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[crid2002]

Hello, I am trying to interact with a field using DP on a SiebList.  The problem comes in where after setting the active control on the field the next line won't execute.

SiebApplication("RepositoryName:=AppName").SiebScreen("RepositoryName:=ScreenName").SiebView("RepositoryName:=ViewName").SiebApplet("RepositoryName:=AppletName").SiebList("RepositoryName:=SiebList").SetActiveControl"Field1"

SiebApplication("RepositoryName:=AppName").SiebScreen("RepositoryName:=ScreenName").SiebView("RepositoryName:=ViewName").SiebApplet("RepositoryName:=AppletName").SiebList("RepositoryName:=SiebList").SiebCalculator("RepositoryName:=Field1").IsEnabled

Is there anyway I can interact with field1 after I set the active control on field1?  Was anyone able to get this to work?  Thanks for all your help in advanced.

[Anshoo Arora]

Hi,

What version of Siebel Addin are you using? QTP version?

[crid2002]

Hello,

Using QTP version 10.0 with all latest bug fix installed.

[Anshoo Arora]

Also, as a side-note, if you are trying to access objects within a cell of a SiebList, please note that this is not possible. It is stated in Known Problems and Limitations as well. Please refer to Document ID KM204700 in HP's KB.

[crid2002]

Ok, thank you for the quick reply. Any idea if they plan on fixing this problem?  Thanks!

[Anshoo Arora]

Wait, I just wanted to give you a heads-up. Let me try to see if what you're trying to achive is possible

[Anshoo Arora]

Is there anyway I can interact with field1 after I set the active control on field1?  Was anyone able to get this to work?

I am able to access all fields when I record on them. With DP, my code just fails.. I guess, what you're trying to achieve may be possible but only if you Record on the target objects within the List.

[crid2002]

Right, thats what were trying to avoid to do.  We would like to only doing this in DP. We are trying to get away from recording an object and having to use the object repository.

Thanks for all your help tho.  :-)

[Anshoo Arora]

Any idea if they plan on fixing this problem?

Not so sure. You can contact either Roi or Ayal. The only thing is, I have seen a very small user-base using Siebel so I'm not sure if this would be high-priority. Its worth giving a shot though.

[Anshoo Arora]

*UPDATE*

Please see Ayal's notes below regarding the issue of working with the SiebList object with Descriptive Programming:

This is a limitation which is caused by the CAS API which exposes the object during replay as a SiebList, although in record some internal objects are exposed. Therefore the spy and highlight will show us the SiebList, and also the child object will return 0, since only the table is exposed.

So, this is a limitation caused by the way Siebel implemented this control and how they expose it to us. We cannot do anything about it. Siebel are the ones to contact if a change is needed.

I would like to thank Ayal on behalf the entire AdvancedQTP Team for sharing with us such important information.

[Pavan Turlapati]

Hi, I have searched through the internet apart from my own experience that automating a SiebelList object using QTP/Descriptive programming is not possible.I also came to know from the read me file that QTP is not exposing the list objects as it does the other objects. I am using QTP 9.5 and Siebel 8.1.


So, is there any workaround for the above problem apart from recording the list object.

1) Will QTP 10.0 solve my problem?
2) I cannot record on those 500 odd siebel list objects present in the application. I want to use a simple function which I am using in the case of Form Applet objects.
3) Is there any other tool which allows to go with descriptive programming apart from QTP.

Please help, if you have a solution or workaround.

[Anshoo Arora]

1. No, because the limitation is not because of QTP.
2. I'm not sure how this will be possible, but as of now, the only possibility is if you use OR.
3. I think RFT supports it (you might need to get in touch with their Sales folks), but I am not sure how well it does so.

[pramoddn]

Small work arround is possible if we dont consider DP for the child objects of a SiebList, That is if we go for the Object Repository then easily we can get the values in the respective child objects of a SiebList. The problem is when we try to add a child object of a SiebList it will not allow us to add the particular Child object (even though the Hierarchy shows the Object) so we need to use the option "Define Object" and then use "Update from Application" to add the object properties for the object.
For example: If we need to add a SiebText which is present in SiebList then the steps are as below
1. Define the object by selecting "Siebel" as environment and "SiebText" as object
2. Give a name for the object and close by adding the same.
3. Now click on "Update from application" button and Spy on the Object which need to be added to the OR.

Then use the same object in Usual way.

I have tried this way and its working fine, lengthy work around but it works.

Hope it may help you.

Regards,
Pramod

[Anshoo Arora]

A new article is out for the SiebList object (Siebel v8.1): http://relevantcodes.com/qtp-working-with-sieblist-revised/

[Chitradeep Das]

Good One Thanks for sharing!

Regards,
CD