Use the session timeline

Learn how to use the session timeline so you can review and share specific test steps with your team.

Open the timeline

In Kobiton, select Sessions.

Select the Sessions tab

Find a session, then select the session in the search results.

Search for a session ID

Once you select your session, the Session Explorer page will appear.

Select the Explorer tab

Use the timeline

Scrub the timeline

To scrub the timeline and look for a test step or issue, use the slider to zoom in and out of the timeline.

A closeup to Zoom function on the timeline

Review a test step

To review a test step, select it in the session timeline.

View test steps on the timeline

To go to the next or previous step, select the Next or Previous icon, or use your keyboard’s arrow keys.

Get a test step ID

To get a test step ID, select the test step in the timeline, then select the Copy ID icon.

A closeup to copy command ID function on the timeline

To get a link to a test step, select the test step in the timeline, then select the Copy link to test step icon.

A closeup to copy link function on the timeline

Download a screenshot

To download a screenshot, select a test step in the timeline, then select the Download icon.

Download button to download screenshot of the selected step

View validation issues

To view a validation issue that was flagged during your session, select a validation icon in the timeline. Depending on the session, the possible validation icons are:

  • A: Accessibility

  • C: Crash

  • R: Response time (for Network Payload Capture sessions)

  • S: Appium self-healing (for automation sessions with flexCorrect enabled)

Icons on the timeline showing Accessibility Validation

Then, select View Details.

After select View Details button

Action groups in timeline

In the Session Explorer timeline, you can see visually distinct groupings of related Appium commands as defined in your test script. Each group created using 'kobiton:stepGroup' is represented as a labeled section within the timeline, offering clear segmentation of test steps.

Actions grouping in the timeline