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  • Project configuration
    • [NEW] Project template configuration (fields)
      • Shared value sets
    • [OLD] Project template configuration (fields)
      • Shared value sets
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    • [NEW] Workflow configuration
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  • Projects and folders
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        • Migration from Testrail
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  • 🧩Modules
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      • Test data or Variables manager
      • Test environment tracking with labels (tags)
      • Test execution results
      • Test automation
      • Capture: Test recorder/bug reporter
      • Test it: easy way to start run
      • Quick run: test execution of multiple test cases at once
    • Test scenarios management
      • Test scenarios
      • Adding test cases to a test scenario
      • Executing test scenarios
    • Defects management
      • Defects
      • Creating a defect from a test execution
      • Review found or linked defects to the test execution
      • Creating a defect with Capture
    • General item capabilities
      • Creating and Editing Items
      • Copy item to a target project or duplicate within a project
      • Taking over field values between items
      • Item template (defaults)
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      • Print item data
  • Reporting
    • Creating a new report template
    • Basic report elements
    • Element tree structure
    • Element properties
    • Diagrams
    • Pivot table
    • 'Sum' function
    • Creating custom report script
    • Parametrization of reports
    • Exclude empty items from a report
    • Adding table of contents to a report
    • How to filter executions based on custom added fields?
  • Dashboards
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    • Burndown chart template
  • Agile
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  • 🖥️Desktop client
    • Getting started
      • Important notice: Deprecation of the desktop client in June 2025 [updated]
      • FAQ: Transitioning from the desktop client to the web Client
      • Desktop installation
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    • User Administration
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      • Roles and permissions
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    • Project configuration
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      • Email Notification
      • Change company logo in printout
      • Import Project Configuration
    • Import / Export Wizard
    • Project Planner
      • Creating and editing a new project plan
      • Adding and syncing items to project plan
      • Resource planning
      • Gates and Stages
    • Requirements Management
      • Dependency
      • Subrequirements
      • Mind map
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    • Test Management
      • Step Designer
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        • Autosave of a test execution
      • Variable Manager
      • Nested Testcases
      • Disable manual test execution time
    • Test Scenarios
      • Test Scenarios
      • Scheduled Executions of Test Scenarios
      • Run Dependency
    • Defect Management
    • Reporting
      • Creating a Report
      • Creating a new report template
      • The Report Wizard
      • Basic Report Elements
      • Element tree structure
      • Element Properties
      • Diagrams
      • Pivot Table
      • Sum Function
      • Script Development
      • Parametrization
      • Performance Improvements for Report Creation
      • Remove empty elements
      • Table of Contents
      • Invalid References
    • Agile Board
      • Configuring the Agile Component
      • Planning board
      • Scrum board
      • Burn Down Chart
    • Versioning
  • 💿Installation for on premise
    • System Requirements
      • Server
      • Desktop Client
      • Web Client
      • Agents
    • Server Installation
    • Server parameters
    • Web Client Installation
    • Getting Agents
    • Connection to MSSQL Database
    • Connection to Oracle Database 12.2c
    • Licenses
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    • SSL-Configuration
    • Content Security Policy (CSP) Settings
  • 🪄AI Copilot
    • Transform your testing and project management with aqua's AI Copilot
    • Enable and manage AI Copilot options
    • Create documents with ease with AI Copilot
    • AI Copilot: generate a comprehensive description for the test cases in just one click
    • AI Copilot - create test cases out of requirements or based on context in seconds
      • Create test cases from the navigation page
      • Create test cases from a requirement
      • Create a test case from a test case page
    • Generate test data with AI Copilot
    • Generate test case based on a file
    • Generate test cases in BDD format
    • Generate test cases with AI Copilot using test design techniques
    • Create user stories, BDDs, or PRDs based on a file
    • Create multiple user stories or BDDs with AI Copilot
    • Split or convert requirements
    • AI Copilot chat
  • 🔗Integrations
    • Jira sync: synchronize items between aqua and Jira projects
      • Before you begin: key steps for synchronization
      • Sync configurator set up
        • Sync Configurator options
      • Log in to the Sync Configurator
      • Sync of the projects between aqua and Jira
      • Fields mapping
        • Supported default Jira fields
        • General aqua and Jira fields compatibility
        • Special compatibility for aqua and Jira fields
      • Additional settings
        • Allow mapping of only selected values and ignore other field values for the sync
        • Automatic creation and mapping of field values
      • Troubleshooting
      • Synchronisaton of subtasks with aqua
      • Formatting support
    • Azure Devops sync
    • Jira link: create and/or link Jira issues to aqua tickets
    • aqua4Jira plugin: Cover Jira issue with aqua test cases
      • Installation of the plugin
        • aqua4Jira Plugin - Now Compatible with Jira Data Center!
      • Configuration in Jira
      • Configuration in aqua
