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Posted on by JosiasDeleu 24

Hello everyone

I am targeting a web element that requires at least two attributes to be found since its 'id' is dynamic (it changes every time I refresh the site).

The problem is that the action fails when I use more than 1 attribute on the selector, like this ("class" and "type" are used):

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I have confirmed that both attributes are correct (allowing to uniquely identify that element) and that the selector is working in another RPA tool (UiPath).

 

Thanks for your help.

Have you experienced a problem like this?

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    csundar 87 on at

    @JosiasDeleu  I've had something similar.  Not sure if you're using a site that has iframes but I have had trouble with that on my end.  

     

    How I've resolved it:

    - The Id attribute is what I've had to do some logic around.  I have selected so that I have a Id 'starts with' condition and an Id 'ends with' condition.  I haven't had any issue that way.  When I try to use Id 'ends with' and Text 'equals' conditions I usually get an error message.

    - I have had to include additional selects (without any attributes used) to get it into the right path for the field I want.  I am usually working with ~26 selectors on the website and usually I have to select the first 5-6 for inclusion and then the last one has my Id clauses

    - I have recorded the steps using web recorder and that usually creates the path with selecting all the selectors and no values.  This is really my last resort but it has worked in the past.

     

    Good luck

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    JosiasDeleu 24 on at

    Hello @csundar

    Thank you for your response.

    In my case, the site does not have iframes.

     

    I have tried including additional selects, but the problem is still there. As soon as I include any attribute different from the id, I get the same error.

    The problem is that I cannot use the id, since there are several elements in the site with almost identical id (with a difference of a single digit, which is a random integer).

    I think there is an issue with how the selector is working on PAD. I have tested the exact same combination of elements in other RPA tools, and it works perfectly. Is there any place to report an issue like this?

     

    Thanks

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