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How to select a menu option from a menu in a web browser with Desktop?

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Hi! Thank you for your help.

I'm trying to aply RPA to a task that interacts with a web page.

I'm struggling to click an option from a menu inside a menu. The menu disappears when you move the mouse from the menu (the big problem).

I tried some options:

using wait times so as to allow the menu options to appear
using the mouse movements so the menu stays open

In some cases I was able to do it, but unfortunately after some runs it stops working.

This is just an example of the menu with menus, as the one I use is a private one from the company.

@VJR

Thanks!

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donaldekpe 65 on at

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Probably stopped working because something changed in the 'selector' path to that element you are trying to click. You will have to set it up again or remove some hierarchy in the selector of that element.

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momlo 1,527 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Hi, as @donaldekpe wrote, the most likely selector needs to be adjusted.
However, maybe instead of going through the menu to click the option, check the link under that option and use an action to open a specific page.
If there is no specific link under that menu but some JS, then use run JS on the webpage to call the right function.

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Hi! Thanks for your answer.
What do you mean with 'remove some hierarchy'?
Why does the selector path change or move? It is as if the selector "moved" in the page and the click is now in another place just next to the selector.

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Hi! Thanks for your time.
There is no link, just the option to see the JS, which I'm not to familiar...
What chunk for the JS should I keep/use?

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donaldekpe 65 on at

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Post a screenshot showing the selector path of the UI element and I will explain better what I mean by 'remove hierarchy'.

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UI elements are all in:

They aren't 'subdivided'.

Is this what you were asking?

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