Floating recording toolbar

The floating recording toolbar is displayed when script recording begins. It enables you to control the recording of Vuser scripts, and provides easy access to common script commands.

Floating Recording toolbar

Tip:  

  • The floating recording toolbar is dockable. For details, see VuGen user interface.
  • You can pin the toolbar with the Pin button .
  • Use the Expand or Collapse buttons on the toolbar to show or hide the other buttons.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element Description
Resume recording button Resumes recording the script after the recording was paused.
Stop recording button Stops recording the script.
Pause Recording button Pauses the recording.
Cancel Recording button Cancels the recording.
Section selection dropdown Opens a dropdown, allowing you to select the section into which to record.
Create new action button Creates a new action to record into.
Start Transaction button

Inserts a Start Transaction step into your script.

For details, see Using transactions.
End Transaction button

Inserts an End Transaction step into your script.

Rendezvous button

Inserts a Rendezvous point step into your script.

For details, see Insert rendezvous points.
Inserts a comment into your script.

Inserts a Text Check step into your script (not available for all protocols).

For details, see Text and image verification (Web Vuser scripts) overview.

Floating toolbar title bar

Displays:

  • How many events have been recorded into your script.
  • The time elapsed since recording began, excluding time the script was paused.
Pin button / Unpin toolbar

Pins or unpins the recording toolbar.

Expand button / Collapse button

Displays or hides the toolbar buttons. Hiding the toolbar buttons may be useful if the toolbar covers controls in the application, preventing access to those controls.

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