Quick Start

This guide takes you through the smallest useful CueCast workflow: record a test, save it, replay it, and review the result.

Before you start

You need:

• A CueCast account
• Google Chrome
• The CueCast Chrome extension
• A web page you are allowed to test
• Any login credentials and test data required by that page

Use a test or staging environment whenever possible. Avoid real payment, notification, or destructive production workflows in your first test.

Record your first test

1. Sign in to the CueCast dashboard.
2. Install and enable the CueCast Chrome extension when prompted.
3. Create a project for the application you want to test.
4. Create a test group and a test case.
5. Enter a stable starting URL for the test case.
6. Click Start Recording.
7. Complete the workflow in the browser as a real user would.
8. Add an assertion at a meaningful result, such as a confirmation message or changed status.
9. Stop the recording and save the captured steps.

For guidance on producing stable steps, see Recording Tests.

Replay the test

Open the saved test case and click Run. CueCast opens the starting page and replays each recorded step in Chrome.

During the first replay, confirm that:

• The browser starts from the expected page.
• Input values are suitable for repeated use.
• The test reaches the intended result.
• At least one assertion verifies the business outcome.

If a fixed value must be unique, change the input strategy to a random string, random number, timestamp, or prefix plus timestamp.

Review the result

After the run completes, open the run result and check:

• Overall status and duration
• The status of every step
• Screenshots captured during the run
• The failed step and error message, if applicable
• Failure context and suggested diagnosis

A recorded flow is only ready for regression use after it has completed at least one successful replay.

Choose a good first workflow

Good first tests are short, stable, and easy to verify. Examples include:

• Sign in and open the dashboard.
• Create a disposable record and confirm it appears in a list.
• Search for a known item and assert that the expected text is visible.

Avoid starting with a long workflow that depends on many external systems or creates irreversible business data.

Next step

Read Recording Tests to learn how to capture maintainable test steps.