Start a new record with the "New" button of the control panel (.o_list_button_add, .o-kanban-button-new, .o_form_button_create) and wait for the empty form. On a kanban view with quick creation the form opens inside the first column.
Examples
When I create a new record
When we create a new record
And start a new record
When I start a new record
And we start a new record
Pattern
When(/^(I |we )*(?:create|start) a new record$/, …)
Part of @webship-js/odoo-steps (github.com/webship/odoo-steps), a step pack for Webship-js 2.0.x.