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DarylMM
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

Full String not being returned using DDT object

I am using a DDT object to import locators / data / keywords etc. from an Excel file. I am beginning to have an issue now with the name mapping string being too large and not is not being returned fu...
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    8 years ago

    In addition to what shankar_r says, let me add what has been said many times here concerning NameMapping. If your Alias string contains panels and objects that you never interact with directly, then you're doing it wrong.  Aliases are supposed to be used to be able to make the mapping more consumable and readable for scripts.  For example, you have 

     

    Aliases.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.panelPortalApp.sectionFeatInternalUser.modalUploadFile.panelModalDialog.formFormHorizontal.panelFormGroup2.panelColSm9.panelSingledatepicker.panel.panelSingledatepickerinput.panelDaypickerDaypickerHorizonta.panel.panelDaypickernavigationDaypicke.vg

    This probably reflects, exactly, object by object what you find as 

     

    NameMapping.Sys.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.panelPortalApp.sectionFeatInternalUser.modalUploadFile.panelModalDialog.formFormHorizontal.panelFormGroup2.panelColSm9.panelSingledatepicker.panel.panelSingledatepickerinput.panelDaypickerDaypickerHorizonta.panel.panelDaypickernavigationDaypicke.vg

    The NameMapping tree can stay as it is... but you can telescope your aliases down to something more manageable.  You would know best what that is.  However, as I mention above, if you are not actually interacting with a panel or form or object ever in your tests, then you don't need it in the Aliases.  So, I would suggest editing your alias down to something more like

     

    Aliases.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.modalUploadFile.panelSingledatepicker.panelDaypickernavigationDaypicke.vg

    Just as a rough guess mind you.  As long as your NameMapping stays the same, this Alias, once edited to this point, will function just as before.

     

    For more on editing Aliases, see 

     

    https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/object-identification/name-mapping/overview.html

     

    https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/object-identification/name-mapping/managing/hierarchy.html

     

     

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor

In addition to what shankar_r says, let me add what has been said many times here concerning NameMapping. If your Alias string contains panels and objects that you never interact with directly, then you're doing it wrong.  Aliases are supposed to be used to be able to make the mapping more consumable and readable for scripts.  For example, you have 

 

Aliases.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.panelPortalApp.sectionFeatInternalUser.modalUploadFile.panelModalDialog.formFormHorizontal.panelFormGroup2.panelColSm9.panelSingledatepicker.panel.panelSingledatepickerinput.panelDaypickerDaypickerHorizonta.panel.panelDaypickernavigationDaypicke.vg

This probably reflects, exactly, object by object what you find as 

 

NameMapping.Sys.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.panelPortalApp.sectionFeatInternalUser.modalUploadFile.panelModalDialog.formFormHorizontal.panelFormGroup2.panelColSm9.panelSingledatepicker.panel.panelSingledatepickerinput.panelDaypickerDaypickerHorizonta.panel.panelDaypickernavigationDaypicke.vg

The NameMapping tree can stay as it is... but you can telescope your aliases down to something more manageable.  You would know best what that is.  However, as I mention above, if you are not actually interacting with a panel or form or object ever in your tests, then you don't need it in the Aliases.  So, I would suggest editing your alias down to something more like

 

Aliases.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.modalUploadFile.panelSingledatepicker.panelDaypickernavigationDaypicke.vg

Just as a rough guess mind you.  As long as your NameMapping stays the same, this Alias, once edited to this point, will function just as before.

 

For more on editing Aliases, see 

 

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/object-identification/name-mapping/overview.html

 

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/object-identification/name-mapping/managing/hierarchy.html

 

 

DarylMM's avatar
DarylMM
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

Hi,

 

I tried what you mentioned but I cannot seem to get it to work. In order to get to the element I am trying to interact with don't I need to specify the full path? In the example you gave above it fails because it looks for 

Aliases.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.modalUploadFile

when the actual path is

 

Aliases.browser.pageAccudeltaPortal.panelPortalApp.sectionFeatInternalUser.modalUploadFile

 

I get the error:

Unable to find the object modalUploadFile. See Additional Information for details.

 

Would I need to delete entire layers of my name mapping in order to telescope the Aliases?

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    8 years ago

    You cannot use the collapsed alias without actually collapsing the Alias in your NameMapping editor.  check out the links I posted for how to do this.  You can edit the Aliases to a shortened version while preserving the full path in NameMapping... that's what Aliases are for.  So, the NameMapping would have the full path... but your Alias would represent that full path in a shortened form.