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Adding a Step to a Case

Adding steps to Cases allows you to build or modify your Case to automate tasks. Each step performs a specific action that can be customized by selecting commands and defining parameters.

To create a Step within a Case, go to the Case where you want to define a step and follow these steps:

Click here to see how to access a case.

Adding a new step

To add an action step in, open the Case where you want to define a step.

1. Click the ADD Step button to create a new step.

2. The Add New Step pop-up will appear. This step will appear as the next step in the Case.

3. The default action is Open Web Browser. If you want to change it, click to remove it and then click icon to get a list of actions.

You can quickly find an Action by typing a keyword into the action field. As you type, a list of matching actions will appear, and you can select the desired action from the results. This makes it faster to locate and add actions, especially when dealing with many available options.

4. From the Action drop-down, select the required action for the step.
5. If required, fill in the Screen Name and Element Key and define the parameter’s value in the Parameters box.

6. Click Save.

Configure Locator Timeout (Optional)

For steps that interact with UI elements (such as Click, Enter, or Select actions, etc.), you can define how long the system should wait for the element to appear.

This is controlled using the Locator Timeout field available in the step configuration.

• By default, each step uses the global locator timeout defined in Project Settings.
• You can override this value by entering a custom timeout for a specific step.
• The step-level timeout takes priority over the global setting.

When to use this option:

• When a page or element takes longer than usual to load
• When working with dynamic or slow-loading applications
• When different steps require different wait times

Important:

• The Locator Timeout field is available only for steps that use a locator (for example, when Element Key is provided).
• This field is not displayed for steps that do not interact with UI elements.
• If no value is specified, the system automatically uses the project-level timeout (default value: 65 seconds).

Example: If the project-level timeout is set to 10 seconds, but a specific element takes longer to load, you can set the Locator Timeout for that step to 20 seconds. The system will wait up to 20 seconds for that element before failing the step.

Adding a Step Using Drag and Drop

You can also add a new step using the drag-and-drop interface.

You can show or hide the Drag and Drop Elements panel anytime by selecting the drag-and-drop icon.

1. You will see the Drag and Drop Elements section on the left side of the screen.
2. In the search box, type a keyword to find the desired HuLoop command or function.

3. Below the search box, browse different command and function groups. Expand a group by selecting the plus icon to view its items.

4. Once you find the desired action or function, drag it and drop it before or after any step where you want it to appear.
   • For example, to add a new step at index 3, drag and drop the item below Step 2.
5. When you drop the action/function at the desired index, the Add Step pane appears on the right side of the screen.
   • In this pane, define the step details by entering the Screen Name, Element Key, and Parameter Value, as applicable to the selected action or function.
6. Select Save.

The new step is added to your use case at the specified index.