Selenium IDE is divided into different components, each having their own features and functionalities.We have categorized seven different components of Selenium IDE, which includes:
Menu bar is positioned at the top most portion of the Selenium IDE interface. The most commonly used modules of menu bar include:
The Tool bar contains modules for controlling the execution of your test cases. In addition, it gives you a step feature for debugging you test cases. The most commonly used modules of Tool Bar menu include:
This module provides you a dropdown menu that remembers all previous values for base URL. In simple words, the base URL address bar remembers the previously visited websites so that the navigation becomes easy later on.
This module contains all the test cases that are recorded by IDE. In simple words, it provides the list of all recorded test cases at the same time under the test case pane so that user could easily shuffle between the test cases.
At the bottom portion of the Test Case Pane, you can see the test execution result summary which includes the pass/fail status of various test cases.
Test Case Pane also includes features like Navigation panel which allow users to navigate between test cases and test suites.
Test Script Editor Box displaysall of the test scripts and user interactions that were recorded by the IDE. Each user interaction is displayed in the same order in which they are performed. The Editor box is divided into three columns:Command, Target and Value.
Record button records all of the user actions with the browser.
The Log Pane displays the runtime messages during execution. It provides real-time updates of the actions performed by the IDE. It can be categorized into four types: info, error, debug and warn.
The reference Pane displays the complete detail of the currently selected selenese command in the editor.