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This Selenium IDE tutorial for beginners will help you learn about the new Selenium IDE, its working principle, components, key features, and limitations. Selenium is a commonly used test automation tool. Selenium IDE is one of the first tools in the Selenium suite.
This Selenium IDE Tutorial will cover the following topics:
0:00 Introduction to Selenium IDE
00:42 What is Selenium?
01:10 What is Selenium IDE?
03:15 Advancements with new IDE
11:22 Working principle of Selenium IDE
11:58 Components of Selenium IDE
25:36 Selenium commands
44:59 Key features of Selenium IDE
01:36:58 Limitations of Selenium IDE
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What is Selenium IDE?
Selenium is an automated testing tool that tests web applications across various platforms and browsers. Selenium IDE happens to be one of the Selenium tools with a simple working principle. Selenium IDE ceased to exist in 2017 and an updated version was released recently. It records the user interactions with the browser and replays the same to find bugs/errors. Many advancements with the new version have made IDE flexible and robust.
Selenium training has been designed to help developers and manual testers learn how to automate web applications with a robust framework, and integrate it within the DevOps processes of an organization. The course contains a lot of real-life examples and situations to demonstrate how to use Selenium WebDriver effectively. The training starts with a refresher course on core Java concepts and covers the basics of Test Automation and its importance in the industry. The course includes basic as well as advanced concepts of WebDriver and other tools/frameworks like TestNG, Maven, AutoIT, Sikuli, log4j. Special focus is given on building a robust framework with Page Object Design Pattern, Data-Driven Approach, and creating reusable components to improve productivity. The course also covers Selenium Grid, which along with TestNG helps achieve parallel execution to improve coverage and reduce execution time for faster feedback. Appium is an open-source test automation framework for use with native, hybrid, and mobile web applications. The course includes a project where you have to create the test automation for an eCommerce application with a framework and reporting.
What are the objectives of this Selenium training course?
This course will enable you to:
1. Revise the core Java concepts which are essential for learning Selenium WebDriver
2. Understand the scope of Test Automation in DevOps and fundamentals of Test Automation
3. Create Test Cases using Selenium IDE – Record and Playback tool
4. Understand Selenium WebDriver architecture and various layers of interaction
5. Set up WebDriver project in Eclipse and write test cases using TestNG
6. Locate elements using various locating techniques
7. Work with various WebDriver commands to drive web browser and various WebElement commands to deal with various web components
8. Learn to deal with various possible scenarios in terms of pop-ups, multiple Windows, frames, taking screenshots
9. Implement Page Object Design Pattern and Data-Driven Testing
10. Understand how to use Maven, ANT, AutoIT, Sikuli, log4j, and listeners
11. Learn to use Selenium Grid with TestNG for parallel execution
12. Execute a project from scratch by building an automation framework and automating a few test scenarios
Who should take this Selenium training course?
The course is ideal for :
1. Test Managers
2. Test Engineers
3. Test Lead
4. Test Analyst
5. QA Engineers
6. Software Developers
7. Engineers who want to learn Automation testing
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That’s cool you’re on a Mac but say Ctrl-C instead of Command-C. Love the diversity! (And the overall conciseness!!) Excellently done!! Thank you so much for putting this all together and sharing.
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I will repeat what many others have already commented…You have done a very nice job here Ma’am. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.
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Very very very very very very very good! Wonderful! Thank you so much
This video saved me. Thank you!!!
I’d never automate a search from my job without this
Again, thank you soooo much!
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very instructive and detailed, thank you
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Thanks a lot?
Really NICELY Explained???
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@simplilearn, Can we handle basic AUTH pop up using IDE? I tried but failed to do so.
Thanks alot maam it helped alot learned alot of things. A very comprehensive video discussing almost all the related topics.
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Great training! Thanks!
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I am using Selenium IDE on Chrome – how can I read, store and verify the URL of the current webpage I am on? Appreciate your help…
Thanks for this great tutorial 🙂
You’re very welcome!
Is there a scheduler in latest selenium ide?
Can you please show the side runner on Actual window 10 it will be great I try to run in my command line it didn’t run .can you please write the command for window so that I can use
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Hi. Could you please help? I need to make a selector that will click on the date in selection box on the website. I need it to be todays date – 7 days. Please advise for now I am able to xlick on date that I record…
Perfect ! Thanks !
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I’m using selenium first time and your tutorial makes it’s esey every concept is clear. thanks for this.
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This is amazing!
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For the 1st time i was using selenium IDE and your tutorial made it so easy for me to catchup and work along with my requirement. Thank you.!!
Do you have any tutorial on Gherkins, cucumber, Java & Maven. If so could you please share the link. Thanks