Using Environment Test Data for Dynamic Locators

In Testsigma, one of the ways we can automate the testing of dynamic elements is by using parameterized XPath. We assume you are familiar with the different types of Test Data used in Testsigma. If not, please refer to the documentation on different test data types in Testsigma.

We can use Environment Parameters to parameterize the locator similar to how we use test data profiles. For more information on using parameter test data to create dynamic locators, refer to the documentation on using Parameter Test Data to create dynamic locators.

In this article, we will be outlining how to create dynamic locators using Environment parameters.

Using Environment Test Data to parameterize locators

Suppose we need to locate the below element with the username text i.e ‘admin’:

An XPath locator using the text for the element would be //div[ text()=‘admin’ ]

Let’s assume that this username would be different for different Environments as shown below:

Here, we can make the XPath dynamic by taking the username from the Environment Parameter as demonstrated below: //button[text()=’*|username|’]

With the above dynamic locator, the locator value would be dynamically updated at runtime and the environment variable would be translated to its actual value as shown below: