Objects getting skipped while recording

[ravihc]

Hi,

Using TA 7.0 Webrecorder option, when we record for a scenario, few of the objects involved in the flow are getting skipped. Where as same kind of objects in other pages are included as part of recording....Below example would give detailed explaination of this issue.

Record using "Web Recorder" for the following scenario on Windows XP with IE8.0
1. Navigate to Automation Anywhere - Leader in Automation Software, Automated Testing. Automate with ease.
2. Click "Click here" link towards bottom of the page
3. In displayed "Contact Us" page, in drop down select "Request a service quote?" entry
4. Page automatically gets redirected - in displayed page page, enter details in all text boxes and select entry in "Country" drop down.

Stop the recording and navigate to see the script - by clicking on "Edit" button.

In the script, I was not able to see any line corresponding to selecting entry from drop down in Step#3. However selecting entry in country drop down in Step #4 was as expected. Running this script also fails due to missing action corresponding to Step#3.

I did try the same multiple times, waiting for each page to load completly - even then the behaviour was same. This is not something specific to machine, as I have verified this in one four different machines.

There are also other objects in our applications wherein same behaviour happens.

Would like to know why this kind of inconsistent behaviour? How to overcome this.

Quick reply would be appreciated.

Regards,
Ravi

[Petra]

Did TA contact you... its been almost a mth. What is the status of this issue ?

[forumstaff]

Hi Ravi,

We did try re-creating the situation at our end and the test does get stuck at the step mentioned by you in the previous post. The reason it does that is because the the options under the drop-down are activated as soon as you hover the mouse over the Categories.

To counter this behavior we included a mouse move which moves the mouse to the category and as a result the the option under the drop down gets activated and the subsequent test actions are executed successfully.

We have attached the test script for your reference. However you may be required to edit the test and re-capture the mouse move.

Regards.