Automation V3: Provar Automation

Provar Menu

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The Provar menu, located in the top left of the screen provides you with the following option:

• Test Project Properties – This option provides you with Test Project Info and it allows you to modify properties when needed.
• Export Test Project – To share your test cases with a colleague or Provar support, an efficient method is to Export and Zip the Test Project and share this file.
• Switch Test Project – This option allows you to switch between existing projects or switch from an existing project to a brand new project.
• Restart Provar – This option will restart Provar.
• Reset screen layout – This option will reset your view to the default layout. 
• Java Settings – This option provides you with the Java Settings associated to the Test Project.
• Refresh and Recompile – This feature refreshes the project and compiles page objects, custom APIs and Java files that are available in the project. This feature is designed to help you identify the most recent update performed in page objects and custom APIs within the test case.

Navigation Tabs

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Tests

The Tests tab contains all of your tests. From this view, you can create new tests, create new test folders, and maintain your test cases. There are three different test views available: All Tests, Recent, Favourites. All Tests will show all test cases, Recent will show recently opened test cases, and Favourites will show tests that have been added to Favourites. 

Files

The Files tab centralizes all test assets-NitroX mappings, page objects, templates, Custom Test APIs, and more-into a single repository, simplifying management and promoting reuse across your test suite.There are three different test views available: All Files, Recent, Favourites. All Files will show all files, Recent will show recently opened files, and Favourites will show files that have been added to Favourites. 

Plans

The Plans tab schedules and organizes test executions into repeatable runs while centralizing results in Provar Manager and other systems. It streamlines your CI/CD workflow and simplifies test reporting.There are three different test views available: All Plans, Recent, Favourites. All Plans will show all Test Plans, Recent will show recently opened Test Plans, and Favourites will show Test Plans that have been added to Favourites. 

Executions

The Executions tab allows you to monitor test runs and analyze test run results. Provar allows you to view step-by-step test output, screenshots, and variables. 

Explorer

The Explorer tab allows you to view Salesforce and Database contents. Based on the connection you can view and filter records based on the selected object.

Settings

The Settings tab allows you to access:

• Provar Preferences and Settings includes your preferred layout, License Settings, Network Settings, Raise a Case, Downloads, Auto-save, and Encryption Controls
• Test Environments centralizes environment definitions-such as Salesforce orgs and credentials-to let you reuse the same test logic across multiple instances without modifying test cases or adding new connections. It streamlines maintenance and ensures consistent testing coverage, regardless of which environment you’re targeting.
• Test Variables stores and manages reusable values (e.g., credentials or configuration data) for your tests. It enables flexible, data-driven test design and simplifies maintenance by centralizing variable definitions. 
• Tags and SLA groups and categorizes tests using tags, while also defining service-level agreements-such as performance thresholds-for specific steps or scenarios. It streamlines reporting and highlights test metrics, so teams can quickly spot and address performance or coverage gaps. 
• Browser Providers define which browsers (local or remote) Provar can use for testing, ensuring multi-browser coverage without reconfiguring each test. 
• Test Cycles group related test executions into a single collection, allowing flexible reruns, real-time tracking, and consolidated reporting of successful outcomes-providing a more realistic and organized approach to managing test suites.
• Connections stores your login credentials and environment details for all of your connections you use to connect to an application when authoring tests. Connection types include Database, Google, Microsoft, Generic Web Service, Provar Manager, Zephy, Salesforce, UI Testing, and Single Sign-on. Provar uses an interactive connection.

Assistant

The AI Assistant allows you to sign in and get help from Provar’s AI Assistant.

Ask Provar’s AI Assistant a question and you will receive an answer from inside Automation. You can access AI Assistant at any time by clicking the the icon in the side bar or the link in the bottom right corner.

Action Bar

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Environment

This allows you to specify the Environment that your test cases will run in.

Browser Providers

This allows you to specify the Browser and screen size that your test cases will run in.

Executions

The Executions tab allows you to monitor test runs and analyze test run results. Provar allows you to view step-by-step test output, screenshots, and variables. 

The Test Runner provides a detailed output of the tests you have run. A new test run tab is created for each separate Test Run.

You can view the output of each test step, including detailed timings and screenshots, by clicking on it.

You can also:

• Access relevant test data by clicking on hyperlinks in the output pane
• Export results to CSV or PDF by clicking on the Export icon
• View runtime variables in the Variables view by clicking on the relevant Test Step and then clicking the Variables tab. (Variables are only available when running in Test Builder mode or Debug mode)
• View runtime screenshots by clicking on the Screenshots tab.

Explorer

When a new Connection is added, Provar will connect to the environment and cache its metadata. The Explorer shows this metadata as currently cached.

There are filters to locate a specific object at the top-right of the Explorer. It is also possible to drag and drop a row of data from the Explorer into a test case to create a Salesforce API test step. Provar will periodically check the state of the cached metadata and prompt a refresh if the data is stale. 

Git Settings

In Git Settings, you can switch branches, pull changes, view repositories, and push changes to your repositories.

Problems

Problems allows you to view Problems and Warnings that exist in the Project. Double clicking the problem will open the problem location and allow you to repair the issue. 

Progress

The Progress view allows you to view the progress of operations within the project. 

AI Assistant

Ask Provar’s AI Assistant a question and you will receive an answer from inside Automation.

Test Palette

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The Test Palette, provides a test step library for use in your automated tests. You can add any test step by clicking on the feature and dragging it into your test case. To search for a specific test step, use the magnifying glass icon at the top of the view.

Test case

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The Test case view is the central view which displays the currently open test case. You can open any test case by clicking it in the Tests view.

A test case has a number of icons in the top-right corner.

The icons provide access to the following features:

• Test Builder
• Debug
• Run
• Run Under Ant
• Save
• More Options
  • Add a new input parameter
  • Add a new output parameter
  • Add a data source
  • Add a tag or SLA
• Close

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