Apologies if this has been asked before. I have not found a similar question so I will post this here… I am trying to find a very simple element in my website by using the locator which I provided that is:- //span[contains(text(),‘Business’)] The Console in Katalon Studio reports “Web element fou…

I’ve seen the “Web element found by trial and error method…” message as well, but generally it’s when the element truly cannot be found on the page at the time of calling. Is it possible for you to provide us with the HTML and/or portion of the script in question?

It used to happen with Katalon Studio 5.7: [image] Issue with WebUI.waitForElementPresent and WebUI.waitForElementVisible in Katalon 5.6 Katalon Studio Something similar happened: When waiting for an element inside of an iframe to be clickable (after switching to the ifr…

Thanks Brandon, I am able to identify the component now. I just wasnt sure if the message from Katalon should be worded in this way. It suggests they could identify the component but they wont tell the user! I didnt believe this would be true but it does mislead the user slightly.

Hi Mate_Mrse. I am using 5.7.1. I am able to identify the component now. I just wasn’t sure if the message from Katalon should be worded in this way. It suggests they could identify the component but they wont tell the user! I didn’t believe this would be true but it does mislead the user sligh…

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Mate_Mrse January 10, 2019, 7:44am 3

It used to happen with Katalon Studio 5.7:

What version are you using?

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