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Tomek
Tomek

Reputation: 741

Can I place 'and' in When statement in scenario description? (gherkin)

Can I place such scenario step in feature:

When user enters Upload page, downloads template, fills it with data and then uploads it to system Then ...

Or maybe I should create two steps from previous step? I wonder how strictly I should keep with "and".

Thanks in advance!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 53

Answers (1)

alannichols
alannichols

Reputation: 1506

The way it's written in your question, I think it would be better off as 

When user enters Upload page
And downloads template
And fills it with data 
And then uploads it to system

As they sound like important parts of the test. However, if the separate steps aren't important to the test, then it might be better to write it as 

When a user uploads a completed template

In general, scenarios that have too many lines are harder to read and not as nice to work with. So, if the individual steps are relevant to the test, then leave them on their own lines. But if they aren't important to the test, don't be afraid to squish them into a more general step, but try to actually make the step more general, rather than just putting all of the separate steps on one line.

Upvotes: 5

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