Certify XF Web Learn User Interface

The Certify XF Web Learn user interface consists of the following:

  • Learned Objects pane
  • Properties pane
  • Toolbar button
  • Menu options

Learned Objects Pane

The left pane of Certify XF Web Learn is the Learned Objects pane. The Learned Objects pane displays the learned objects of the application in a tree structure. The object right-click menu options allow you to do the following tasks:

Option

Description

Highlight

Highlight an object in the application.

For more information, see Finding an Object in an Application.

Highlight Using Attribute String

Highlight an object in the application using an attribute string.

For more information, see Finding an Object in an Application.

Scroll Into View

If selected, when you highlight an object, it will scroll into view.

Rename

Edit the name of a selected window or object.

For more information, see Renaming XF Definition Objects.

Undo Rename

Undo the changes made to the object name. The learned name is restored.

Get Collection

If the object in the Learned Objects tree is highlighted orange, then it has a definition and has a collection. When you click you the Get Collection option, a dynamic menu list populates with class-specific defaults.

The menu option Other prompts you for a name of a collection not in the list. To receive a collection of all children of the object, type All in the Enter Name field.

Remove Collection

Remove the collection you added to the selected object.

Checkmark All Child Modes

Select all of the first generation child nodes. Only nodes that are selected are saved to a map file.

Toggle as Bookmark

Enable and disable a bookmark.

Use As Page Anchor

Specify an object to be used as a page recognition anchor.

For more information, see Creating Page Anchors.

Copy Attribute String

Place the attribute string for the selected object onto the Clipboard. This feature allows you to paste an attribute string in the Certify Map editor if an attribute string needs to be updated or if you want to add an object manually.

Edit Object

Change the information for an existing object.

Properties Pane

When you select an object in the Learned Objects pane, the following object's properties are displayed in the Properties pane:

Property

Description

Add Property

Since the CrossBrowser engine displays a limited number of properties of an object, you are able to add a property with this option.

From the drop-down list, you are able to select from a list of standard properties or select Other and type in a property value.

Copy Selected Value

Copy the selected value.

Refresh Property

Refresh the value of a selected property.

If you selected an option, you are able to see if the property changed from False to True.

5 Second Delay Refresh Property

Add a five-second delay when refreshing a value of a selected property. This option may be needed if you have a drop-down list where you need to drop the list for the items to be seen. Add a five-second delay before learning, highlighting, or getting a collection.

Edit Attribute String

Edit the attribute string for a window or object.

View

View the selected property.

 

Toolbar Buttons

Certify XF Web Learn has the following toolbar buttons:

Button

Name

Description

Hover Info

Hover over objects in the learned application to get object information.

For more information, see Finding an Object in an Application.

Find

Search for specific objects in the Learned Objects tree.

Click the Find button and go to the application you mapped. Press the <Ctrl> key when you are over the object that you want to find in the tree. The object is highlighted in the Learned Objects tree.

For more information, see Finding an Object in the Learned Objects Tree.

Menu Options

Certify XF Web Learn has the following menus:

  • File
  • Tools
  • Learn
  • Help

File Menu

The File menu options allow you to do the following tasks:

Option

Description

Configuration Manager

Open the Configuration Manager to create a new Learn configuration.

For more information, see Creating a New Learn Configuration with the Configuration Manager.

Web Options

Open the Certify Web Interface Options tool to configure Certify web interface options.

For more information, see Configuring Certify Web Interface Options.

Save Map

Save the map file that you will import into Certify.

For more information, see Saving XF Definition Maps.

Execution Log

View the execution log.

CrossBrowser General Log File

View the CrossBrowser log file.

HTML Config File

View the HTML configuration file.

Open Logs Folder

Open the log folder.

Exit

Exit Certify XF Web Learn.

Learn Menu

The Learn menu options allow you to learn one of the current screens open in the browser. For more information, see Learning Applications with XF Definitions.

After you click Learn and the learn process starts, the menu changes to Stop. You are able to stop learning the application at any point by clicking Stop Learn.

Tools Menu

The Tools menu options allow you to do the following tasks:

Option

Description

Find in Learn Tree

Search for specific objects in the Learned Objects tree. The Find operation highlights and bookmarks all items in the tree that contain the search text. The status bar displays how many items were found. You can navigate the items that have a bookmark from the Tools menu.

For more information, see Finding an Object in the Learned Objects Tree.

Go to Page Anchor

Go to the anchor that you created for the page. Anchors help identify selected pages.

First Bookmark

Go to first bookmark in the Learned Objects tree.

Next Bookmark

Go to next bookmark in the Learned Objects tree.

Last Bookmark

Go to the last bookmark in the Learned Objects tree.

Clear Bookmark

Clear all bookmarks in the Learned Objects tree.

TagNames

Generate a list of all tag names found in the current page by reading through the Document Object Model (DOM) and presenting tag names in the order of the number of occurrences.

This ID is useful because it will help you avoid creating definitions for a page with <DIV>s or <SPAN>s.

If you need to copy the information in the list to the Clipboard, click Copy.

 

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