Some applications cannot be recorded in proxy mode. When the application cannot use the defined proxy, it is necessary to use the tunnel mode. This mode makes it possible to record any application, either web or native, standard or customized, for any platform in any version.
The communication between the browser and the server is recorded through the Neotys Design Studio tunnel function which makes it possible to launch the Neotys Design Studio recorder without using the Neotys Design Studio proxy. On one side, the tunnel simulates the web server for the browser, and on the other side, it processes the requests and responses with the web server. The recorder catches the transactions to build the scenario. Neotys Design Studio allows filtering the recording and skipping or including some requests to get an accurate scenario.
Warning: Before recording the scenario, it is recommended to close all HTTP client applications (other Web sessions, Twitter client, and so on). Neotys Design Studio records all the HTTP flows going through the machine. It is necessary to close HTTP clients or define exclusion rules in Neotys Design Studio to avoid unwanted requests in the recording.