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Available Actions for Certify System Interface

Available Actions for Certify System Interface

Aug 19, 2021 • Article

SOLUTION
Based on Worksoft Certify 12.0.2007

Actions are organized into classes.

The Certify System Interface includes the following classes:

Date
Dialog
Dialog Edit
Dialog PushButton
Dialog Static Text
Execution
Execution Setting
File
Number
ODBC Data
Operating System
Record Set
Solman
Text
Variable
Window

Class Action Description

Date Compare Compare

This action is Automators mode only.The Date Math Action performs operation between Dates with
Date DateMath
Days,Weeks,Month and Year

Date Get Part Parse a date from a variable and save a portion of date into a second variable (i.e. day, month, year, etc.)

Date Math Date Math

Date Set Save a specified value into a variable.

This action is Automators mode only.The Time Math Action performs operation between Dates with
Date TimeMath
Days,Weeks,Month and Year

Dialog Key Press Simulate pressing a special key or sending a string with a modifier (one or more times).

Dialog Type Keys Send a sequence of keystrokes to the object under test.

Dialog Visible Visible

Dialog Edit Input Change the content of a GUI control.

Dialog
Press Press the button in a pop-up system dialog box
PushButton

Dialog
Visible Verify that a button in a system dialog pop-up box is visible.
PushButton

Dialog Static
Store Store the text in a system dialog pop-up box.
Text

Dialog Static
Verify Verify the text in a system dialog pop-up box.
Text

Every time an application becomes the active (foreground) window, a capture step is recorded. Application name, title,
Execution Application Focus
timestamp, windowImage are related parameters captured.

Execution Comment Display Comment Dialog

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Class Action Description

Execution Dialog Prompt Display Prompt Dialog

Begin execution of a specified Certify Process. It is possible to specify execution at a specific step other than the first. It
Execution Execute Process
is possible to specify a layout and recordset to utilize.

Execution Exit All Exit all

Action will exit out of the currently executing Certify process. This is primarily designed for on true/on false conditions
Execution Exit Process
for cases when it may be important to skip subsequent steps or to break out of a loop.

Redirect the flow of execution to next perform a desired step (within the same Certify Process). Relies on a step that
Execution Jump
contains a Label action. This is most useful when execution demands repetitive operations such as data entry.

Create a reference point within a Certify process. This is used in conjunction with the action Jump. It is useful for
Execution Label
creating loops or on true/on false validation techniques.

Execution Manual Step Display Manual Step Dialog

Execution Name Activity Display Name Activity for Analyze

Execution Set AUT Locale Change the regional settings for the target application (appliciation under test).

Execution Skip Execution Exit all process and mark the execution as skipped

Start at first Step with

Execution Start at first step with next record
Next Record

Pause or delay execution for a given number of seconds. While this action is not recommended for hardened
Execution Wait automation (best practices), this is useful to troubleshoot issues on a new VM or when the application automated
against is less performant.

Execution
Capture Screen Mode Set Capture Screen Mode
Setting

Execution
Capture Screen On Set Capture Screen On
Setting

Execution
Step Delay Set Step Delay
Setting

Execution
Stop On Failure Set Stop on Failure
Setting

File Append Data Append data to file

File Clear File Clear file

File Delete File Delete file

File File Compare Compare two files. Specify 2 file names and this will retrieve them from the file system and compare them.

File File Exists File exists

File Masked File Compare Designed to perform advanced file comparisons. This is typically used against CSV or Excel files.

File Overwrite File Overwrite data in file

File Read File Read file

File Store File Property Store File Property

Number Compare Compare Numbers

Number Get Random Number Generate a random number between a given minimum and maximum value and save into a variable.

Number Math Number Math

Number Round Round a number

Number Set Save a specified value into a variable.

Set the seed for random generation to a given seed number. This will help randomize the random generator during
Number Set Random Seed
subsequent steps.

Number Sum Sum of Numbers

Number Truncate Truncate a Number

ODBC Data Database Store Perform a database query utilizing an ODBC connection string and save the result into a variable.

Perform a database query utilizing an ODBC connection string and then verify the result matches a given criteria or
ODBC Data Database Verify
value.

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Class Action Description

Operating Take a screenshot of the entire desktop screen. This is useful for documentation and/or troubleshooting execution
Capture Screen Image
System issues.

Operating Launch a specific application with specified folder path, exeecutable name and/or parameters (Does not support shell
Execute Application
System commands). There is a toggle whether or not to wait for the application to finish.

Operating Get Environment

System Variable

Operating Similar to the action Execution Application, utilize this to invoke any command that can be invoked from cmd.exe
Input DOS Command
System (Console).

Clear all of the rows in the recordset. Note: actions like this will impact the recordset in the Certify database; At the
Record Set Clear RecordSet
completion of execution the recordset will be saved in the Certify Database.

Record Set Export RecordSet Export recordset to specified file.

Export RecordSet To
Record Set Export RecordSet To Excel
Excel

Saves recordset into the Certify database. This takes effect immediately. Common usage of this also includes the usage
Record Set Flush RecordSet
of the action Refresh RecordSet.

Import recordset from a specified file name. It will be imported into the specified layout and recordset. Typically used
Record Set Import RecordSet
with CSV files.

Import RecordSet
Record Set Import RecordSet From Excel
From Excel

Record Set Read Record Read Record

Refresh the specified recordset from the Certify database. Typically used when doing data synchronization with 2
Record Set Refresh RecordSet
Certify processes running in parallel.

Record Set SQL to RecordSet SQL to RecordSet

Stored Procedure to
Record Set Import data into RecordSet from the results returned by executing stored procedure
RecordSet

Verify RecordSet
Record Set Verify RecordSet Existence
Existence

Record Set Write Record Write record

Solman Logon SDC Login to a specified system. Relies on definition within the System Data Container.

Solman Set Returned PDF Set Returned PDF

Solman TBOM Trace Toggle flag on or off for Technical Bill of Materials tracing. This will affect all subsequent execution.

Text Compare Compare Text Variables

Text Concatenate Concatenate Text variable

Text Convert Case Change the case of a Text variable

Find a substring within the content of a variable. Parameters include (starting with) and (ending with) on the desired
Text Find Substring
substring. This is ideal for parsing through xml.

Text Length Get the Length of the text into a Text variable

Text Replace Find and replace text.

Text Split Text And Extract Split text from <*From> using delimiter <*Delimiter> and extract item <*Sequence Number>

Split Text To
Text Split Text To Recordset
Recordset

Text Substring Extract substring from <Input Text> starting at <*Starting Index> having <*Length> characters; store in <Result>

Text Substring Index Find substring <*Substring> in <*Input Text> and return an index to it in <Result>

Text Text Between Extract text between <*Before Text> and <*After Text> on <*Sequence Number> occurrence

Text Trim Trim whitespace from a Text variable

Text Verify Length Verify Length

Save a specified value into a variable. This is useful when data type conversion is required (i.e. Date to String, to String,
Variable Convert
etc.).

Variable Set Save a specified value into a variable.

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Class Action Description

Set from Process

Variable Set Variable from Process Attribute
Attribute

Retrieve value from a given result attribute and save into a variable. Note: does not utilize a value passed in from
Set from Result
Variable Certify command-line or Execution Manager. It might only be specified either as a default result attribute value or the
Attribute
execution dialog

Variable Set Result Attribute

Window Send Input Key Send Input Key

Window Send Input Text Send Input Text

Window Send Keys Sends Keys to Window

Window Set Window State Set Window State

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