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jw25
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3 years ago

Need help comparing orderID on a second page

Hello,   I'm trying to create a keyword test where after completing an order, there is a orderID that gets displayed. On that same page there Is a link that will take an user to the details of the ...
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  • jw25's avatar
    jw25
    3 years ago

    Marsha_R 

    I figured out the problem. It couldn't find the parent object because the parent object had the wrong namemapping. It was still looking for an URL with the ID inside of it. I changed the object ID nummer to be anything using the *. However since this second number was inside a parent, it was still looking for the specific number because the parents namemapping was unaltered. 

     

    So by changing the namemapping using an *, the test now works as it should. 

     

    Thanks alot for your help and patience!

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    jw25
    Occasional Contributor
    3 years ago

    Hello Marsha_R ,

     

    Thanks for replying, I've managed to make alot of progres using aqScripts. However Its still not entirely working as intended. There is one vital step that is still missing from the test. 

    Currently at the set variable value, It takes the value just once. I was hoping that It would repeat this step everytime the test runs. That way the number would update automatically and everything would work. Now I would have to manually change the number for Testcomplete, whenever the orderID has changed. So basically the test works, as It compares the orderID to the second orderID on the next page. But the variable never updates, so Its comparing the old orderID, not whatever the current orderID is. 

     

    I'm also worried that if there is a way for It to update the orderID automatically, It will not include the value in quotation marks. If It doesn't do that, It wont be able to store It in the string variable I've made for It. Although I'd imagine aqConvert plays a role in this possible problem. I'm also including a screenshot of one of the scripts I've made, so you can see exactly what I'm working with. The other script does the same thing but for the other orderID.

     

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      Marsha_R
      Moderator
      3 years ago

      From your screenshot, it looks like you have hard coded the string value.  The Set Variable Value is indeed setting the variable every time you run the test, but you have told it to set the exact same value every time.

       

      What you need to do is use the object property for that field that contains the text you want to compare.  By telling TestComplete to use the object property, TestComplete will always find the current value.  

      https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/exploring-apps/object-spy/index.html

       

      Inside Set Variable Value, you will see a choice for Object Property, so there is no problem using it there or getting the string that you need.

       

       

      • jw25's avatar
        jw25
        Occasional Contributor
        3 years ago

        Hey Marsha_R 

         

        I still can not get it to update the order nummer. I've changed it from a code expression to a object property. And although the comparrision part still works, the value just does not get updated, unless I do it manually. I feel like I'm missing something very obvious? I've included a bunch of screenshots, hopefully that will help. Because I've no clue as to what I'm doing wrong. I've tried it with numerous properties, any of them that includes the IDnumber. And most of them work fine if the number is current, but the moment the number changes, it wont find the number as its looking for the older number. So yes it's beeing saved as hardcode. That is the issue but I don't see how its meant to be saved any other way. After selecting the object and selecting a property for it to find on. For example the contentText. It will save it as hard code right away. It wont first relook up that property and register the new number whenever I rerun the test.

         

        So what makes sense to me is that we have to give it another property to look for that is NOT the number. Then somehow make it safe the number as the variable so it can be compared later. But that seems like a very akward solution and surely can't be what we have to do.

        The properties I get to choose from.

        The ID number object in question:

        I do very much apreciate the help you've given me so far.