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Automation Testing using Selenium
Hi, I am trying to automate my Power BI report validation. Basically, we want to make sure that the output generated on the report matches the datasource manipulation. For that, I am using Seleni...
HarjyotKaur what kind of selectors are you using? I've had some luck in using CSS selectors and requesting developers to put alt-text on all charts I need to interact with. In the DOM, you'll see the alt-text as "aria-label" attributes, so you can write CSS selectors like, "div.slicer[aria-label*=\"YOUR_ALT_TEXT\"]". These tend not to change much as long as you find the right element to use.
As for your question about other tools, I developed PowerTester after going down the selenium route for a client and finding that the amount of work involved in creating and maintaining tests became the bottleneck for our team.