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Talby
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5 years ago

Testing WinRT applications - GUI controls cannot be identified individually

Hello,   I'd like to test an app (Windows Store) which is created in C++ using WinRT framework. The problem is: When recording a test, no GUI element is detected at all; only the main window of ...
  • Talby's avatar
    Talby
    5 years ago

    Hi,

    I found a solution a: I have to set Open Applications->Process Filter->Process Filter Mode to 'Use all processes' instead of 'Use only tested applications'. I was wondering why this is essential, because I added the 'app under test' regularly, as described in the documentation, and expected it to work. Nevertheless, we can set this issue to 'solved' now.

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BenoitB
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seems you have done all the settings correctly. Did you introspect well the win calc app which is a basic win RT app ?
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Talby
New Contributor
5 years ago

Good point. Testing the Windows Calc app leads to the same result - no internal GUI controls are identified. This is reason enough for me to check all requirements of testing Windows Store Applications again - but all of them match. Is there anything else to fulfill, perhaps a particular setting inside the Visual Studio project which is missing? Or do we need a special TC module or license?

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    BenoitB
    Community Hero
    5 years ago

    As far as i know, no need of a special module, you have the desktop module of course ?

    Perhaps time to go to Support team i think.

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      sonya_m
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
      5 years ago

      Thank you for advice Benoit!

       

      In fact, I found the case Talby opened with Support - and, it looks like the Image-Based Testing approach worked in this situation! Glad to hear this. 

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        Talby
        New Contributor
        5 years ago

        Yes, I tried to circumvent this problem by using Image Based Testing, but it seems that I need to enhance tolerance in pixels for detecting GUI elements, therefore it is in doubt that testing will be reproducible. Different suggestions are using Coded UI/WinAppDriver. They will be evaluated soon.

        Thank you for your hints!