What is in the region when the first image is no longer there? Could you check for that on the second pass?
"Ambiguous recognition of the tested" object usually occurs because there're several objects which meet the same recognition criteria. Here are some troubleshooting steps recommended by the [TestComplete reference].
However, it appears as though you are using name mapping to reference an onscreen object instead of a stored image, if this is the case you could just reference the mapped object with the waitAliasChild method and check for the Exists property and handle accordingly
EX:
if (HomePg.NavBarRHDropdown.MainPanel.WaitAliasChild("panelMainMenuContainer" ).Exists):
# returns exists=true if object found
Log.Warning("FAIL - User Prefs found on Main Menu")
else:
# returns exists=false when object is not found
Log.Message("PASS - User Prefs NOT found in Main Menu")
but based on your log reference to the object being 'in focus', you may just be wanting to verify a property of the tested object which you could use the waitProperty method
EX:
obj = HomePg.NavBarRHDropdown.MainPanel.panelMainMenuContainer
if obj.WaitProperty("Enabled", True, 2000):
# object is enabled
Log.Warning("FAIL - User Prefs enabled on Main Menu")
else:
# object is disabled
Log.Message("PASS - User Prefs NOT enabled on Main Menu")
