Menu Layout button on Appian Selenium

Identifying a button in Appian using Selenium can be more challenging than in traditional applications because Appian generates its UI dynamically and many CSS classes can change frequently. Here are some effective and stable ways to locate buttons:

1. Locate by visible text
If the button has visible text, you can use XPath:

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//button[normalize-space()='ButtonName']")

If it’s not a <button> element but a <div>, <a>, or similar:

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//*[text()='ButtonName']")

 2. Use stable attributes
Look for attributes like:

aria-label

title

id (if not dynamic)

data-*

Example:

driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "[aria-label='Save']")

Identifying a button in Appian using Selenium can be more challenging than in traditional applications because Appian generates its UI dynamically and many CSS classes can change frequently. Here are some effective and stable ways to locate buttons:

1. Locate by visible text
If the button has visible text, you can use XPath:

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//button[normalize-space()='ButtonName']")

If it’s not a <button> element but a <div>, <a>, or similar:

driver.find_element(By.XPATH, "//*[text()='ButtonName']")

 2. Use stable attributes
Look for attributes like:

aria-label

title

id (if not dynamic)

data-*

Example:

driver.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "[aria-label='Save']")