Forum Discussion

Largent803's avatar
Largent803
Contributor
4 years ago

TestComplete keeps losing mapping of objects

I am using the full version of TestComplete and when I setup a test I will get the object setup once when it has been recorded. However, the next time I run the test often times the test will lose th...
Chrome
Largent803's avatar
Largent803
Contributor

My problem is the object name should not be changing. I can put in new data with a new record within 15 minutes that uses the same data. So the object name doesn't change. In fact the title of the object is the same. In my example the name of object is Keep and it is a button. But somehow it loses this mapping. In this case the test is to copy data from a Word file into a websites textbox. It also does the same with a Excel spreadsheet data. After I paste the data into my textbox the dialog Keep comes up to so that this verified as information that is needed to be kept.

Marsha_R's avatar
Marsha_R
Moderator
4 years ago

If the object name needs to be static, then that's something to discuss with your developers.  TestComplete just reads what it finds, it doesn't create the object names.

 

In the meantime, the wildcards will keep the changing object name from affecting your tests. It's a common need among TestComplete users.

  • Largent803's avatar
    Largent803
    Contributor
    4 years ago

    In my tests what it does even when I use the wildcards is tries to remap to a different object name each time the deal is created in the website. We are working with new deals all the time and I need it to be able to read the new deal that I create and then recognize that this object is the same object that was in the previous deal. However, at this point the deal is hitting the step and wanting to remap to a different buttonkeep. I just did it again with a new deal and the buttonkeep was remapped to buttonkeep10. 

     

    When I added the namemapping with wild cards here is how I added it //button[.='Keep?*']

     

    Is this correct?

    • Marsha_R's avatar
      Marsha_R
      Moderator
      4 years ago

      TestComplete is not going to automatically change the mapping because it has no way of knowing if that change in the name is a bug or something you expect to happen.

       

      I would think it's something more like

      buttonkeep*

       

      What does the mapping look like if you map it right now, for buttonkeep10 or whatever the current value is?

      • Largent803's avatar
        Largent803
        Contributor
        4 years ago

        NameMapping.Sys.browser.pageCruisehbApptest.buttonKeep11

        //div[14]/div/div/div/div/button[contains(@class, 'fr-keep-word')]

        or //div[14]/div/div[2]/div/div/button[2]

        or //button[.='Keep?*']

         

        The other ones are very similar except that they will have the //button[.='Keep?*'] as the first item.

         

        The system will change this every time I recreate a new deal it will want a different buttonkeep number..