Abstract: Provided are an article of manufacture, system, and method for generating test scenarios using reusable triggers indicating graphical user interface (GUI) elements and actions. User input is received defining a plurality of triggers for a graphical user interface (GUI) program. Each trigger associates a user GUI action and a GUI object on which the GUI action is performed. Execution of the GUI action on the GUI object defined in the trigger causes a shift in a state of the GUI program from one static state to another, and wherein the defined triggers are enabled for reuse in multiple test scenarios. User input is received indicating a first order of triggers to test a first scenario of operations of the GUI program. The GUI program executes the GUI actions with respect to the GUI objects defined in the triggers in the indicated first order. User input is received indicating a second order of triggers to test a second scenario of operations of the GUI program.

Abstract: In one general embodiment, a method is provided. In operation, one of a plurality of object recognition methods is selected as a default object recognition method. Additionally, a test script is executed on an application. Further, it is detected whether the test script requires interaction with an object on a graphical user interface of the application. If the test script requires interaction with the object on the graphical user interface of the application, the default object recognition method is used to attempt to recognize the object on the graphical user interface of the application. If the object on the graphical user interface of the application cannot be detected with the default object recognition method, an alternate one of the plurality of object recognition methods is used to recognize the object on the graphical user interface of the application and recognition properties of the default object recognition method are updated to be able to recognize the object on the graphical user interface.

Abstract: Provided are an article of manufacture, system, and method for generating test scenarios using reusable triggers indicating graphical user interface (GUI) elements and actions. User input is received defining a plurality of triggers for a graphical user interface (GUI) program. Each trigger associates a user GUI action and a GUI object on which the GUI action is performed. Execution of the GUI action on the GUI object defined in the trigger causes a shift in a state of the GUI program from one static state to another, and wherein the defined triggers are enabled for reuse in multiple test scenarios. User input is received indicating a first order of triggers to test a first scenario of operations of the GUI program. The GUI program executes the GUI actions with respect to the GUI objects defined in the triggers in the indicated first order. User input is received indicating a second order of triggers to test a second scenario of operations of the GUI program.