Help. Opens the TruClient documentation within the VuGen Help Center.

Save. Saves changes made to the script.

The dropdown menu enables you to switch between the listed views:

• Run logic view. Use to set the order in which your action segments run. For details, see Run logic.

• Actions view. Use to create and run actions during record and replay. In this view, you can track the steps that comprise each segment of your script, and manage step content. For details, see Script actions.

• Function libraries view. Use to create and manage functions in libraries. For details, see TruClient functions and function libraries.

Available when working in the Actions view. Use the dropdown menu to select a script section. Each script section displays the steps contained in that section.

There are three default sections: Init, Action, and End. These default sections cannot be deleted. In addition, the list includes all action sections that you have added to the script.

You can record your entire script into the Action section (default), or you can create and record into new action sections, to represent different parts of your business process.

For details, see Script actions.

Manage actions. Opens the Manage actions dialog box, where you can add new actions, and delete and rename them.

For details, see Script actions.

Add step. Opens the Steps box, enabling you to add steps to the script. For details, see Enhancement steps.

Script level display. Filters the steps that are visible and replayed in the script.

• Displays and replays level 1 steps only. Level 1 steps are necessary to the business process.

• Displays and replays level 1 and 2 steps. Level 2 steps affect the application in a way that is probably not important to the business process.

• Displays and replays level 1, 2 and 3 steps. Level 3 steps have no apparent effect on the application.

For details, see Step levels.

Undo/Redo. Reverses your last action, or restores your original change.

Snapshot view. Opens the Snapshot viewer in the right pane.

Select a step to view the corresponding snapshot, or browse through the snapshots using the navigation at the bottom of the Snapshot viewer.

For details, see Snapshots for scripts.

<Script steps>

Displays the recorded steps, or other steps added to the script. For details, see Manage step data.

Right-click a step to view a menu of options. For details, see Context menu.

Status bar

Displays status details about various actions in the Development window, such as record or replay status.

<Replay actions>

Play this step. Replay the selected step only.

Play until this step. Replay from the beginning. Stop before the selected step.

Play from this step. Replay the script from the selected step.

Note: You cannot use Play from this step if the target step:

• Is located in an action that is not part of the run logic.

• Is inside a For loop or If block.
• Is a Catch error step.
• Acts on a web object that is not available on the current web page.

Record

Starts recording, and inserts the next recorded steps into the script at the selected location:

• Before step. Insert before the selected step.
• Into step. Available when a steps group is selected. Insert into the group.
• After step. Insert after the selected step.

Insert/remove a breakpoint for the selected step. For details, see Breakpoints.

Surround with transaction

Insert Start transaction and End transaction steps around the selected step or steps. The selected steps do not need to be consecutive.

Create groups for one or more selected steps. Multiple steps must be consecutive.

Group steps. Create a new group. The selected steps are grouped together as a single step.

Group into. Create a group for a logical action:

• For loop clause. A logical structure that repeats the steps contained in the loop a specified number of times.
• If clause.A logical structure that controls the flow of your script.
• New function. A group of steps, such as a login, that you define as a function.
• Try catch clause. Creates a Catch error step for the group.

Ungroup steps. Removes the grouping from the steps in the selected group.

• Cut. Cut select step from the script.
• Copy. Copy selected step in the script.
• Paste. Paste selected step into the script.

Minimize the display of all steps and groups.

Expand the display for all steps and groups.