Run your test on Edge
Ensuring your application works across major browsers is an essential part of modern quality assurance. Different browsers interpret layouts, scripts, and interactions in slightly different ways. The Open on Edge step allows you to start your test in Microsoft Edge, giving you an accurate view of how your users will experience your site in a widely used real-world browser.
Unlike simple viewport resizing or simulation, this step launches a full Edge session so your automation interacts with the browser just like a real user would.
Real browser context for accurate automation
Browsers are not all the same. While many sites behave similarly, subtle differences in rendering and execution can expose issues that might not show up in other environments.
By opening your test in Edge, you gain visibility into:
Edge-specific rendering behaviour
Form handling differences
Event execution quirks
Navigation and history behaviours
CSS interpretations unique to Edge
This helps catch browser-specific issues before they impact real users.
Broaden your coverage without duplication
With DoesQA, you do not need separate test packs for each browser. Instead, you can:
Use the same flow logic across browsers
Run Edge, Firefox, Chrome, and other configurations in parallel
Avoid maintaining multiple scripts
Expand coverage without increasing complexity
This approach makes your automation more sustainable and gives you confidence that your core journeys work everywhere.
Combine Edge testing with other assertions
Opening your flow in Edge is typically the first step in a full validation sequence. Once the browser is open, you can:
Interact with navigation links
Fill and submit forms
Validate text and values
Check visual regression
Assert on responsive behaviour
All under the Edge context. This integrates functional, UI, and performance validation seamlessly.
Catch browser-specific regressions early
Different browsers may expose issues such as:
Misaligned layouts
Broken components
Unexpected interactive behaviours
Navigation anomalies
Conditional rendering problems
By including Edge as part of your automated coverage, you ensure these differences are identified early in your testing process.
Confidence across your user base
Users choose a variety of browsers, and Edge remains one of the most widely adopted on desktop platforms.
Testing in Edge with your automated flows makes your suite more representative of real user behaviour. When your product works reliably across all major browsers, you deliver a more consistent experience, reduce risk, and increase confidence in every release.
Because this step fits seamlessly into your flow builder, you can include Edge testing without additional maintenance overhead, giving you thorough, predictable results across environments.