Adding Instructions to an Existing Test

Add Instruction is an Action available on the Test Details page and Slider View for test cases created via Architect. Instructions are a great way to organize tasks being tested on your site. 

NOTE: Instructions cannot be added before the opening PageInit Action of any Test or between the last Action of one Instruction and the first Action of the next Instruction. This is to prevent any empty instructions.

How to Add Instructions via Test Details Page

We recommend that you add Instructions while recording your test with Architect. However, adding an Instruction to your existing Test Case is very straightforward! 

  1. Open your Test.
  2. Hover over an Action. An Insert Action ⊕ icon will appear where you hover, giving you the option to insert a new Action at the selected location.
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  3. Click the Insert Action ⊕ icon to view the Insert Action menu. Select New Instruction.
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  4. Give the Instruction a meaningful name. Click Save.
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  5. Your Instruction has now been added. The numbering of your Actions will update accordingly.
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How to Add Instructions via Slider View 

  1. Open Slider View for your Test via the Test Results button or the View button on a specific Action.
  2. Hover between two Actions. The Insert Action ⊕ icon will appear.
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  3. Click the Insert Action ⊕ icon to view the Insert Action menu. Select New Instruction.
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  4. Give the Instruction a meaningful name. Click Save.
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  5. Your Instruction has now been added. The numbering of your Actions will update accordingly.
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Items of Note for Both Test Details and Slider View

  1. Instructions Added within a Test will include all following Actions up to the next Instruction.
  2. Instructions cannot be added before the opening PageInit Action of any Test or between the last Action of one Instruction and the first Action of the next Instruction.