PM44897: RFT8202 : Microsoft SSRS controls Playback failures with Object Not Found Exception

IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.2.0.2 iFix02

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• RFT8202
  
  IE8
  
  Win 7 and Win XP2
  
  Problem description:
  
  Customer application has been integrated with Microsoft SSRS
  controls. The control under question is a Drop Down with builtin
  CheckBox. RFT is able to record them properly but playback has
  failed with Object Not Found exception.
  
  The problem only reproducible in the customer site.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  When the state of the browser is LOADING/LOADED - Playback
  failures with Object Not Found Exception even though the
  control does appears / visible in the web application.
  

Problem conclusion

• Changes to handle the ready state issue, basically provided
  a flag to set the readystate to 1(LOADING), 2, 3(LOADED),
  4(READY). By default playback look for "READY" state and in
  some cases the playback will fail when the browser ready
  states comes as LOADING/LOADED even the control is appearing
  there in the browser. In that case you can set the flag to 1
  or 2 or 3 correspondingly to allow playback to do the
  playback on the controls.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RAT FUNC TESTER

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2503

Applicable component levels

• R820 PSN

     UP