Toast Notification
Display customizable floating toast messages, banners, and milestone alerts on the web page during automated execution.
Overview
The Toast Notification field type renders non-intrusive on-screen visual banners directly inside the active browser tab. It helps operators and QA testers track real-time automation milestones, observe dynamic variables, and view debugging feedback as forms are populated.
Configuration Options
| Option | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toast Message Content | Text Input | Message to display (set via Default Value or Excel column). | Yes |
| Notification Gravity | Dropdown | Vertical screen positioning (top, bottom). | Yes |
| Notification Position | Dropdown | Horizontal alignment (left, center, right). | Yes |
| Notification Types | Dropdown | Semantic alert theme (info, success, warning, error). | Yes |
| Duration | Number Input | Display duration in milliseconds (e.g., 3000 for 3 seconds). | Yes |
Positioning & Styling Options
Notification Gravity (Vertical)
top: Displays toast anchored at the top of the browser viewport.bottom: Displays toast anchored along the bottom screen edge.
Notification Position (Horizontal)
left: Aligns toast to the left.center: Centers toast horizontally across the screen.right: Aligns toast to the right edge (standard notification placement).
Notification Semantic Types
info: Clean informational blue banner.success: Vibrant green confirmation banner.warning: Yellow/amber caution banner.error: Bold red alert banner.
Message Templating
You can define toast message content statically or dynamically:
Dynamic Spreadsheet Row Variables
Inject values from the active .xlsx record using {$ColumnName$}:
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Processing customer: {$CustomerName$} (Account: {$AccountID$})Predefined System Variables
Incorporate time stamps, random tokens, or row indexes:
text
Row #{$EDF_ROW_INDEX$} completed successfully at {$DATETIME_NOW$}Practical Examples
Example 1: Submission Confirmation Toast
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Message: Form successfully submitted for {$FullName$}!
Notification Gravity: top
Notification Position: right
Notification Types: success
Duration: 3500Example 2: Milestone Debug Warning
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Message: Captcha encountered. Solving via 2Captcha...
Notification Gravity: bottom
Notification Position: center
Notification Types: warning
Duration: 5000Best Practices
- Keep Messages Concise: Short single-line alerts ensure optimal readability without blocking page interactions.
- Set Appropriate Durations: 3000–4000 milliseconds is ideal for operators to read notices without visual clutter.
- Choose Non-Blocking Corners: Use
top-rightorbottom-rightto avoid obscuring central form buttons.