Name Mapping not Working in Latest Version
I am encountering a problem with name mapping in TestComplete where my script cannot find my mapped object. The mapped object is definitely visible, and if i go into the name mapping section of TestC...
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scot1967
Champion Level 2
Champion Level 2I am don't know if has been mentioned here (I haven't read every post) but is the 'Self Healing' feature enabled? Sometimes this is a blessing and other times a curse. It depends on how well structured your application object tree is. It should show up in your logs if this feature is changing your mappings so I doubt this is the case.
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rraghvani
Champion Level 3
Champion Level 3As mentioned by jgibbs343, "issue may be caused by the fact that the software is not already open prior to running the test" - that's the issue!
I don't use any self healing feature. We disable all the QA and AI feature.
rraghvani What do you mean with --> "issue may be caused by the fact that the software is not already open prior to running the test" - that's the issue!
Can you clarify it ?
- rraghvani
Based on the users' response, they didn't have the application open when they ran their tests. Hence, TC was not able to find the mapped object.
The test opens the application before doing anything else. But if i ran the test with the application already open the result was different. TC wasn't able to find the mapped object because something changed in how name mapping was working for my object after an updated.
