Build tests · 9 min read

Website discovery

Map pages and actions before you create automated tests.

How discovery works

Discovery opens your website in a browser and follows available navigation. It records pages, forms, buttons, and other useful controls. This map becomes the source for test ideas.

What this video shows: the public product flow and how discovery, test creation, execution, and results connect.

Prepare the website

  • Use a stable test environment.
  • Prepare safe test data.
  • Make sure important pages are reachable.
  • Pause deployments while discovery is running.

Review the map

Automation can find a page without understanding its business importance. Check that critical journeys are present. Remove duplicates and confirm that actions have clear names.

Protected pages

Use a dedicated test account for signed-in areas. Give it only the access needed for the selected journey. Never use a personal or production administrator account.