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Record
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Click to record a new sequence. If login details have been configured, you can click the down
arrow to select:
- AppScan Chromium browser (default)
- AppScan will record using the built-in Chromium-based browser, without logging in. When the
browser opens you can log in, if needed, and then record your multi-step sequence.
Note: If you
use this option and then record login requests as part of the sequence, parameters and
cookies received will always be treated as Dynamic, even if they are Login requests, and even
if you change their tracking to Login Value.
- AppScan IE browser > Log in and then record
- AppScan® will log in to the application automatically
(using the login you recorded) before the browser opens. You can then record your multi-step
operation without recording the login requests. This method has the advantage that the login
requests will not be replayed every time this sequence is played, but only if AppScan is out-of-session.
Note: Parameters and cookies that are
present in the Multi-Step sequence but not in the Login sequence, are always tracked as
Dynamic, even if you change their tracking to Login Value.
- AppScan IE browser > Record without login
- AppScan® will begin recording the sequence without
logging in. When the browser opens you record your multi-step sequence directly. If you need
to log in, the login will be part of the recording and will therefore be replayed every time
the sequence is played, which can significantly increase scan time. Where login is required,
the best practice is to use the previous option.
Note: If you use this option and then
record login requests as part of the sequence, parameters and cookies received are
always tracked as Dynamic, even if they are Login requests, and even if you change their
tracking to Login Value. Note: If no login sequence has been configured there is just
one IE option: Record.
- External browser
- Active only if you have configured AppScan to use an external browser for scanning (Tools >
Options > Use External Browser > Select Browser). If possible it is recommended to use the
AppScan Chromium browser, as it records extra information that improves login success during
scanning. Use the external browser only if recording the login with the AppScan browsers does
not work for your application.
For details, see Record sequence with browser
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Export a sequence (SEQ file) for use with a different scan
Import a sequence (SEQ file) exported from a different scan
Delete the selected sequence from the current scan.
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Playback Method
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When you record a multi-step operation, AppScan
records both the actions and the requests. You can select which of them will be used for the
scan:
- Request-based playback
- Sends the raw HTTP requests from the recording. This method is usually faster.
- Action-based playback
- Replays the clicks and keystrokes of the user. Reasons for selecting this method could be that
the site includes a lot of JavaScript, or that some of the requests in the request-based playback
were marked with a red X when you attempted to validate them. This method can increase scan
time.
Request-based playback is the default method.Note: If the scan is configured not to use a
browser other than the embedded browser (Tools > Options > Use external browser), request-based
playback is always used. Note: If you load a sequence that was recorded in a version of
AppScan that did not support action-based playback, request-based playback is used for that
sequence, even if action-based playback is selected. Note: If you select Action-based
playback for a multi-step operation, you must also select Action-based as the login method. If
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Sequence List
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Lists all recorded Multi-Step Operations for this scan.
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Sequence Name
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The name of the sequence that is selected in the List of Sequences. The check box next to each
one indicates if the sequence is enabled for this scan.
- Validate
- Click this to check that the sequence is valid. AppScan replays the sequence, and any requests
that receive a response different to the original response are marked with a red X, indicating that
they will not be tested.
Tip: A common reason for requests receiving a different response
is the presence of a dynamic sequence variable that needs to be defined, see Sequence variables. If this is not the problem, and the site contains JavaScript,
changing to action-based playback may give better results.
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Recorded URLs
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Shows the links or actions in the selected sequence.
- Validated
- A green check mark indicates that the URL has been validated. A red X appears next to URLs that
were not validated.
- Test
- Indicates whether this URL will be tested on its own (as well as in the Multi-Step Operation).
Options are Yes/No. To change the setting right-click on the URL and select Test / Don't
Test. Even if you select No the URL will still be playes as part of the Multi-Step
Operation.
- Play Sequence
- (Applies to tested URLs only) Indicates whether the previous steps in the sequence will be
replayed each time this URL is tested. Options are Yes/No. To change the setting right-click
and select Play sequence before testing request > Yes/No.
- View any link in the sequence by selecting it and then clicking the browser button (you can
delete individual requests by clicking the trash icon in the upper right of the dialog that
opens)
- Delete any link in the sequence by selecting it and clicking . After doing this click Validate to check that the updated sequence stays
in-session.
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Log in before sequence replay
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If selected, each time a Multi-Step Operation is played, AppScan will log in first. This option
is cleared if you record the login as part of the multi-step operation.
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Allow play optimization
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(Request-based playback only) When selected (default) AppScan® attempts to optimize scan time by avoiding unnecessary playback. You should not
disable this setting unless you find that AppScan® is
missing parts of the application due to play optimization. The Scan Log can
help in determining this.
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Test in Single-Thread mode
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AppScan® may send two or more requests simultaneously,
if they don't require the replaying of a sequence between them. If this results in parts of the
application being missed, select this check box.
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Sequence Variables
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Lists variables that were received while recording the sequence(s), and indicates those that AppScan® has determined should be tracked. These may be session
IDs or other variables. You can change the status of variables in this list to improve how AppScan® deals with them (for details see Sequence variables).
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