Use case: Element selectors for Microsoft Dynamics

When configuring the Adoption settings for Microsoft Dynamics Adopt guides, use the Element selectors on this page to:

• Maximize the stability and reliability of element selection by avoiding dynamic identifiers.

• Enhance guide resistance to webpage changes from Microsoft Dynamics.

Element selectors for Microsoft Dynamics

From the Adoption settings tab > Settings subtab in Nexthink, for the Microsoft Dynamics web application configured in Nexthink:

• Ignored element IDs: form_.*

• Element ID replacement: Instruct the system to remove dynamic components—in this case, numbers—from ID or class-name selectors, and only keep the static segments of interest.

  • In the ID field, enter (.+)_\d+_(.+) . This code represents any number within the element ID.

  • In the Replacer field, enter [id^="$1"][id$="$2"] . This code represents the element ID segments before and after the number within the ID.

  • See Element ID replacement example below.

• Ignored element class names: .*(\d+).* This code represents numbers within class names.

• Included element custom attribute names: aria-label, data-automation-id, data-uxi-widget-type, data-uxi-element-id, role, name, title, aria-describedby, data-dyn-controlname, data-dyn-content, data-dyn-form-name, data-dyn-placeholder, data-dyn-role, data-dyn-title, aria-expanded, dyn-data-optional-label, alt, data-dyn-columnname, data-dyn-form-name, data-dyn-title, data-dyn-mappedtab, command, data-handler, placeholder

Element ID replacement example

After defining the Element ID replacement fields as:

• ID: (.+)_\d+_(.+)

• Replacer: [id^="$1"][id$="$2"]

For the following element ID example:

<span id="entassetrequesttableall_23_EntAssetRequestTableCreate_label">abc</span>

1. The CSS element selector contains dynamic components—in this case, the number 23:

span#entassetrequesttableall_23_EntAssetRequestTableCreate_label.button-label:nth-child(3)

1. The system modifies the CSS selector by incorporating only static elements, resulting in:

span.button-label[id^="entassetrequesttableall_"][id$="_EntAssetRequestTableCreate_label"]:nth-child(3)

• Where [id^="entassetrequesttableall_"] means the element ID starts with entassetrequesttableall_

• Where [id$="_EntAssetRequestTableCreate_label"] means the element ID ends with _EntAssetRequestTableCreate_label

Use Nexthink default configurations for the remaining Adoption settings, including Guide defaults.

Your configuration should look like the image below.