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Really struggling using a web automation action that clicks link / UI element in Edge.

Using the Inspect tool in Edge, the selector is:

body > div.spa-container > div:nth-child(6) > form > div > div.ms-nav-layout-content.thm-cont-g0-bgcolor-1 > nav > div > div > nav > div.navigation-bar-row-container--1bEQIeDuoWP7xAdsmp4MFs.home-action-container--2Ldy4iTiUBKOd3EbS4fRW6 > div > div.ms-nav-layout-content > div > div > div > div.ms-FocusZone.row-responsive--1x5-qMvE_ZVev_4FpmgaWk > div > div > div:nth-child(5) > div > button > div.caption--20PrttGVw_09n9_mM8YKgm > span > span

and the outerHTML is:

<span aria-label="Salg">Salg</span>

In the UI Builder tool of PA Desktop I've tried 287 variations (mind you I'm no expert on the syntax) including this simple version:

span[aria-label="Salg"]

Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong and steer me the right way? Thank you, much appreciated.

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Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Can you CTRL+S and save the web page, then upload it somewhere for me to check? Send me a private message.

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peterelbek 13 on at

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Hi @Henrik_M

Just after realising that the source HTML includes a script:

<script id="boot" src="/365v22web/boot/browser/desktop?company=Standard&tenant=365v2120181106094522&aid=fin&dc=0&signInRedirected=1" type="text/javascript"></script>

No expert, but I suppose this script generates the output? As I mentioned in the forum I'm able to inspect the various UI elements, but maybe PAD can't access in the end because of this script?

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peterelbek 13 on at

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Going to close this and rephrase question in new post based on new ideas on how to tackle it.

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