Define record and run settings

This topic describes how to define record and run settings.

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Define record and run settings

1. Use one of the following to open the Record and Run Settings dialog box:

   • Select Record > Record and Run Settings.

   • In the toolbar, click the Record button. If you are recording for the first time in a test and have not yet set your recording preferences (by opening the dialog box manually), the Record and Run Settings dialog box opens.

2. Select the relevant environment by clicking a tab.

3. Set the required options.

4. To apply your changes and keep the Record and Run Settings dialog box open, click Apply.

5. Close the Record and Run Settings dialog box to begin your record or run session, click OK.

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Set record and run environment variables

1. Use one of the following to open the Record and Run Settings dialog box:

   • Select Record > Record and Run Settings.

   • In the toolbar, click the Record button . If you are recording for the first time in a test and have not yet set your recording preferences (by opening the dialog box manually), the Record and Run Settings dialog box opens.

2. Set your record and run preferences normally before recording your test.

   Note: If you already have environment variables set for one or more application details, and you select the option to open an application when the record session begins (the lower radio button in each tab of the Record and Run Settings dialog box), OpenText Functional Testing ignores the record settings you enter in the dialog box.

3. Record and edit your test normally.

4. If you did not define environment variables prior to recording your test, define an environment variable for each application detail you want to set using the appropriate variable name. For details on the variable names required, see:

   • For Web browsers and URLs to open, see Desktop web testing parameter values.

     For details about remote testing in Digital Lab, see Mobile parameter values.

   • For Windows applications on which you want to record and run tests, see Desktop Windows-based application parameter values.

   • For other tabs in the Record and Run Settings dialog box, see the relevant add-in section in this guide.

5. Run the test. OpenText Functional Testing uses the environment values to determine which applications to open at the beginning of the run session, and on which processes to record.

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