10.1.4.1

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Automate complex grids

In case automation of complex trees or tables with a large number of elements takes much time for both inspecting and executing scripts, use the following SAP UI controls attributes:

  • native_id
  • row
  • column

The native_id attribute immediately interacts with a selected element, for example, a table cell of the Nth column in a complex grid, without waiting for information from the whole list of elements.

  1. Open SAP GUI desktop client and select the screen you need to automate. Open Inspector and click Capture.
  2. Hover over the needed element and press Escape. :::warning Do not click on the element! :::
  3. Build up your selector manually.

    • Copy native_id{style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"} in the native_id field and paste it after NATIVE_IDin the Selector field.

    • After the NATIVE_ID block, add CELL to your and specify the cell coordinates using the column and row values.

      Your selector will look as follows: [NATIVE_ID:wnd[0]/usr/cntlGRID1/shellcont/shell/shellcont[1]/shell; CELL:10,3]

Using native_id, you can build selectors for the following UI elements:

  • table cells: use native_id + cell: row, column, for example, [NATIVE_ID:wnd[0]/usr/tabsTAXI_TVERVIEW/tblSAPMV45ATCTRL_U_ERF_AUFTRAG; CELL:1,38]
  • tree items: use native_id + name (refer to the name attribute in the element data), for example, [NATIVE_ID:wnd[0]/usr/cntlTREE_CONTAINER/shellcont/shell; NAME: Root:0]
  • SAP UI controls, for example, buttons: use native_id only, for example, [NATIVE_ID:wnd[0]/usr/btnNEW]