Standard Actions

Last modified: November 19, 2024

Introduction

The following tables list all standard actions for Mendix. There’s one table per folder/category.

DataGrid, TemplateGrid, ListView

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Click DataGrid Row	DataGrid	Click a DataGrid Row by Column Value
Find/Assert DataGrid Row	DataGrid	Find/Assert a DataGrid Row by a certain Column Value
Find Item/Row	DataGrid, TemplateGrid, ListView	Find a Row/Item in a DataGrid, TemplateGrid or ListView by Index
Find Item/Row (by child element)	DataGrid, TemplateGrid, ListView	Finds Item or Row of a TemplateGrid, DataGrid or ListView containing a specified element
Find Selected Item/Row	DataGrid, TemplateGrid, ListView	Returns first selected Item/Row object
Get Item/Row Index	DataGrid, TemplateGrid, ListView	Gets the Index of a row in a Datagrid, or an item in a TemplateGrid or ListView
Get Row Cell Value	DataGrid	Gets the Cell Value of a DataGrid row
Get Total Item/Row Count	DataGrid, TemplateGrid, ListView	Gets the total grid count from the paging status
Get Visible Item/Row Count	DataGrid, TemplateGrid, ListView	Returns number of currently visible Items/Rows in a TemplateGrid, DataGrid or ListView
Set ListView Search	ListView	Sets the ListView Search Text
Set Row Cell Value	DataGrid	Sets the Cell Value in a DataGrid row
Sort DataGrid	DataGrid	Sorts DataGrid by given Column

Dialog

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Cancel Dialog	ConfirmationDialog	Click Cancel on a Confirmation Dialog
Close Dialog	Window, DialogMessage, ConfirmationDialog	Click X Button on a Confirmation, Error, Warning or Info Dialog
Confirm Dialog	ConfirmationDialog, DialogMessage	Click Proceed/Ok Button on a Confirmation, Error, Warning or Info Dialog
Find/Assert Dialog	Window, DialogMessage, ConfirmationDialog	Find/Assert a Dialog by Title or Type
Get Dialog Message Text	ConfirmationDialog, DialogMessage	Get the text from message and confirmation dialogs

A Window is rendered when a page is opened as a popup.

A ConfirmationDialog is shown when a delete or microflow action requires a confirmation. Show message actions in microflows result in DialogMessage widgets.

FileManager

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Set File Manager	FileManager	Set a file manager to the given file path to upload a file

Generic

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Assert Current Page		Asserts that a certain page is open, by checking the current page title. Note that the page title may depend on the user’s language! For dialogs use the Find/Assert dialog action.
Assert Validation Message	All widgets	Asserts a validation message with a certain text
Click/Doubleclick	All web elements	Perform a click or doubleclick and wait for Mendix activities
Click Widgets	All widgets	Click on a Mendix Widget (for example, Button, Link, Image) by its name
Click Widget Button	ListView, ReferenceSelector	Refresh Button / Loadmore / ClearSearchField (ListView) Goto, / Add (ReferenceSelector)
Find/Assert Widget	All widgets	Find/Assert a Mendix Widget by its given name. It is possible to use a sequence of names as a path.
Get Validation Message	All widgets	Returns the validation message of a widget
Login		Login to Mendix Application with standard login page or on Cloud using MxID
Logout		Trigger logout/logoff from application via client API. Use this keyword in teardown of your test cases to end the user session. This will work regardless of the UI state.
Open Application		Opens a Mendix application at [Website URL] in a browser with Mendix specific settings

GroupBox

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Close GroupBox	GroupBox	close a groupbox
GroupBox is Collapsed	GroupBox	Get GroupBox Collapsed state: true if collapsed, otherwise false
Open GroupBox	GroupBox	open a groupbox

Input

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Assert Checkbox Value	CheckBox	Assert the value of a Checkbox
Assert Value	TextBox, TextArea, DatePicker, DropDown, RadioButton, ReferenceSelector, SearchInput Text, SearchInput DropDown, Label, OnChange Inputbox	Assert the text value from a Textbox, Textarea, Dateinput
Dropdown has Option	DropDown, ReferenceSelector, SearchInput DropDown	Returns true if value is available in drop-down
Get Checkbox Value	CheckBox	Returns true if the Checkbox is checked
Get Index	DropDown, ReferenceSelector, SearchInput DropDown	Get index of selected value in a drop-down, for example, an EnumSelect or ReferenceSelector
Get Value	TextBox, TextArea, DatePicker, DropDown, RadioButton, ReferenceSelector, SearchInput Text, SearchInput DropDown, Label, OnChange Inputbox	Get the text value from a Textbox, Textarea, Dateinput, RadioButton, Dropdowns
Set Checkbox Value	CheckBox	Sets the value of a Checkbox
Set Value	TextBox, TextArea, DatePicker, DropDown, RadioButton, ReferenceSelector, SearchInput Text, SearchInput DropDown, OnChange Inputbox	Set the text value of a Textbox, Textarea, Dateinput, Reference Selector, Enum Selector
Set Value (by index)	DropDown, ReferenceSelector, SearchInput DropDown	Set the value of a drop-down by index, for example, EnumSelect or ReferenceSelector
Toggle Checkbox Value	CheckBox	Click on a Checkbox to toggle its value

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Click Menu Item	NavigationTree, MenuBar, SimpleMenuBar	Click on a Menu Item in a Navigation Tree, Menu Bar and Simple Menu Bar
Find/Assert Menu Item	NavigationTree, MenuBar, SimpleMenuBar	Find/Assert a visible Menu Item in a Navigation Tree, Menu Bar and Simple Menu Bar

System

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Find Widget Child Node	All widgets	Find a Node within a Mendix Widget. Also matches the widget node itself.
Focus WebElement	All web elements	Focus WebElement and perform a Mendix wait afterwards
Get Current Page Title		Returns the Current Page/Form Title.
Mendix wait		Inject Mendix Scripts and Wait

Tab

Action	Supported Widgets	Description
Assert Active Tab Caption	TabContainer	Assert a certain value for the caption of the active tab page
Get Active Tab Caption	TabContainer	Returns the caption of the active tab page