UI Element
Understanding the UI element - a key component in automated web testing
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UI elements are integral part of a web application. They are responsible for interactions between the user and the application.
Refer https://www.uxpin.com/studio/blog/user-interface-elements-every-designer-should-know/
UI elements can be uniquely identified by their locators.
A locator is a command that tells QATTS to locate a particular UI element.
To add an UI Element follow the below steps
STEP 1: Log into QATTS goto Studio on the left navigation panel, it directs to new window which will be appearing as shown below.
STEP 2: On the right corner Click on "+" icon and select Add UI Element, it should appear as below.
STEP 3: Fill the required details as shown in the below screenshot.
UI Element Name: The name could any of the user choice.
UI Element Type: The user need to choose the type of the element such as button, text, file etc.
HTML Linking: User need to define type of linking as xpath or others.
Locator path: Here the locator id need to added.
Wait Type: Here time is the default selection.
Wait Time: Here user can add how many seconds the application searches for the locator.
STEP 4: After adding required details and then click on Save, the given UI Element name would be saved in the groups you have selected it in.
Special Locator Options
DataSetName of custom data options based locators
Locators with Test Data
Locators with Product Element Label name
