Window target is dynamically changing in iTest web session

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rssenthil asked Oct 14, '10 rssenthil posted Oct 14, '10

Window target is dynamically changing in iTest web session

Hi Team,

We are facing an issue while trying to automate the web application(Cisco ACS server 5.1).

After clicking a tab in the ACS web application a new window is opening with the window id number.

iTest using this window id number to open the corresponding window.

This window id number is dynamically changing for every time running the script.

Hence We are getting the error message 'Window 'Reports1287038107875' not found' while running the testcase.

Can you please give your suggestions to resolve this issue.

Please inform us if this is an iTest limitation.

Here with i have enclosed the web application and testcase screenshots for your reference.

Thanks,

R.S.Senthil kumaran

iTest GUI Testing(Web-Java Swing-etc)

Web application window.zip (348.1 KiB)

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Answer 1 · 2010-10-14T17:58:43Z

PreetS answered Oct 14, '10 PreetS posted Oct 14, '10

Well if the web application itself is generating random IDs, it is not iTest's fault.

IDs and names are designed to be unique.

In any case, you have two obvious options:

1) ask the developers to give a more generic name.

2) Perform 'listWindows' action. This will give you the names of all the windows. Extract the name of the new window and then use it in your selectWindow step

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rssenthil commented · Oct 15, 2010 at 07:16 AM

Hi Preet,

Thanks for your response. We tried with list windows option.

Its providing the window name. This window name is changing dynamically every time while we opening the window.

Hence the script unable to point to the correct window.

Do you think ACS is generating different window id and not iTest.

Please find the listwindows output that we got.

Current Window: Reports1287124372562

There are 2 windows open:
Window 1: MainWindow
Window 2: Reports1287124372562

Frame structure of windows:

MainWindow:
MainWindow -> contentFrame

Reports1287124372562:
Reports1287124372562 -> Unnamed Frame
Reports1287124372562 -> contentareaframe

Thanks,

R.S.Senthil kumaran,

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PreetS rssenthil commented · Oct 15, 2010 at 02:25 PM

iTest does not generate random names like these. It is coming from ACS.

What i was trying to say is that you can do listWindows and extract the window name and store it in a variable. So it doesnt matter what its dynamic value is.

Now, whenever you do selectWindow, instead of the window name in the command field, use this variable. Now it does not matter what dynamic name it has, just get it from the list windows and use it later.

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rssenthil PreetS commented · Oct 18, 2010 at 04:19 PM

Hi Preet,

We tried the steps that you have suggested. It's not working.

Listwindows option not listing the window id before selecting the window.

Please find the Listwindows output.

Before selecting the window::

------------

Current Window: MainWindow

There are 2 windows open:
Window 1: MainWindow
Window 2:

Frame structure of windows:

MainWindow:
MainWindow -> contentFrame

:
No frames present in this window
-------

Aftere selecting the window::

------------

Current Window: Reports1287417843948

There are 2 windows open:
Window 1: MainWindow
Window 2: Reports1287417843948

Frame structure of windows:

MainWindow:
MainWindow -> contentFrame

Reports1287417843948:
Reports1287417843948 -> Unnamed Frame
Reports1287417843948 -> contentareaframe
-------

If possible shall we have a remote session to solve the issue.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks,

R.S.Senthil kumaran,

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PreetS rssenthil commented · Oct 19, 2010 at 04:50 PM

It's likely you are running into a timing issue here.

You may be executing "listWindows" before a window name has been assigned.

Make sure your "listWindows" step is after the action that causes a window to popup. (e.g. a click that causes a new popup window)

Put a sleep before the "listWidows" for a few seconds allowing the window to initialize.

This is not a clean solution, I just want to confirm that it's a timing issue

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rssenthil PreetS commented · Oct 20, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Hi Preet,

Thanks. We gave enough sleep for the new window to come.

Now listwindows listing the windowid in the listwindows response.

We have stored the window id and used the same in select window command.

Now it's able to point to the appropriate window.

Thanks,

R.S.Senthil kumaran,

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PreetS rssenthil commented · Oct 20, 2010 at 06:37 PM

Now that you have it working, you should thing about getting rid of the sleep.

The proper way to do it would be to do a repeatStep; i.e. you repeat the listWindows action till you get a proper name; and then move on.

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neeudla PreetS commented · Mar 22, 2011 at 06:54 AM

Hi

I followed the same procedure but everytime this is not working. I mean still i am observing time issue.

Here I have one question that is how i have to verify number of authorization attempts? and accounting information ?

Regards

Neelakantam

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PreetS neeudla commented · Mar 23, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Neeudla, I am not sure what you mean by authentication attempts.

The above posts were talking about HTML popup windows. The HTTP credentials are completeley different paradigm.

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