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Available Actions for Certify Web Interface

Available Actions for Certify Web Interface

May 2, 2024 • Article

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Based on Worksoft Certify 12.1.2308.213 Patch 2

Actions are organized into classes.

Certify Web Interface includes the following classes:

ActiveWindow
Browser
Cell
CheckBox
ComboBox
DropDown
DropMenu
EditBox
File
FloatFrame
Form
Frame
Hidden
htmlHeader
htmlReset
Image
Link
ListBox
Object
Page
PasswordBox
PostForm
PushButton
RadioButton
Table
Tree

Class Action Description

ActiveWindow Close Window Close any window using a window caption match

ActiveWindow Execute Script Execute any script supported by the Windows scripting runtime.

Simulate sending keystroke(s). If a Target Window Caption is specified it will wait up to the page context timeout for
ActiveWindow Send Keys it to show up and focus it to receive the keystrokes, otherwise the keystrokes will be immediately sent to whatever
has focus.

Pause or delay execution for a given number of seconds. While this action is not recommended for hardened
ActiveWindow Wait automation (best practices), this is useful to troubleshoot issues on a new VM or when the application automated
against is less performant.

Browser Capture Test Toggle the capturing of a web performance test. Specify required performance server parameters.

Browser Close Browser The Close Browser action closes the last browser interacted with in a test case.

Browser Close Tab Close a tab on a previously established browser

The Create Debug Log action specifies that logging should be performed during test execution for debugging
Browser Create Debug Log
purposes.

Browser Load Browser The Load Browser action starts a new instance of the specified browser type and navigates it to the specified URL.

Browser Load URL The Load URL action navigates the last browser interacted with to the specified URL.

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Class Action Description

Load XF Definitions will load the specified definitions or one of the pre-defined values (Auto-Detect, Certify-
Browser Load XF Definitions
Defaults, Unload-Definitions) and keep the setting for the life of the test or until the action is used again

Browser Page Back The Page Back action navigates the last browser interacted with back to the previous page

Browser Page Forward The Page Forward action navigates the last browser interacted with forward to the next page

Set the delay between steps for pages that contain supported AJAX components. Setting will be retained for the life
Browser Set Async Delay
of the test or until the action is used again.

Some browsers are always considered busy by the DOM. Use this action to toggle the busy-check on and off.
Browser Set Busy Check Defaults to On if this action is not used. Setting will be retained for the life of the test or until this action is used
again.

Pause execution (up to the specified timeout) while the cursor is in hourglass mode. Setting will be retained for the
Browser Set Cursor Sync
life of the test or until the action is used again.

Allows the user to change the execution engine. The change will impact all executed steps until execution completes
Browser Set Execution Engine
or another Set Execution Engine step is encountered.

The Set Hidden Check action will toggle the hidden-check setting On and Off. Defaults to On if this action is not
Browser Set Hidden Check
used. Setting will be retained for the life of the test or until the action is used again.

Set options for the Input action. Defaults to Set Value if this action is not used. Setting will be retained for the life of
Browser Set Input Options
the test or until the action is used again.

The Set Modal Watch action will not check the last window in subsequent steps for window context to avoid being
Browser Set Modal Watch
hung by a modal.

Checks if object under test is blocked by a modal overlay if set to On. Setting is retained for the life of the test or
Browser Set Object Blocked Check
until the action is used again.

The Set Object Context Timeout action specifies how long the interface will continue trying to find an object before
Set Object Context
Browser failing the step. As soon as the object is found the test continues immediately. Defaults to 5 seconds if this action is
Timeout
not used.

The Set Page Context Timeout action specifies how long the interface will continue trying to find the page before
Browser Set Page Context Timeout failing the step. As soon as the page is found the test continues immediately. Defaults to 20 seconds if this action is
not used.

This action will cause the interface to scroll the object under test towards the top, middle, bottom or turn off scroll
Browser Set Scroll Into View into view. The setting will be honored throughout the life of the test or until the action is used again to reset. If this
action is no

This setting determines search scope when finding an object. If enabled, the search looks everywhere. If disabled
Browser Set Search All Frames (the default) the search looks in the same context where the object was learned. Enabling this setting is rarely
needed.

Will pause execution between each web test step executed. The setting will be used for the life of the test or until
Browser Set Step Delay
the action is used again.

