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tmpalaniselvam
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

Unable to identify the child elements in legacy desktop app

Hi All,


Trying to automate a legacy application, which is built on using various Microsoft technologies. Test Complete is unable to identify child elements of a panel. But Visual UI Automation Verify tool (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/jj160544(v=vs.85).aspx) is able to identify child elements. The object hierarchy is long. Also there are different technologies such as Win32, WPF and IE elements.

 

Anybody solved this kind of problem?

 

Thanks,

Palani

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  • baxatob's avatar
    baxatob
    Community Hero
    8 years ago

    Try to add your element's class to Project -> Properties -> Object Mapping 

      • tristaanogre's avatar
        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        8 years ago

        The child elements on a panel may not be separate elements themselves at all.  Certain list box controls and tree controls actually have methods, properties, etc., that access those "child" elements.

         

        Can you post a screenshot of the object browser advanced property list of one of the panels you're trying to get access to?