Type

Enter text into a field. Drizz focuses the field, clears what's there, and dismisses the keyboard afterwards.

Type enters text into a field. The field does not need a separate tap first, and it does not need clearing.

Platforms	Android · iOS
Focus	Automatic — no separate tap needed
Existing text	Replaced, not appended
Keyboard	Dismissed automatically after typing
Watch out	Without a field name, the text can land in the wrong input

Prerequisites

• A connected device or emulator

• An open test file

• The screen containing the field reachable by the steps above the Type

Copy this

OPEN_APP com.shopease.android
Wait Until 5 Seconds

Tap on Log in
Type [e-mail] in the email field
Type 9000000000 in the mobile number field
Tap on Continue
Wait Until 3 Seconds

Type 123456 in the OTP field
Tap on Verify
Wait Until 5 Seconds
Validate that the home screen is visible

Write a type step

1. Confirm the screen has finished loading — add a Wait or a Validate above the Type.

2. Write Type <value> in <field name>, using the field's visible label.

3. Add a section, a position, or an adjacent value when the label appears more than once.

4. Add Wait Until <n> Seconds before the next tap when that tap targets an element the keyboard can cover.

5. Run the test and confirm the report shows the value in the intended field.

Always name the field

The field name is what stops the text landing in the wrong input. On any screen with more than one field, name it.

Type [e-mail] in username field
Type password123 in password field
Type John into the name field
Type 9000000000 into the phone number field

Field has	Write
A unique visible label	Type John into the name field
A label repeated in two sections	Type John in personal details section · Type John in shipping details section
No label	Type 123 in the first input field · Type 456 in the second input field
An adjacent value only	Type 42 next to "Age" · Type 500 near "Quantity"

Describing a value instead of supplying one

For fields that must be unique per run:

Type any random 10 digit number starting with 48 in Contact Number field
Type a random 8 character alphanumeric string in Reference Number field

Variables

Any variable works inside a Type:

Type {{phone}} in the mobile number field
Type {{otp}} in the OTP field

See Which variable do I use?.

Automatic behavior

Behavior	Detail
Focus	Drizz focuses the field. A separate tap first is allowed and helps on crowded screens, but is not required
Existing text	Replaced in full. Auto-populated and previously entered values are overwritten. Drizz does not append and does not edit inline — read the value with Store first to keep part of it
Keyboard submit	Tap on the search icon on the keyboard works as a normal tap
Keyboard dismissal	On by default. An open keyboard covers the next element, and the tap that follows reports as undoable

Keyboard dismissal is disabled for a small number of apps where dismissing broke the flow. The setting is not visible or editable in the desktop app.

If a tap immediately after a Type keeps failing as undoable, the keyboard is the first thing to suspect. Ask your Drizz contact whether keyboard handling is enabled for your app.

OTP fields

OTP input	Commands
One consolidated box	Type 123456 in the OTP field
Split boxes, one digit each	One command per box Eg. Type 1 in first box Type 2 in second box

Common mistakes

What you wrote	What happens
Type [e-mail] with no field named	Focus lands wherever the app left it. On a two-field screen this is a coin flip
Type John in the name field on a form with First name and Last name	Ambiguous. Name the field exactly, or add the section
A Type immediately after the screen appears	Typing during a transition or while the field is still loading drops characters. Add a Wait or a Validate first
Tap on the field then Type then Tap on Submit, with no wait	The extra tap is harmless, but the keyboard may still be closing when the Submit tap fires
Expecting Type 5 to append to an existing 10	You get 5. Existing text is replaced. Store the value first if you need to build on it
Type 123456 in the OTP field on a six-box OTP input	Only the first box receives input. Write one command per box
Typing a value the app rejects, with no Validate after	The run continues on an error screen and fails somewhere unrelated

Next

• Tap — the command that follows a Type

• Validate — check what you typed landed

• Which variable do I use? — typing values from a dataset

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Last updated: 6 August 2026