This document discusses 17 common challenges faced when performing automated testing with Selenium, including synchronization issues, dealing with pop-up windows, testing dynamic content, capturing screenshots, data-driven testing, generating reports, setting up grids, handling alerts, switching windows, working with frames, validating fields, identifying dynamic objects, using XPath and CSS locators, file uploading/downloading, and tabbing between fields.

1. Compiled By Arul Selvan P.
Compiled By Arul Selvan P.
Selenium Test Automation - Challenges
What are Challenges faced in Selenium Test Automation?
1. Synchronization (or) Timing Issues
2. Dealing with pop-up windows
3. Testing with dynamic text or content
4. Testing Flash applications
5. Capturing screen shots, either to file or in some form of report
6. Iteration of the test case, running it repeatedly with some minor change
7. Data Driven Testing, using suites of pre-defined or dynamically generated data.
8. Generating useful test status reports
9. Setting up Grid
10. Handling Alerts
11. Switching between windows
12. Working with frames.
13. Field validation
14. Identifying dynamic objects.
15. Xpath and CSS locators for identifying elements.
16. File Upload/Download Using : Java-AutoIT-Selenium
17. Tabbing between fields