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There are two ways to create a Test Clip manually. Both these methods will launch the Clip Editor. The first way to create a Test Clip is to click Test Clip under the Create New section of in the Central > Welcome page.
The second way is to go to SOASTA Central > Test Clips, and then click the New button, which is located on the tool bar near the top of the page. This method is used in the step-by-step instructions below. For more about test clips and their components, see Test Clip.
Test clips can also be created automatically as outputs of the Browser Recording and HTTP(S) Recording process. If you want to create a Browser Action Test Clip, you should install the SOASTA Browser Recorder (Firefox only). Go to Central > Welcome. Under Download, click the link for Browser Recorder Installer. HTTPS recording and Browser Action test playback both require Installing SOASTA Conductor.
Create a New Test Clip Select Test Clips in the Central list. The Clips list appears on the right. Click New. —Or— If a different node is selected in the Central list, click the drop-down on the New button and then select New Test Clip.
The Clip Editor opens an Untitled Test Clip as shown below. Notice that the gray workspace is empty.
In the Messages/Actions tab &gt Available Targets list, double-click one or more targets you want to use as a message template. The Clip Editor populates the target into the Included Targets list and then lists its Operations on the far right.
To add one of the operations to the workspace for this clip, double-click its icon, or select and drag the icon onto the workspace. The new message appears. Repeat this step for each of the Operations in the Operations list.
Optionally, select one of the new messages in the test clip, and then click Add New Checkpoint to add a checkpoint after it. A checkpoint indicates that no further action take place until a response has been received from the previous message
Optionally, select one of the new messages in the test clip, and then click Add New Time Delay. The Time Delay default is 0 milliseconds. To change this, select the Time Delay, right-click to access a context menu, and select Edit. Enter a new time delay interval (in milliseconds). For example, 3000.
Click Save and give the new test clip a name.	
Click OK to complete the Save.
Setting Scope on Test Clips and Messsages or Browser Actions Scope can be set for a selected object by applying Public, Private, or Local from the Etc. drop-down menu. Click the Scope icon to toggle scope on a selected object. Additionally, scope can be set on an element using the Scope button (for all elements that have scope). Right-click to set a new scope from the action menu.	
Unlike other objects, targets can only be public or local; because they are accessed by the messages or browser Actions in a test clip. Scope for the targets in a test clip can be viewed and set in the Included Targets list of the Clip Editor.