3.8.6. Starting Web AUTs (HTML)
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### 3.8.6. Starting Web AUTs (HTML)

The AUT configuration dialog for HTML has three different levels of detail: basic, advanced and expert.

See the sections below for information on the different levels.

#### 3.8.6.1. Basic HTML AUT configuration

Use the basic setting to specify the URL and Browser you wish to start this AUT configuration on.

1. Enter the basic configuration details as described earlier (Section 3.8.2, “Basic information required for every AUT configuration”).

2. You can optionally create a working directory to store files in (Section 3.8.3, “Using a working directory in an AUT configuration”).

3. Enter the URL of your AUT.

   | Relative paths to the URL cannot be used!

4. Select the browser you want to start the AUT in.

For information on the advanced properties for the AUT configuration, see the next Section 3.8.6.2, “Advanced HTML AUT configuration”.

#### 3.8.6.2. Advanced HTML AUT configuration

You can use the advanced dialog to enter the browser path for your browser. This lets you use a specific version of the browser (not available for Internet Explorer).

Determine whether you want Selenium to use Webdriver technology during test execution. Keep in mind that this mode is experimental! If you want to use Webdriver technology, you also have to specify the path to the Webdriver on your machine, depending on your browser:

Browser | Driver
--- | ---
Internet Explorer | Internet Explorer drivers are available here.
Firefox Version 46 and below | Firefox Version 46 and below provides an integrated driver.
Firefox Version 47 and above | Firefox Version 47 and above drivers are available here.
Safari | Safari provides an integrated driver.
Chrome | Chrome drivers are available here.

Table 3.2. References for specific Webdrivers

In Internet Explorer, you also have to disable the options "Display intranet sites in Compatibility View" and "Use Microsoft compatibility lists" in the Compatibility View Settings, and "Protected Mode" in the Internet Security Options.

You can also specify whether you want to be able to use the multi-window support in your tests for this AUT. If your AUT has functions that open new windows, then deactivate the Single Window Mode checkbox. Any AUTs that are running in multi-window mode show the Selenium console as well as the AUT when the AUT is started. The Object Mapping Editor for multi-window AUTs has a button to allow switching between multiple open windows for mapping components, and there are actions in the HTML unbound modules to allow you to switch between windows during the test.

Note that currently some webdrivers (notably Mozilla's geckodriver) has some issues with using multiple windows. Using these webdrivers may unexpectedly hang the tests, especially if popup windows are closed by user actions. In order to still be able to work with newer versions of Firefox, we introduced the action Close window.

For information on the expert properties for the HTML AUT configuration, see the next Section 3.8.6.3, “Expert HTML AUT configuration”.

#### 3.8.6.3. Expert HTML AUT configuration

You can use the expert dialog to enter an ID attribute name (Section 4.6.2, “Design for testability in HTML AUTs”). If you have used a specific tag to name components in your application, enter the tag in the Expert Configuration area. This information is then used instead of the name attribute in the object recognition.

You can also select an activation method for your AUT. See the section on AUT activation (Section 3.8.1.1, “AUT activation”) for more details.