Control types

A control is an element in your application that the test can interact with, for instance a button, a text field, or a link.

You can record and verify all controls which can be automated, such as buttons and links. You cannot record interactions with scroll bars.

You can record the following controls:

Control	What can you do?
Button	Click the button Verify the button label
CheckBox	Select or clear a check box Verify that the check box is selected
ComboBox	Select an entry from the drop-down menu Verify whether a specific entry was selected from the drop-down menu
Container	You cannot interact with a Container. It represents the HTML tags div, span, and fieldset.
Image	Click the image Verify the storage location of the image
Label	Click the label Verify the content of a label
Link	Click the link Verify the link text
Listbox	Select or clear a list item Verify whether a specific entry was selected from the drop-down menu
Menu	Select a menu entry by entering the specified path, e.g. File->Save
RadioButton	Select or deselect a radio button Verify whether a radio button was selected or not
Slider	Enter a number to set the slider to a specific position Verify the position of a slider
TabControl	Enter the name of a tab to select this tab Verify whether a specific tab was selected
Cell	Select a table cell Verify the content of a table cell
TextBox	Enter text and/or numbers into the text box Verify the text in a text box
TreeView	Select a tree entry by entering the specified path, e.g. Level1->Level2->Level3
GenericGUI	GenericGUI is a control that Tricentis ARA can't identify as one of the other controls in this table.

Recorded TestSteps with different control types