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mtsapa
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago
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Unable to recognize a button in LoadNinja

Hi, 

Currently, I am facing object recognition issue with “Next” button on a web page where I am recording. I've been able to record a script. I have tried various Object Identification options but still cannot successfully play back my script to completion.

Next button has same CSS Selector and same id values across different pages. Only unique identification is ownerDocument.firstElementChild.innerText

 

Please assist us,

 

thanks,

Mary

  • mtsapa's avatar
    mtsapa
    3 years ago

    Hi Marco,

     

    Button is disabled dynamically, and I figured the solution by clicking twice on that page anywhere (dummy click). Thanks for reaching out to me. Object recognition is not an issue in this case.

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  • TimeCop1983's avatar
    TimeCop1983
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    3 years ago

    If the Next button has the same CSS selector and ID values across different pages, and the unique identification is `ownerDocument.firstElementChild.innerText`, you can try using this property to identify the Next button during playback.

    Try to use CSS selector:
    https://support.smartbear.com/loadninja/docs/use-cases/object-recognition.html

     
     

     

    • mtsapa's avatar
      mtsapa
      Occasional Contributor
      3 years ago

      Hi,

       

      yes this is the only unique property that I found. where can I place it? Please let me know custom expression that LoadNinja can take it.

       

      • TimeCop1983's avatar
        TimeCop1983
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        3 years ago

        To compose a suitable CSS expression, consider one of the following ways:

        • Use the built-in tools of your browser to retrieve the expression while working with the website. For example, in Chrome, select Inspect in the context menu for the needed element. In the inspector, locate the needed element, then right-click it, and select Copy > Copy XPath or Copy > Copy selector.

        • Compose a custom expression that points directly at the needed object by yourself, using the CSS selector syntax.

    • mtsapa's avatar
      mtsapa
      Occasional Contributor
      3 years ago

      No TimeCop1983  I tried with the same steps but still script is unable to recognize

      • TimeCop1983's avatar
        TimeCop1983
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        3 years ago

        Hi mtsapa 

        If you're looking for a way to locate the "Next" button using XPath, you can try using the following XPath expression:

        //*[text() = "Next"]

         

        Please try it and let me know if it worked for you.

  • marcin-nawrocki's avatar
    marcin-nawrocki
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    3 years ago

    Hi Mary,

     

    I am Marcin from the LoadNinja support team. Please create a support case in our system using the following web form:

     

    https://support.smartbear.com/loadninja/message/

     

    In the description, please include sample project and scrip names demonstrating the problem. I will have a closer look into it.

     

    Best regards,

    • mtsapa's avatar
      mtsapa
      Occasional Contributor
      3 years ago

      Hi Marco,

       

      Button is disabled dynamically, and I figured the solution by clicking twice on that page anywhere (dummy click). Thanks for reaching out to me. Object recognition is not an issue in this case.