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HD
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12 years ago
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Namemapping nightmare

Hi, I am new to Testcomplete and having trouble with namemapping. I am using Testcomplete to test a WPF based application. The issue is that UI on the application keeps changing, and each time ...
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    jose_pita
    12 years ago
    Forget name mapping and use small scripts that search your entire app for the object you need, sending as parameters the properties they have, for example (this works for me because i'm testing a webapp, but I think it works for anything):



    function clickObject(propName, propValue,depthOfSearch)

    {

        Sys.Process("yourApp").FindChild(propName,propValue,depthOfSearch).click(0,0);

    }



    Now you can use this for any action your object supports, use object spy to see all the details about the object you're looking for.



    This solves your issue because it always finds your object, unless their properties change, wich they shoudn't.



    Name mapping is only usable if your app will never change, otherwise you need to take a crash course on how to be able to configure it to work with wildcards and stuff....
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leftend86
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12 years ago
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If I am understanding you correctly, the development team is making changes to the UI that changes your mapping such that the tests you've written no longer work. 



I had the same issue and asked dev to find a property on each form that is decriptive in nature and not being used.  I had them put a unique 'name' in this property (frmLogin, scrnEntry) and used this plus a FEW other properties that will not change to map the screen. 



As you have noted the closer the form/screen is to the root of the app, the more critical it is that this property is maintained as poorly executed changes here definitely screw up the mapping.



I also asked dev to ensure that if a control on a screen is deleted, replaced, or modified that the unique property carry the same name as the one used for mapping.



The company spends good money for TC and your paycheck, dev can help you and the company maximize the return on this money by doing this.  Good luck!



Jon