    • Automatic display of test cases or test scenarios in Jira tickets
    • Confluence integration
    • Capture: record tests or create comprehensive bug reports
    • Testlink: importer tool for migrating test cases to aqua
    • SSO
      • LDAP
      • SAML Configuration
        • Installation
        • Sample
  • 🌀Automation
    • Desktop Client
      • Creating an Automation Agent
      • Configure Automation
      • Ranorex
      • UFT
      • JMeter
      • SoapUI
      • Database
      • UnixShell
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      • Powershell
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    • Automation: CI/CD tools and aqua REST API
      • Gitlab CI/CD: JAVA/Playwright
      • Gitlab CI/CD: TypeScript/Cypress
      • Gitlab CI/CD: TypeScript/Playwright
      • Gitlab CI/CD: TypeScript/Cypress/Cucumber
  • 🚀Product updates for on premise customers
    • Product updates
      • 25.47.0 - On Premise
      • 25.36.0 - On Premise
      • 25.31.0 - On Premise
      • 25.18.0 - On premise
      • 25.10.0 - On Premise
      • 24.135.0 - On Premise
      • 24.130.0 - On Premise
      • 24.126.0 - On Premise
      • 24.108.0 - On Premise
      • 24.101.0 - On Premise
      • 24.93.0 - On Premise
      • 24.83.0 - On Premise
      • 24.71.0 - On Premise
      • 24.53.0 - On Premise
      • 24.8.0 - On Premise
      • 23.140 - On Premise
      • 23.126.0 - On Premise
      • 23.102.0 - On Premise
      • 23.70.0 - On Premise
      • 23.22.0 - On Premise
      • 22.132.0 - On Premise
      • 22.123.0 - On Premise
    • Release Notes
      • 25.47.0 - On Premise
      • 25.36.0 - On Premise
      • 25.31.0 and 25.33.0 - On Premise
      • 25.26.0 - On Premise
      • 25.18.0 - On Premise
      • 25.10.0 - On Premise
      • 24.135.0 - On Premise
      • 24.130.0 - On Premise
      • 24.126.0 - On Premise
      • 24.114.0 - On Premise
      • 24.108.0 - On Premise
      • 24.101.0 - On Premise
      • 24.93.0 - On Premise
      • 24.83.0 - On Premise
      • 24.71.0 - On Premise
      • 24.53.0 - On Premise
      • 24.8.0 - On Premise
      • 23.140.0 - On Premise
      • 23.126.0 - On Premise
      • 23.102.0 - On Premise
      • 23.70.0 - On Premise
      • 23.22.0 - On Premise
      • 22.132.0 - On Premise
      • 22.123.0 - On Premise
  • 🚀Product updates for public and private clouds customers
    • Product updates
      • 25.47.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.36.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.33.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.18.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.10.0 - public and private cloud
      • 24.135 - public and private clouds
      • 24.130 - public and private clouds
      • 24.126.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.108.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.101.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.93.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.88.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.83.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.71.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.63.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.50.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.33.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.8.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.140 - public and private clouds
      • 23.126.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.107.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.92.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.70.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.46.0 - public and private clouds 1/3
      • 23.46.0 - public and private clouds 2/3
      • 23.46.0 - public and private clouds 3/3
      • 23.22.0 - public and private clouds
      • 22.132.0 - public and private clouds
    • Release notes
      • 25.47.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.36.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.33.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.31.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.24.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.18.0 - public and private cloud
      • 25.10.0 - public and private cloud
      • 24.135.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.130 - public and private clouds
      • 24.126.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.114.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.108.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.101.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.93.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.88.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.83.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.71.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.63.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.50.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.33.0 - public and private clouds
      • 24.8.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.140.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.126.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.107.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.92.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.70.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.46.0 - public and private clouds
      • 23.22.0 - public and private clouds
      • 22.132.0 - public and private clouds
      • 22.123.0 - public and private clouds
    • 📢AQUA NEWS
      • 🔒 Rate Limits for Public Cloud Users
      • Preview of aqua's public API
      • aqua is now ISO 27001 certified and DORA Compliant
      • Upcoming changes to aqua API
      • AI Copilot launching for All public clouds users on January 27th!
  • 📹Capture
    • What is Capture?
    • Chrome extension installation
    • Capturing in Incognito mode
    • Using Capture with Edge
    • Capturing with video
      • Option to enable mic when capturing a screen and adding voice notes
      • Option to pause/resume while capturing the video
        • Masking sensitive information while capturing
    • Capturing with screenshot
    • Running a test execution
    • Last minute session replay
    • Masked inputs while creating captures
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Capture: Test recorder/bug reporter

