How-to

Navigation (goto)

Navigation (goto)

Opens an address in the worker tab. Value is a path from the root of the run starting domain or a full https URL on a verified team host. A relative path does not use the current tab host: after a COMMON that opened a team subdomain, pick an object-repository page with the full URL for that screen; leave Value empty on the step.

Step model

action_namegoto
GroupNavigation
TargetUnused
ValueOptional (url)
expected_valueUnused
TEST_ACCOUNTForbidden
Do not confuse withwaitForURL, toHaveURL

Target/Value facts match the source-of-truth catalog and Autotest step.

Prerequisites

  1. A CASE or COMMON autotest in the project.
  2. For a full URL, the host must be a verified team domain (or its subdomain).

Steps

  1. Open the autotest and add a step.
  2. Set the action to goto.
  3. Leave Target empty.
  4. In Value enter a path (/login) or a full URL (https://example.com/login). Or pick an object-repository page: Value is then cleared and the path comes from the catalog.
  5. Value source must be INLINE only (when Value is filled).
  6. Optionally set timeout_ms.
  7. Save the step. Optionally run Check syntax.

The step is stored on the autotest. Next - neighbouring steps or autotest run creation.

Examples

Path on the run domain

Fields in the UI:

FieldValue
action_namegoto
Targetempty
Value/ru/account/sign-in
value_source_typeINLINE

Step JSON fragment (copy-paste):

json
{
  "action_name": "goto",
  "value_text": "/ru/account/sign-in",
  "value_source_type": "INLINE"
}

Full URL instead of a target=_blank click

Fields in the UI:

FieldValue
action_namegoto
Targetempty
Valuehttps://docs.example.com/help
value_source_typeINLINE

Step JSON fragment (copy-paste):

json
{
  "action_name": "goto",
  "value_text": "https://docs.example.com/help",
  "value_source_type": "INLINE"
}

Common mistakes

  • Do not use TEST_ACCOUNT as the value source for goto.
  • Do not click a new-tab link - open the URL with goto.
  • The worker will not open a host outside verified team domains.
  • A relative path after COMMON changed host opens the screen on the starting domain. For a team subdomain, use a full catalog-page URL.
  • Breakdown: How to author autotest steps without false failures.

Screenshots

Screenshots of the step form for goto will be added here in a later pass.

Version 1.1.0 · Last updated 2026-09-14

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