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Hi All,

 

I'm using PAD to automate the task of setting up medical notes, printing them, billing patients, sending files to appropriate parties, etc. Our medical record system is web based and runs off of a website.

 

My problem is each patient has their own unique "web address" which means anytime I select an elements to click, it will identify that element with a specific web address. Thus, the flow will only work on one specific patient.

 

I've bypassed a lot of these issues by sending mouse clicks to where the element is. This only works when the browser is static and in the correct orientation. If I download a file for instance, and a download bar pops up on the bottom of the page, it throws everything off.

 

Does anyone know how to get around this? I've tried editing the elements in the selector builder module, but I can't make heads or tails of it. Furthermore I don't see where the specific web address can be manipulated.

 

If I can figure out a way to make the web address a variable, extract the specific address somehow while the patient's chart is open, then plug in that address for the element during each flow my problem would be solved. I don't know if this is possible however, given that the element is identified by the address which appears to be static.

  • Rhiassuring Profile Picture
    8,692 Moderator on at

    Hi there, 

    You can use the Selector Builder to turn off specific things it looks for, and instead look for things like "Class". 

    If I open up View > UI Elements, the UI Elements I've selected will be in the right hand side.
    I can then use the ellipses, edit - and then again, ellipses, edit.

     

    Rhiassuring_0-1649031019027.png

     



    You see how some are checked? These are the ones that PAD is using to target things. If they don't find something that matches, it won't work. BUT! You can uncheck the changing ones. URL, or name, or whatever else. You could even use a "contains" on the URL, if for example it was something like  rhia.medical, but another person would be quinn.medical, you could just ensure the URL contains .medical, so you have a bit more control. 

    Take a peek at the options there and let me know what you think.

    Rhia

     

  • ryule Profile Picture
    929 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Also, at the bottom left of @Rhiassuring screenshot, you can untoggle that to get the the Custom element builder and type out your own element(s)

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