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Chrome extension - Capture

aqua is a Chrome extension that any aqua user can install to the Chrome browser and utilize to run manual test executions on any webpage.

  • Test any webpage while all events from manual interactions with web pages will be automatically recorded: clicks, keystrokes, URL changes etc.

  • Edit the captured data to distil the essentials and define what exact events you need to save;

  • Leave comments or notes to provide additional information about what happened;

  • Take screenshots of the whole screen or specific areas;

  • Transfer captured details to aqua for further reporting.

Get the Capture from the Chrome web store

Click on the icon ‘Extensions’ and pin the aqua Capture. The aqua icon will appear on the extensions' toolbar.

Instal Capture from the local file in Chrome

  • Download the latest package and unzip it

  • Open your Chrome browser and type: chrome://extensions/ (1)

  • Enable ‘Developer mode’ (2)

  • Click ‘Load unpacked’ (3)

  • Choose the extension folder and upload it. Once it is uploaded, it will be added to the list of Chrome extensions.

aqua tip: If you haven’t used the extension before, Capture is a helpful tool to record video, automatically capture events, and convert the screenshots or recording directly into Defect or Requirements in aqua or in Jira!

Notes:

The new version of extension is compatible with aqua version 22.123 and higher.

Don't miss the extension update to have new features To update Capture, follow the following steps:

Type in your browser: chrome://extensions/-

Find aqua Capture extension

Click the ‘Remove’ button

Instal Capture from the local file in Edge

  • Download the latest package and unzip it

  • Open your Edge browser and type: edge://extensions/ (1)

  • Enable ‘Developer mode’ (2)

  • Click ‘Load unpacked’ (3)

  • Choose the extension folder and upload it. Once it is uploaded, it will be added to the list of Edge extensions. Click on the icon ‘Extensions’ and pin the aqua Capture. The aqua icon will appear on the extension's toolbar.

aqua tip: If you haven’t used the extension before, Capture is a helpful tool to record video, automatically capture events, and convert the screenshots or recording directly into Defect or Requirements in aqua or in Jira!

Capture in action

  1. Starting the session under the aqua execution form

Open a test case and start execution. Click the ‘Capture’ icon on the Chrome toolbar.

Insert a link to a web app or website you want to test and click the ‘Run a session’ button.

The page or web app will open in a separate tab, and you can proceed with testing as before. All data will be automatically passed to aqua execution form.

  1. Creating the video with Capture for the given execution

You can add videos to your test execution if you want to demonstrate what exactly was done or show what actions need to be performed to reproduce the defect. Click the ‘Record a video’ button and select what you want to record. You can choose between the entire screen, an app or a Chrome tab.

Perform the actions the way you do it during the regular test run. Once you are done, click the ‘Stop’ icon or the ‘Stop sharing’ button.

Preview the recorded video.

If you are happy with the recorded video, click the ‘Send to aqua’ button and the video with the steps and additional information will be added automatically to aqua.

When clicking on a screenshot option while you are at the test execution tab, it will take a screenshot of the current page. If you want to take a snapshot of a screen or capture the screen area of another page, you can navigate to that page and click the corresponding option on the extension.

The extension helps you to focus on the actual flow and verify that everything works as expected while running a test. Avoid switching between aqua and the application or website under test, and have all data at your fingertips. Key features:

The extension can be added .

Another option to get the extension is to download it as a package manually . You can easily add it by following these simple instructions:

You can get Capture on or .

The process of starting the execution and recording is simplified. The test execution page will be completely transferred to the extension while opening the test environment.

Go to and install Capture

You can download our extension manually by downloading it as a package from. You can easily add it by following these simple instructions:

You can get Capture on or .

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