Record from here

You do not need to record from scratch every time! Need that in the middle of an existing test? No problem! ✨

You can start recording from any step in an existing test. Go to the test details and:

  1. Hover on a step you want to record from

  2. Click + icon

  3. Click Record from here option

  4. The recording window will open, and the test will run until the given step

  5. The recording mode will activate, and you can continue recording new steps from here

Click "Record from here" to execute test to a given position and enable recording mode
Recording mode in the webapp UI
Recording mode is activated in the browser window with a test

All newly recorded steps will be automatically added to a test without any extra confirmation and will have a NEW badge, as shown in the screenshot below.

Newly recorded steps with the NEW badge

Changing the recording position

BugBug also allows you to change the current recording position. To do this, drag & drop the recording position from the web app UI.

Movable recoding position

This feature lets you record new steps in multiple test positions within a single recording session. If you want to pause the recording to set your application state manually and continue recording again, you can do this by clicking Pause button, and then you can continue recording by clicking the Record button.

You can pause recording and enable it again by clicking Record button

You can also continue recording from the current end of a test case - just click the button Record from here at the end of a test. Newly recorded steps will appear in the new group.

Record from here at the end of the test

Resume execution after recording new steps

BugBug allows you to resume executing the test after recording without starting the test from the beginning. This awesome feature significantly reduces the time spent on fixing the test.

The common scenario looks like this:

  • Record new steps inside the test

  • Pause recording

  • Change playback position before newly recorded steps

  • Resume a test

Change playback position and click Resume button to execute newly recorded steps
You can resume execution from BugBug overlay

You can repeat the record and replay sequence as many times as you like. Enjoy BugBug's flexibility!

We also recommend reading about Edit & Rewind feature that explains more about how to fix broken tests easily.

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