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# Smart Recording

Smart Recording in WalnutAI enables you to quickly create automated test cases by capturing application workflows through either **AI Recording** or **Manual Recording**. It simplifies test automation by allowing you to define or perform a business flow, while WalnutAI converts it into a structured and executable automated test case.

With Smart Recording, you can choose the recording approach that best suits your requirement:

* **AI Recording:** Describe the required test flow in a natural-language prompt. WalnutAI understands the described workflow, identifies the required actions, and generates a structured automated test case based on the flow.
* **Manual Recording:** Interact with the application manually while WalnutAI captures the actions performed, including the test steps and relevant parameters, and converts the recorded flow into an automated test case.

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Smart Recording supports automation across multiple application types, including Web Applications, API, Mobile Applications and Mainframe Applications.

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Before starting a recording, ensure that the **Agent is turned on**. The Agent enables WalnutAI to interact with the application, process the recording or prompt, and generate the corresponding automated test steps.

WalnutAI also allows you to convert existing [**manual test cases into automated test cases** ](/test-and-quality-management/test-management/convert-a-manual-test-case-to-an-automated-test-case.md)using Smart Recording. You can assign a manual test case to **Smart Recording**, after which it appears under the **Tasks** tab. Select the assigned test case to process it through Smart Recording. The existing manual test steps are then used to generate the corresponding **automated test steps**.

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Use the **History** button available at the top of the Smart Recording screen to access previous recording sessions. To start a fresh recording session, use the **History** option to initiate a new session, ensuring that the new recording starts independently from previous sessions.

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Whether you prefer to describe a workflow or interact directly with the application, Smart Recording helps reduce the effort required to build automated test cases while maintaining a structured and reusable test flow.