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Hi,

I am using working on 3.3.01 for automating SharePoint info paths.

The application is undergoing changes and each element is identified with an unique id which changes if any object is added or removed from the form. This problem is when i am working by adding the objects using DOM.

But when i try to work on the object which i add from browse keeping a Root, objects are identified by their label which make it more consistent here the problem is these script does not work with IE not even the object get highlighted

Need help in the queries:

1) Why do the objects which are added from firefox (with application browse) as root does not get identified in IE
2) None of the objects are identified in IE which application set as Root. Am i missing something here?
3) How to handle the changes if the unique id is changing?
For eg: Text box identified with ID "FormControl_V1_I1_T23" is changed to "FormControl_V1_I1_T24" if a text box is added before that in the form.

I have attached four snapshots:
1) From the Dom (IE)
2) From the Dom (FF)
3) From Firefox
4) From IE

Hello Kumar,

With which rooted element did you add the elements to the repository?
If the beginning of the path is "/form[@title~'^CodeList\ -\ MCL10\ -\ Mozill']" elements in IE cannot be found because they have another path e.g.: /form[@title~'^CodeList\ -\ MCL10\ -\ Window']/...

Please try to add the elements with the dom object as root.
e.g.: /dom[@domain='rdtest.gsk.com']

Regards,
Bernhard
Ranorex Support Team

Hi,

Yes, i have been working with adding objects from dom... I had three queries in my post

But the problem is i can add objects from IE only from DOM not from browser..is this a defect or i am missing something here?

The problem with working with DOM objects is in the AUT that the unique id which is available will change if there is any change in the form (addition/removing of any control)

It would be easy and stable if i can work on the script with objects added from browser.

To answer to your first point on the path, it should work if i use regular expression isn't it?

Thanks & Regards,
Kumar

Hello Kumar,

It is not recommended to use MSAA elements (browser as root) because these elements are not browser independent.
What you can do is to disable the setting "Enable search by unique ID" in General Settings and take another attribute to identify the elements.

Regards,
Bernhard
Ranorex Support Team