Multi-tab support

This article explains what happens when you train browser tests that interact with different tabs.

Training in new tabs

When you click on a link that opens a page in a new tab, the mabl Trainer automatically adds a step that waits for the tab to open. To start testing in the new tab, create an assertion or click on an element. The Trainer automatically detects that you switched to the new tab and adds a switch text step before the recorded steps.

If you start recording steps on the initial tab, the Trainer adds another step to switch context back to the initial tab before your recorded steps.

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Limitations

The mabl Trainer does not support the following methods for opening a new tab:

• CTRL + T or ⌘+T keypress steps
• CTRL + click or ⌘+ click

Unlike switch context steps for iframes, which support Configure Find, switch context steps for tabs cannot be edited. The mabl Trainer does not support switching context to a new tab whose name or URL is dynamically generated. If this functionality is important to your team, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or let us know in the mabl Product Portal.