I am having a problem where the RPA bot cannot find the element I want it to interact with.
this is the exception message
[WARN] 2021-11-10 21:27:27 14s (0h) - Inside LoginWM catch : Exception:org.openqa.selenium.NoSuchElementException: Unable to find element with xpath == //input[@name='userID']For documentation on this error, please visit: www.seleniumhq.org/.../no_such_element.htmlBuild info: version: 'unknown', revision: 'unknown', time: 'unknown'System info: host: 'vwapndv010', ip: '10.188.216.27', os.name: 'Windows 10', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '1.8.0_121'Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriverCapabilities {acceptInsecureCerts: false, browserName: internet explorer, browserVersion: 11, javascriptEnabled: true, pageLoadStrategy: normal, platform: WINDOWS, platformName: WINDOWS, proxy: Proxy(), se:ieOptions: {browserAttachTimeout: 0, elementScrollBehavior: 0, enablePersistentHover: false, ie.browserCommandLineSwitches: , ie.edgechromium: false, ie.edgepath: , ie.ensureCleanSession: false, ie.fileUploadDialogTimeout: 3000, ie.forceCreateProcessApi: false, ignoreProtectedModeSettings: false, ignoreZoomSetting: false, initialBrowserUrl: http://vwq9wmsqa7/wmweb/, nativeEvents: true, requireWindowFocus: true}, setWindowRect: true, strictFileInteractability: false, timeouts: {implicit: 0, pageLoad: 300000, script: 30000}, unhandledPromptBehavior: dismiss and notify}Session ID: 7bbd1d4d-6979-47ed-a2e5-bf3decbfdff7*** Element info: {Using=xpath, value=//input[@name='userID']}
Could it be a problem with the driver?
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Sometimes the bot can't find the element on the page because it's not directly on the screen. When configuring the action you should see a checkbox to 'scroll to element'.
The data could also be in an IFrame which means you'd have to switch the frame first
Hi Saeed,
If possible can u open your application in chrome and use Appian RPA task recorder to record all actions. Then you can run those scrapped code in IE or any supported browser Appian. And still if you are facing issue then check that application page is getting loaded successfully or not before performing any actions (i.e. Suggestion you can use Wait for attribute just before that wait for that element to get displayed or enabled before any interaction with it).
Regards,Mukesh