Enable the Micro Focus UFT Agent extension on Mozilla Firefox

Note: For the most up-to-date list of supported versions of Mozilla Firefox, see the UFT One Support Matrix.

UFT One communicates with the Micro Focus UFT Agent Firefox Extension to test Web applications running in Mozilla Firefox. This topic describes how to enable and install the extension in your Firefox browser.

Firefox versions and UFT One extension support

The Micro Focus UFT Agent Extension for Firefox is supported from Firefox versions 54 and higher.

Testing on earlier versions of Firefox requires installing the legacy Functional Testing Agent extension. This is supported only on Firefox ESR versions 38-53, using UFT One versions 2021 R1 or earlier.

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Prerequisite

Make sure that your browser policy allows you to install browser extensions.

If your browser doesn't allow extension installation, add the Micro Focus UFT Agent Firefox Extension to the list of extensions to install. For details, see https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#extensions.

The path to add for this extension is: <UFT One installation folder>\Installations\Firefox\WebExtension.xpi.

Then manually load the Micro Focus UFT Agent extension:

Tip: UFT One provides an option that automatically updates your browser policy, adds the extension to the installation list of Firefox, and loads the extension.

Select Set Chrome, Chromium Edge, Firefox options in the installation wizard when you install UFT One. When you open Firefox for the first time, the Micro Focus UFT Agent extension is automatically loaded. For more information, see Set Chrome, Chromium Edge, Firefox options.

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Load the Micro Focus UFT Agent extension (Firefox 73 and later)

Manually install the Micro Focus UFT Agent extension in Firefox:

  1. Open the <UFT One installation folder>\Installations\Firefox folder.
  2. Drag the WebExtension.xpi file into Firefox.

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Load the Micro Focus UFT Agent extension (Firefox 54-72)

If the Select Your Add-ons screen
is displayed when opening Firefox		 Select to enable the Micro Focus UFT Agent Extension.
If the Install Add-on tab
opens when opening Firefox,
displaying the Micro Focus UFT Agent Extension

Select to Allow this installation.

If no screen or tab is automatically displayed when opening Firefox

  1. In Firefox, open the browser menu.

  2. In the menu, click Add-ons.

  3. In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions node.

  4. In the Micro Focus UFT Agent Extension row, click the Enable button.

If the extension cannot be found in Firefox
  1. Open the <UFT One installation folder>\Installations\Firefox folder.
  2. Drag the WebExtension.xpi file into Firefox.

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Load the Functional Testing Agent extension (Firefox ESR 38-53)

UFT One versions 2021 R1 and earlier:

  1. Open the <UFT One installation folder>\Installations\Firefox folder, and drag the Agent.xpi file into Firefox.

  2. In Firefox, open the browser menu, click Add-ons, and select the Extensions node.

  3. In the Functional Testing Agent row, disable any previously installed Functional Testing extensions and enable the extension you added to Firefox.

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