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4 years ago

Community Day 2021 - Scalable Web Tests

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Marsha_R

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4 years ago

Thank you for the video! Would you recommend this method just for users who are coming from a Selenium shop or is it useful to add Selenium in if we've only had TestComplete in the past?

AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
4 years ago
Marsha_R :

The case here is that:

a) Cross-platform web mode is incompatible with the classic one. Which means that you will not be able to reuse your existing code that relies on classis TestComplete search functionality (e.g. .Find(), WaitAliasChild() if classic NameMapping is used in the project);

b) I don't remember if it is for cross-platform web mode or for cloud-compatible cloud one, but it is not possible to navigate to the selected element in the Object Browser from Object Spy. This significantly complicates tested application's investigation and working-out the strategy for NameMapping.

My personal current preference is to use classic mode for web projects that are for sure will not need to be executed in the cloud (CrossBrowserTesting, BrowserStack, etc.).

But if your web application for sure will need to be tested using cloud providers, then you have no other choice but to use the cross-platform web mode.
- sonya_m
  SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
  4 years ago
  What a great and informative thread!
  
  The best question goes to nisgupta
IStaroverov
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
4 years ago
Marsha_R

I think, it will be interesting for all users.
This method is used by default in TestComplete now.
It's a good solution for new projects.