Salesforce Lightning tests

You can record and play back Web UI tests for Salesforce applications that use Salesforce Lightning controls.

Salesforce Lightning controls are composite controls built from multiple underlying controls. During recording, an action on a composite control might be assigned to a child element. If playback does not work as expected, use Element View to select the required parent or actionable control and set it as the step target.

Smartshot capabilities

During recording, HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) captures a Smartshot for each step. For Salesforce Lightning applications, the Smartshot includes the visible controls that Test Hub recognizes. You can use the Smartshot in the test editor without recording the session again to perform the following tasks:

• Control detection: View the recognized controls in the Smartshot. The original target remains highlighted, and you can select another recognized control.
• Step generation: Select a visible control to generate an additional action, such as a click, text entry, or selection.
• Verification points: Select a visible control and capture a verification point for a property such as text, value, or visibility.

The following scenarios might require you to edit a test after recording:

• If a drop-down option is recorded as a span element, then you must select the Salesforce Lightning base combo control in Element View as the step target.
  Note:

  When you record a drop-down action, click the left side of the drop-down text value. You should avoid clicking the middle or right side of the value.
• For an SVG element, you must select the nearest parent Salesforce Lightning icon or primitive icon in the element hierarchy.
• After you record a test, if any step that is recorded as span fails during playback, you must select its actionable parent control as the target.
• While recording, when you perform user actions, the highlight might be on some other element. You can ignore this behaviour.

The following table lists the supported main Salesforce Lightning controls: