Manual Recording

Already know each step? Recording is the fastest path: perform the actions once in a real browser and TestDog parses them into editable structured steps.

Recording page: enter the start URL, then start recording

Recording flow

Recording page: enter the start URL and click Start Recording

1. Click Record on the case detail, enter the start URL.
2. Click Start Recording — a Playwright recording browser opens; operate the page normally (clicks, typing, selects…).
3. When done, click Stop & Import. The recording is parsed into structured steps and saved into the script editor.

Editing steps

• Lines that can't be parsed are never dropped — they're kept as raw for manual cleanup.
• Locators, input values and descriptions are all editable; write a clear description per step to ease future maintenance.
• Save or Save as New Version, then verify by replay (see Replay).

Login config

Don't record the login page into every script — capture the login state once with a login config (full guide: Test Data & Login):

1. Open the login config manager via the 🔒 row action on the project list, and record the login flow once (e.g. username + password).
2. AI generation can then start from a logged-in session, and replay reuses the state to skip login.

How long a login state stays valid depends on the system under test — re-record before each test session; you can also refresh it anytime via "re-record" in the manager after a session expires.