Limit record and playback to the StartApp application

You can limit the recording and playing back of test scripts to applications that you start through the recording monitor or by using the startApp command.

You can use the recording monitor or the startApp command in your test script to start an application. For example:

startApp("ClassicsJavaA")

If you enable this feature and record a test script by starting an application from the recording monitor, you must consider the following points:

The recording captures the actions performed only on the application that starts through the recording monitor.
Actions performed on any other application are ignored.
The recording captures the verification points and data-driven commands only on the application that starts through the recording monitor.

If you enable this feature and play back a test that starts an application by using the startApp command, you must consider the following points:

The playback considers only the actions performed on the application that starts by using the startApp command.
This feature is not applicable to browsers during the playback.

To enable this feature in HCL OneTest™ UI, you must complete the following steps:

Click Window > Preferences > Functional Test.
Select Limit Record/Playback to StartApp applications only.

Note:

If you remove the StartApp application from your test script, then the playback is not limited to the application that starts the test script.

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