Create XBrowser Modules

Tosca XScan can identify the controls of your web applications to create XBrowser Modules. With these Modules, Tosca steers the controls of your web applications to test their functionality.

Before you start

To work with the XBrowser Engine and Tosca XScan, you first need to install the Tricentis Automation Extension for your browser. You can do this in different ways:

You can install the Tricentis Automation Extension for the following browsers:

To install the Tricentis Automation Extension directly to your browser perform the following steps:

  1. Open a webpage in the browser for which you want to install the extension.

  2. Start scanning with Tosca Xscan and select your browser in the Select Application window. If you don't have the extension installed—or it's outdated—you'll get a notification.

  3. In the notification dialog, select Yes. This takes you to the extension's install page in the respective browser's extension store.

  1. On the extension's install page, perform the installation. The actual steps depend on your browser:

  1. Select + Add to Chrome.

  2. Select Add extension to confirm the installation.

  3. In the browser window, select Customize and control Google Chrome, then select More tools->Extensions.

  4. Select Allow access to file URLs.

To confirm that the extension was successfully installed, select the Tosca icon next to the address bar. You'll get the status message Automation possible.

To install the Tricentis Automation Extension for Firefox, follow these steps:

  1. Select Add.

  2. After the installation has finished, restart the browser.

To confirm that the extension was successfully installed, select the Tosca icon next to the address bar. You'll get the status message Automation possible.

To install the Tricentis Automation Extension for Edge version 79 or later, follow these steps:

  1. Select Allow extensions from other stores.

  2. Select Get to install the Tricentis Automation Extension for Microsoft Edge.

  3. Select Add extension to confirm the installation.

  4. Select Settings and more->Extensions.

  5. Select Details for the Tricentis Automation Extension for Microsoft Edge.

  6. Select Allow access to file URLs.

To confirm that the extension was successfully installed, select the Tosca icon next to the address bar. You'll get the status message Automation possible.

To manually install the Tricentis Automation Extension for Tosca XBrowser Engine 3.0, check out the information for your browser:

  1. Open the Firefox browser.

  2. Navigate to the FireFox@tricentis.com.xpi file located in C:\Program Files (x86)\TRICENTIS\Tosca Testsuite\TBox\Resources\FireFoxExtension.

  3. Drag and drop the file to the browser and follow the prompts.

  4. Restart the browser after installation.

For information on how to install the Tosca Automation Extension for Tosca XBrowser Engine 3.0 manually, refer to the Tricentis Knowledge Base articles below:

Run Tosca XScan

Now that you have installed the Tricentis Automation Extension for your browser, you can use Tosca XScan to scan web applications and create Xbrowser Modules. To do so, right-click a Module folder or use the dynamic menu Modules and select Scan->Application. Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + A.

For further information, see "Create Modules by scanning".