Converting an old project to CSS/XPATH
Hi,
It seems most of the updates of TestComplete are geared toward Cross Platform Testing which is great. But my question is how do you convert an old project namemapping to the one that uses CSS/XPATH as its identifiers?
I've been looking around at the config and the namemapping itself but I can't seem to pinpoint how to do it. We have a massive project since we've been using the app for 5 years now but with everything moving to CSS/XPATH I want to update the project to be more robust. Any ideas on how to do it? Or would I have to start from scratch again (that would definitely suck)
the converter is available in 14.72 - the official documentation has not gone up yet
What is it
A simple conversion utility to help users convert their Namemapping file from proprietary object recognition format to cross-platform object recognition format (XPath and CSS Selectors). This will help users run
tests created prior to v14.40 on CBT. Our internal tests suggests that ~70% of conversion happens automatically.How it works
There are two phases of conversion:Data collection phase - TestComplete needs to analyze information in your Namemapping file and create new mapping criteria during runtime. You will need run your existing project several times so that TestComplete reads and understands as much information as possible.Conversion phase- After TestComplete get generates the required files, it applies the new criteria to your existing projectInstructions- Make sure to back up your entire project
- Launch TestComplete using a special command line key - -SaveNameMappingData:"<Directory_to_store_namemapping_data>"
- Run you test several times so all test cases are executed and all objects are interacted with
- Close TestComplete and restart TestComplete without the special command line key
- Go to Namemapping panel, right-click to bring up the context menu, and select “Convert Namemapping”
Select all the files that were generated in the “data collection” phase and click OK
- Your objects will now be in the cross-platform format (XPath and CSS Selectors)
