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Dynamic ID

Modern applications often generate dynamic IDs for elements. In this case ID is not a reliable attribute for using in element selector. By default many UI automation tools record IDs and this results in tests broken from the very beginning. An automation tool needs a way to instruct it to skip dynamic IDs when XPath is generated for an element.

Scenario

  • Record button click.
  • Then execute your test to make sure that ID is not used for button identification.

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