Populate text field on web page - Unable to find UI element

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Hi,

I am trying to input text in text filed of the web page form. For this I have selected "Populate text filed on web page" as the option on PAD tool and captured the right UI element. However, when I am running the flow, the tool is unable to recognize the UI element. On further research, I found that for the given text filed, whenever the form is loaded it is being assigned with a unique source text as seen below.

Is it because of this, the PAD is unable to recognize the UI element each time the form is loaded? If yes, how can we proceed with the flow to identify the UI element without making changes to the source code? I have also tried "Populate text field in window" under UI Automation as an alternative, but the same issue.

Please suggest, thanks.

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Guriga 188 on at

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Hi,
Try with the class. ID can be changed.

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@Anurag_R
Do not rely with css auto captured by PAD. Always tune the css to make it static and unique and long lasting.

Try with this css

input[placeholder="Enter Template ID here"]

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Anurag_R 25 on at

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Hi @yoko2020 , I have made changes to the CSS on the browser and was able to run the flow successfully. Thanks for the suggestion.

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