Automation IDs

Enable automation IDs for testing.
To enable Automation IDs, enable
Advanced mode
 in the IDE settings, and in the Web Presentation Engine, select
Enable automation IDs
. When enabled, the Web Presentation Engine adds
data-automationid="<BrowsePath>"
 on the
<div>
 element of each UI component. The attribute value is the browse path of the component, that represents the position of the component in the UI hierarchy. For example
data-automationid="NewHMIProject136/UI/MainWindow/ScrollView1/Rectangle1"
.
You should use
data-automationid
 as the primary selector in end-to-end or integration tests. It is more stable than text, CSS classes, or DOM structures that may change due to refactoring.
TIP:
  • Do not use
    data-automationid
     for CSS or application logic.
  • Do not enable the feature in production. It is intended for testing sessions only.
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