Browser Spying using Edge

[JonathanPringle]

Hi 

I have an issue. Bear with me while I try to explain.

The screen I am spying contains lots of free text, with additional white space. the white space is essential to differentiate between the data items.

Previously, using Internet Explorer, I was able to use the 'ID' attribute which helped identify the element eg

'DMContentPlaceHolder1_lblCRPEACS04_VS_CRB_TYPE_FOR_YR'

However, when spying using browser mode on Edge, the ID attribute is not available and I cant identify by placeholder. Also note, the third party web app has also been upgraded to use Edge, so IE is not available.

The free text varies, so making it dynamic is a non starter.

I have tried Region, but its too unreliable.

I hope the question  makes sense.

thanks

Jonathan

[chrispotvin]

Hi Jonathan, 

Have you tried using the Application Modeler tree? Does UIA mode work? If yes to both, the other option is to use xPath, obviously it's not recommended but you may not have a choice if you cannot find another reliable attribute. 

Thanks!