Actions

An action is an individual activity performed by a module. In Ranorex, there are two groups of actions: basic and smart actions. Basic actions represent direct user input, such as mouse clicks. Smart actions represent more complex input or special functions, such as running a browser or carrying out a validation. Most actions are performed on repository items. Actions are managed in the actions table in the Recorder view.

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Basic actions

Basic actions represent direct user input with or on a device such as mouse clicks or keyboard input. These actions are automatically recorded when you perform them during a recording, but can also be added manually in the actions table. The table below lists the icon and name of each basic action. For more details about each basic action, refer to the following page:  ⇢ Action properties.

Smart actions

Smart actions represent more complex UI interactions and functions. For example, the Run application action directly runs an executable from a specific path without the mouse clicks or keyboard interactions normally required to do so. During a recording, none of these actions are available, except for the Validation action. For more details about each smart action, refer to the following page:
⇢ Action properties.

Actions in the actions table

Actions are managed in the actions table in the Recorder view.