UI Testing - Handling Different Input Formats For Seeding Locator Data

Struggling to manage locators in your automation projects? This step-by-step tutorial reveals how to structure and switch between CSV and Excel formats for flawless locator data handling. Perfect for Selenium, Playwright, or any web automation tool!

📌 What You’ll Learn:
✅ Two Supported Formats: CSV files vs. Excel workbooks
✅ Folder Structure: How to organize /csv and /excel directories
✅ Excel Rules:

Single workbook (name must match demo).
Multiple sheets allowed.
Columns: Locator Name → Locator Value → Locator Type.
✅ CSV Rules:

Multiple files allowed.

Structure: LocatorName, LocatorValue, LocatorType (comma-separated).
✅ Valid Locator Types: xpath, id, cssSelector, name, class, linkText, partialLinkText, tagName.
✅ Critical Config Tip: Switch formats via vStealrConfig (use ONLY one format at a time!).

🚀 Key Demo Steps:

Excel Workflow: Set inputFormat = excel → locators pulled from sheets.
CSV Workflow: Set inputFormat = csv → locators pulled from CSV files.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Maintain Locater Data
0:25 Locaters Data Directory
1:08 Locator Type
1:34 File Structure
2:20 Pick Locators from Excel

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