If you want to make updates to a browser or mobile test that don't involve interacting with the application under test or Trainer playback, you can select Quick edit instead of opening the full mabl Trainer.
Quick edit, as its name suggests, is a good option for making smaller changes to a test:
- Updating a variable or assertion value
- Adding a Configure Find attribute to a step
- Disabling steps for troubleshooting purposes
A test in quick-edit mode
Adding steps in quick-edit mode
Support for adding steps in quick-edit mode is limited to steps that don't require interacting with the application under test. The following table outlines support by type of step:
| Type of step | Quick edit support | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| Recorded actions | No | Since there is no browser or mobile app to interact with, recorded actions cannot be added in quick-edit mode. |
| Assertions | No | The assertion step is disabled in quick-edit mode. Custom find assertions, created using a "Find element" step are still supported. |
| Variables | Partial | You can create variables from all sources except Element property. |
| Flows | Yes | Quick-edit mode supports both creating and importing flows. |
| Conditionals | Partial | You can set conditions based on custom find, JavaScript, or a variable. |
| JavaScript | Yes | Quick-edit mode supports creating and importing snippets, but it does not support running snippets. |
| Wait | Yes | |
| Wait until | No | Creating a "wait until" step requires interacting with the browser window or mobile app. |
| Accessibility | Partial | Accessibility checks that target the page are supported. |
| Custom find ("Find element") | Yes | In the mabl Trainer, you can confirm whether the XPath or CSS for a custom find step matches an element on the page. In Quick Edit mode, since the app under test isn't open, this preview feature isn't available. |
| Visit URL | Yes | |
| Echo | Yes | |
| API steps | Yes | |
| Database queries | Yes | |
| MFA authenticator code | No | Inserting an MFA authenticator code requires interacting with the application under test. |
| Mailbox steps | Partial | Quick edit supports creating Mailbox addresses and opening the mabl Mailbox. Inserting a Mailbox address isn’t supported because it requires interacting with the application under test. |
| Cookies | Partial | Quick edit supports creating and removing cookies; it does not support cookie assertions. |
| Set viewport | Yes |