Browser Store Browser Version Store the version of supported browser types

Browser Verify Browser Version Verify the version of supported browser types

Cell Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Cell Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Cell Left Click Left-Click the object with optional percentage offset

Cell Send Click Perform mouse operations

Cell Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Cell Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Cell Store Store the value of the object default property

Cell Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

Cell Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Cell Verify Verify the value of the object default property

Cell Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Cell Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

CheckBox Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

CheckBox Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

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Class Action Description

CheckBox Send Click Perform mouse operations

CheckBox Set Set the checkbox state on or off

CheckBox Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

CheckBox Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

CheckBox Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

CheckBox Type Keys Send keys to object under test

CheckBox Verify Verify the state of the checkbox

CheckBox Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

CheckBox Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

ComboBox Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

ComboBox Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

ComboBox Select Select a combobox list item by caption or by index.

ComboBox Send Click Perform mouse operations

ComboBox Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

ComboBox Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

ComboBox Store Store the value of the object default property

ComboBox Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

ComboBox Type Keys Send keys to object under test

ComboBox Verify Perform list item verifications

ComboBox Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

ComboBox Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

DropDown Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

DropDown Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

DropDown Select The Select action is used for selecting an item in a DropDown list

DropDown Select Autocomplete Select an Item from a dropdown with autocomplete list items

DropDown Send Click Perform mouse operations

DropDown Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

DropDown Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

DropDown Store Store the caption of the selected DropDown list item

DropDown Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

DropDown Type Keys Send keys to object under test

DropDown Verify Verify selected DropDown list item caption

DropDown Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

DropDown Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

DropMenu Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

DropMenu Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Used to click the DropMenu and select a menu item from the menu list spawned. Leading and trailing spaces in menu
DropMenu Select
values will be ignored.

DropMenu Send Click Perform mouse operations

DropMenu Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

DropMenu Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

DropMenu Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

DropMenu Type Keys Send keys to object under test

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Class Action Description

DropMenu Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

DropMenu Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

EditBox Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

EditBox Input Enter content into an EditBox.

EditBox Input Autocomplete Input text to an autocomplete textbox with dropdown autocomplete items

EditBox Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

EditBox Send Click Perform mouse operations

EditBox Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

EditBox Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

EditBox Store Store the value of the object default property

EditBox Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

EditBox Type Keys Send keys to object under test

EditBox Verify Verify the value of the object default property

EditBox Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

EditBox Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

File Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

File Input Enter content into an EditBox.

File Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

File Send Click Perform mouse operations

File Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

File Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

File Store Store the value of the object default property

File Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

File Type Keys Send keys to object under test

File Verify Verify the value of the object default property

File Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

File Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

FloatFrame Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

FloatFrame Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

FloatFrame Send Click Perform mouse operations

FloatFrame Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

FloatFrame Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

FloatFrame Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

FloatFrame Type Keys Send keys to object under test

FloatFrame Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

FloatFrame Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

Form Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Form Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Form Send Click Perform a mouse click operation.

Form Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Form Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Form Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

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Class Action Description

Form Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Form Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Form Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

Frame Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Frame Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Frame Send Click Perform mouse operations

Frame Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Frame Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Frame Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

Frame Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Frame Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Frame Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

Hidden Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Hidden Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Hidden Send Click Perform mouse operations

Hidden Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Hidden Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Hidden Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

Hidden Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Hidden Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Hidden Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

htmlHeader Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

htmlHeader Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

htmlHeader Send Click Perform mouse operations

htmlHeader Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

htmlHeader Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

htmlHeader Store Store the value of the object default property

htmlHeader Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

htmlHeader Type Keys Send keys to object under test

htmlHeader Verify Verify the value of the object default property

htmlHeader Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

htmlHeader Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

htmlReset Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

htmlReset Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

htmlReset Press Simulates a press on the object under test

htmlReset Send Click Perform mouse operations

htmlReset Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

htmlReset Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

htmlReset Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

htmlReset Type Keys Send keys to object under test

htmlReset Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

htmlReset Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

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Class Action Description

Image Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Image Hover Hovers the mouse-pointer over the object

Image Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Image Press Simulates a press on the object under test

Image Send Click Perform mouse operations

Image Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Image Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Image Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

Image Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Image Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Image Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

Link Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Link Hover Hovers the mouse-pointer over the object

Link Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Link Press Simulates a press on the object under test

Link Send Click Perform mouse operations

Link Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Link Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Link Store Store the value of the object default property

Link Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

Link Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Link Verify Verify the value of the object default property

Link Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Link Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

ListBox Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

ListBox Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

ListBox Select Selects a list item in a listbox by caption or index

ListBox Send Click Perform mouse operations

ListBox Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

ListBox Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

ListBox Store Store the value of the object default property

ListBox Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

ListBox Type Keys Send keys to object under test

ListBox Verify Verify that a desired item is within the list and/or that it is selected.

