accessFlow lets you create custom journeys for auditing key user flows, like adding an item to a cart or signing up, to help make sure you site is accessible and compliant. You can record actions using our session recorder or create your journeys manually. 

Journeys are executed in a headless browser and accessibility issues are evaluated at each step. They're executed during the regular audit process, and the results are displayed in the Journeys page.

If you've configured pre-audit actions, like logging in to bypass a login wall, accessFlow automatically executes these steps and before executing the steps in the journey. 

Tip: Journeys rely on CSS selectors to identify elements on the page. Use selectors that are stable and unlikely to change, to avoid breaking your saved journey after site updates.

To create a journey

1. Go to Journeys.
2. Select Create Manually.
3. Enter a name for your journey at the top. For example, Add to cart.
4. Enter the Starting web path - the page where the journey begins. For example, /product
5. Choose an action type and fill in the relevant details:
   • Click an element: Enter the CSS selector of the element.
   • Check a checkbox: Enter the CSS selector of the checkbox.
   • Set input value: Enter the input selector and the value to set.
   • Type text: Enter the CSS selector of the text box, and the text to type.
   • Wait 10 seconds: Pauses 10 seconds before executing the next step.
   • Wait for selector: Waits until the specified selector appears.
   • Press keys: Enter the element's CSS selector, and the keystrokes to send.
     • Note: To get the CSS selector:
       • Right-click the element on the web page and select Inspect.
       • In the developer’s tool pane, right-click the element's HTML and select Copy > Copy selector. See Copy a CSS selector
       • Paste it into the selector field in accessFlow.
6. Select Add Step to add more steps.
7. Select and hold the draggable handle next to a step and drag it to a new position.
8. Select the icon to delete a step.
9. When you are done, select Save.
   Each step is executed and validated. If there are any errors, select Review and fix errors, fix the errors, and select Save again.
   You can also select Save draft if you aren't ready to validate yet. Draft journeys are not executed during regular audits.

Note: Journeys are limited to a maximum of 25 steps..

See also

How journeys work for auditing user flows

How to edit a journey

How to record a journey session