1 Introduction
ATS provides two different tools to help build test scripts: the ATS Helper and ATS Recorder. The ATS Helper identifies the mx-name of widgets on the application under test (AUT). The recorder is a function/plugin within ATS that records your manual test steps in the AUT and automatically selects the correct action for each step.
This how-to will teach you how to do the following:
- Install the ATS Helper
- Install the ATS Recorder
2 Prerequisites
Before starting this how-to, make sure you have the following prerequisites in place:
- ATS
Mendix app
Both the ATS Helper and the ATS Recorder only work on a Mendix app.
Google Chrome Browser
Both the ATS Helper and the ATS Recorder only function in Google Chrome.
3 Installing the ATS Helper
To install the ATS Helper, follow these steps:
Open ATS and click the information icon in the top-right corner of the screen:
This opens the ATS Information dialog box:
Drag the ATS Helper to your bookmark bar to link it there:
To use the ATS Helper, select the bookmark, press Ctrl, and hover over a widget. The ATS Helper will show the information of that widget.
The ATS Helper only works on standalone widgets.
See How to Create a Test Case for more information on how to use the ATS Helper.
4 Installing the ATS Recorder
To install the ATS Recorder, follow these steps:
Open ATS and click the information icon in the top-right corner of the screen:
This opens the ATS Information dialog box:
Click the ATS Recorder (Chrome Web Store) link to go to the Chrome Web Store.
Click ADD TO CHROME to add the ATS Recorder extension:
See How to Create a Test Case for more information on how to use the ATS Helper.
5 Next up
You have now learned how to install the ATS tools, so the next how-to is How to Create a Test Case.
For an overview of all the how-tos and the structure, see ATS 1 How-to’s. We advise following the how-to’s in the order listed there.