ListBox Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

ListBox Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

Object 1) Set Browser Dynamically find a browser

2) Find Page Context

Object Establish Page Context using Frame Number
using Frame Number

2) Find Page Context

Object Establish Page Context using a search string
using Search String

3) Find Object using

Object Find Object using attribute value matching
Attribute

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Class Action Description

3) Find Object using ID

Object Find Object using ID Property
Property

3) Find Object using Name

Object Find Object using Name Property
Property

3) Find Object using

Object Find Object using Search String
Search String

Object 4) Get Object Child Get a child object of a previously found object

Object 4) Get Object Parent Get a parent object of a previously found object

Object 4) Get Object Sibling Get a sibling object of a previously found object

Object 5) Perform Object Click Perform a mouse click on a found object

Object 5) Perform Object Hover Hover the mouse-pointer over a previously found object

Object 5) Perform Object Input Input text into a previously found object

5) Perform Object Select

Object Select a list item from a previously found list or combo
(List/Combo Box)

Object 5) Perform Object Store Store the value of the default property of a previously found object

5) Perform Object Store

Object Stores the value of a specified property from a previously found object
Property

Object 5) Perform Object Verify Verify the value of the default property of a previously found object

5) Perform Object Verify

Object Verifies the value of a specified property of a previously found object
Property

Object Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Object Send Click Perform mouse operations on a previously found object

Object Type Keys Send keys to a previously found object

Page Click Supports mouse clicks at the current mouse location.

Page Find Text Find Text in the current page. The search is case-insensitive.

Page Select Context Menu Select from an HTML context menu. Specify the full menu path (with pipe delimiters if a nested menu).

Page Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Page Set Window State Set the window state of the current browser

Page Store StatusText Store the text from the current browser status.

Page Store URL Store the current browsers location url

Page Verify StatusText Verify all or part of the current browser status

Page Visible Verify whether the page can or cannot be found

Pause or delay execution for a given number of seconds. While this action is not recommended for hardened
Page Wait automation (best practices), this is useful to troubleshoot issues on a new VM or when the application automated
against is less performant.

Page Wait For Page Busy Pause execution until page becomes busy

PasswordBox Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

PasswordBox Input Used to input text to a password-type edit field

PasswordBox Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

PasswordBox Send Click Perform mouse operations

PasswordBox Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

PasswordBox Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

PasswordBox Store Store the value of the object default property

PasswordBox Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

PasswordBox Type Keys Send keys to object under test

PasswordBox Verify Verify the value of the object default property

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Class Action Description

PasswordBox Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

PasswordBox Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

PostForm Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

PostForm Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

PostForm Send Click Perform mouse operations

PostForm Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

PostForm Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

PostForm Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

PostForm Type Keys Send keys to object under test

PostForm Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

PostForm Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

PushButton Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

PushButton Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

PushButton Press Simulates a press on the object under test

PushButton Send Click Perform mouse operations

PushButton Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

PushButton Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

PushButton Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

PushButton Type Keys Send keys to object under test

PushButton Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

PushButton Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

RadioButton Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

RadioButton Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

RadioButton Press Simulates a press on the object under test

RadioButton Send Click Perform mouse operations

RadioButton Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

RadioButton Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

RadioButton Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

RadioButton Type Keys Send keys to object under test

RadioButton Verify Verify the state of the radio button

RadioButton Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

RadioButton Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

Table Find Column Return the column number for a cell resolved by cell text matching in a specific row

Table Find Node Row Find and Select Table Tree Node by pipe-delimited Node Path. Return the found row number.

Table Find Row Find Row returns the row number of the first row that contains all of the specified string matches

Table Find Row (Advanced) Advanced column-specific row search

Table Find Text Verifies text can be found in the table

Table Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Table Input Into Cell Input cell text, select from cell dropdown, or set checkbox in a specific table cell

Table Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Table Select Cell Perform mouse operations in a specific cell

Table Select Row Selects a specific row in a table object

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Class Action Description

Table Send Click Perform mouse operations

Table Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Table Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Table Store Cell Store the cell text, cell dropdown selection, or state of a cell checkbox in a specific cell

Table Store Cell Property Store the value of a property of the cell or the property of a cell sub-object

Table Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

Table Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Table Verify Cell Verify cell text, dropdown selection, or state of a checkbox in a specific cell

Table Verify Cell Property Verify the value of a property of the cell or the property of a cell sub-object

Table Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Table Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

Tree Fire Event Fire the specified event on an object from out-of-process

Tree Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times)

Tree Select Node Select a tree node, expanding nodes to the target node when necessary

Tree Send Click Perform mouse operations

Tree Set Attributes Perform runtime dynamic attributes replacement(s)

Tree Set Property Programmatically sets the value of an attribute or property supported by the object under test

Tree Store Property Stores the value of a specified object property

Tree Type Keys Send keys to object under test

Tree Verify Property Verifies the value of a specified object property

Tree Visible Verify the object can be found and is visible

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