expanding the Object identification area of the Choose Action dialog. Then you can edit the object map entry in the Object Map ID field. For example, the automatically generated object map entry for an image in our demo application is http demo borland. If you look at the object map, it is be difficult to understand what object this entry refers to. Changing the object map entry to something like InsuranceWebHomePageBanner would possibly provide more context. This functionality is available for all supported desktop and mobile browsers except Internet Explorer. |
| Select a different locator | If you are recording against a web application or a mobile web app and the automatically generated locator for a recorded object does not meet your requirements, you can click on the arrow in the Locator field and let Silk4J generate alternative locator suggestions for you. All suggested locators uniquely identify the object. This functionality is available for all supported desktop and mobile browsers except Internet Explorer. |