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Hi everyone,

We have problems with the repository and the elements from Devexpress, we have some solutions with 600 test cases automated with ranorex and the aplications using any controls with devexpress version 14.1, the problem exist when we update the controls to version 16.2 of devexpress, the routes of the items in the repository change when the installed version of the devexpress is updated in the computers where the automation is being done, causing many items to no longer be recognized in the test cases, so it is a great inconvenience because, as I mention them, we have several solutions and a large number of test cases that need to be updated one by one for the test cases to work correctly, have any options to be able to update the repositories without the need to perform item by item? or exist any option for portability of repository when exist changes in the versions of the developers tools?

I attached one example of the changes in the paths of the repository,

With 14.1 version Devexpress
With 16.2 version Devexpress

Hi,

I'm afraid, the images you tried to attach are not visible. But honestly, images are usually useless for the problem evaluation. Please post a Ranorex snapshot instead (both before and after) and ideally, also your test suite repository.

Anyway, if the elements' xpaths have changed after updating AUT with never devexpress, there is most probably no other way than to update the xpaths in repo. You see, Ranorex has no way to detect and update the changed xpaths automatically. If the repo is nicely constructed (with rooted folders), it may be relative easy task. But if the repo is messy, it may be somewhat complicated But as mentioned, without seeing the snapshots (before and after) and actual repo, there is not much anyone here can do or suggest.

Hi,

I send you the screenshots

This with the version 14.1 of Devexpress
This with the version 16.2

Hi,

As mentioned before, screenshots are not useful here. Please post Ranorex snapshots!

However, as discussed in other posts, related to devexpress, there is no way around updating the xpaths, when devexpress changes the GUI structure. You simply have to update the xpaths in repo. Your only hope is to use rooted folders wherever possible. So then it should be easy for you to update the xpath of just rooted folders, instead of all repo items.
But this may slow down the element search.