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+@core @core_course
+Feature: Search recommended activities
+  As an admin I am able to search for activities in the "Recommended activities" admin setting page
+
+  Scenario: Search results are returned if the search query matches any activity names
+    Given I log in as "admin"
+    And I am on site homepage
+    And I navigate to "Courses > Recommended activities" in site administration
+    When I set the field "search" to "assign"
+    And I click on "Submit search" "button"
+    Then I should see "Search results: 1"
+    And "Assignment" "table_row" should exist
+    And "Book" "table_row" should not exist
+
+  Scenario: Search results are not returned if the search query does not match with any activity names
+    Given I log in as "admin"
+    And I am on site homepage
+    And I navigate to "Courses > Recommended activities" in site administration
+    When I set the field "search" to "random query"
+    And I click on "Submit search" "button"
+    Then I should see "Search results: 0"