Creating a test case through recording on Internet Explorer & Internet Explorer (protected)

Opkey allows users to create a Test Case by recording actions performed on Internet Explorer & Internet Explorer (Protected) browser. Users can use any one of the Internet Explorer web browsers and record his/her flows. Opkey Smart Recorder is used to record actions performed on the objects in web application.


Difference between recording on IE & IE (Protected):

While using Spy mode of recording object properties on Internet Explorer, you can spy object properties even when Internet Explorer browser window is not in focus. But, in order to fetch object properties through Spy mode, Internet Explorer (Protected) browser window must be in focus.


Objects locating in I-Frames under a Dome on the Internet Explorer web page, cannot be highlighted for recording objects whereas in Internet Explorer (Protected), objects can be spied and highlighted for fetching object properties.

Creating Test Case by recording actions on Internet Explorer

  • Create a Test Case & open it.

  • Click on the Record button and select Web Recorder.

Select Smart Recorder and then launch the Smart Recorder

Select Internet Explorer and click on Start Recording to proceed.


Perform actions on the web application. Actions being performed are getting recorded with Object Properties.


You can hover the mouse on the desired object which gets highlighted with a red color circle.



Switch to the Spy mode of the recorder. Keep pressing Alt button and hover mouse on the desired object.


Here, you can view that the Object properties of the Run object have been fetched.

You can now select an action from the dropdown and set to be performed on this object.


Switch to the Normal Record mode.

Once the recording session gets completed, click on the Stop & Save button.


Here, Test Case has been created successfully. Now you can execute it on any browser with specific plugin.


Creating Test Case by recording actions on Internet Explorer (Protected)


Create a Test Case & open it.

Click on the Record button and select Web Recorder.


Select Smart Recorder and then click on Open Start to launch the Smart Recorder.


Select Internet Explorer (Protected) and click on the Start Recording to proceed.


Perform actions on the web application. Actions being performed are getting recorded with Object Properties.



Switch to the Spy mode of the recorder. Keep pressing Alt button and hover mouse on the desired object.


Here, you can view that the Object properties of the Run object have been fetched.

You can further select an action from the dropdown and set to be performed on this object.


Objects locating in I-Frames under a Dome on the Internet Explorer web page, cannot be highlighted for recording objects whereas in Internet Explorer (Protected), objects can be spied and highlighted for fetching object properties.


Here, you can view that the Object properties of the Run object have been fetched.



Switch to the Normal Record mode.

Once the recording session gets completed, click on the Stop & Save button.


Here, Test Case has been created successfully. Now you can execute it on any browser with a specific plugin.


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