Create TestCases with Tricentis ARA

To create TestCases with Tricentis ARA, follow the steps below:

  1. Open Tricentis ARA and get to know your work environment.

  2. Before you start recording, perform the following actions:

    • Make sure that the zoom factor of the Windows display settings is set to one of the standard values such as 100% or 125%.

    • If you scan a web page, make sure that the zoom factor of your browser is set to 100%.

    • If you scan an SAP application, make sure that you enabled SAP GUI scripting.

  3. Start recording.

  4. Understand which recording method you need.

  5. Create TestSteps by performing one or more of the following actions:

  6. Pause and resume the recording process, if necessary.

  7. Stop the recording.

  8. Optionally, you can edit the recording by performing one or more of the following actions:

  9. Save the recording.

For information on how to configure Tricentis ARA, see "Configure Tricentis ARA".

You have 7 days after you install Tricentis ARA to record and save TestCases without a license. After this period, you can still record TestCases, but you need to set up a valid license to play back or save your recording. For information on how to set up a license, see "Set up a license for Tricentis ARA".

Continue your work in Tricentis Tosca

To continue the work that you started in Tricentis ARA to automate the testing of your application, follow the steps below:

  1. If you do not yet have Tricentis Tosca, upgrade to Tricentis Tosca.

  2. Import your recordings to Tricentis Tosca.

  3. For information on how to work with the results of the recording, see the Tricentis Tosca manual.

For a comparison of the functionalities of Tricentis ARA and Tricentis Tosca, see "Comparison of Tricentis ARA and Tricentis Tosca".

You can only transfer recordings between compatible versions of Tricentis ARA and Tricentis Tosca. For more information, see "Compatibility with Tricentis Tosca".

Optional configurations

You can set the following optional configurations for Tricentis ARA:

  • Specify whether Tricentis ARA should record mouseover events automatically.

  • Specify whether Tricentis ARA should display hints next to the mouse during recording.

  • Define which applications Tricentis ARA should ignore.

What's next

Now that you have a high-level overview of the work process with Tricentis ARA, get to know your work environment.