Thank you very much for your question/replay, Rob.

I am dealing with developed/existing application. I am able to subclass the XAMDataGrid and assign AutomationId to it; however, Coded UI Code Builder cannot see the RecordListControl inside the XamDataGrid (TmXamDataGrid) during recording. My XamDataGrid contains a RecordListControl which contains a list of records with multiple columns of fields which I need to be able identify, excess, and validate its properties' values during Coded UI automation; thus, I believe I need to use RecordListControlAutomationPeer to expose RecordListControlAutomation for Coded UI Automation; unless, I am looking at this the wrong angle or unless you can show me a way that I can expose the information of RecordListControl to the Coded UI Code Builder without using RecordListControlAutomationPeer.

Note: I cannot subclass RecordListControl to create automation peer for it because it is sealed.

Here is the XAMAL for the XamData and the RecordListControl:

<local:TmXamDataGrid AutomationProperties.AutomationId="AutomationIdForInventroyViewHomeDataGrid" RecordActivated="GridControl_RecordActivated" x:Name="GridControl" x:FieldModifier="public"

Width="Auto" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Row="1"

GroupByAreaLocation="None">

<local:TmXamDataGrid.Resources>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type igDP:SummaryResultPresenter}">

<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Right" />

<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>

</Style>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenter}">

<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Right" />

<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>

</Style>

<!-- override global style-->

<Style TargetType="{x:Type igDP:RecordListControl}">

<Setter Property="Template">

<Setter.Value>

<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type igDP:RecordListControl}">

<ScrollViewer CanContentScroll="True" Focusable="True" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">

<ItemsPresenter>

<AutomationProperties.AutomationId>"AutomationIdTestingTrungmai"</AutomationProperties.AutomationId>

</ItemsPresenter>

</ScrollViewer>

</ControlTemplate>

</Setter.Value>

</Setter>

</Style>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter}">

<Setter Property="Background" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},

Path=Record.DataItem.Detail.PendingState, Converter={StaticResource pendingBackgroundBrushConverter}}" />

<Style.Triggers>

<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=DataItem.IsVisible}" Value="False">

<Setter Property="Height" Value="0"/>

</DataTrigger>

</Style.Triggers>

</Style>

</local:TmXamDataGrid.Resources>

<local:TmXamDataGrid.FieldLayoutSettings>

<igDP:FieldLayoutSettings AutoGenerateFields="False" HighlightAlternateRecords="True"/>

</local:TmXamDataGrid.FieldLayoutSettings>

</local:TmXamDataGrid>

Visual Representation of XamDataGrid of RecordListControl

Hi, Rob.

Thank you very much for your info and help. I did subclass the XAMDataGrid, but did not make any major structural changes.

None of the two properties were set. I have went back and performed subclass on XAMDataDataGrid and generate generic automation peers for all of its children.

Doing so allows the Coded UI Code Builder to see

SummaryResultPresenter

CellValuePresenter

DataRecordPresenter

The U, D, N, C tabs above are TabControl. I can access the control and assign the AutomationId fine.

1)   However, each time I click on the each of the 0's in the In,

      I can only see:

          AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummaryResultPresenterInfragistics.Windows.DataPresenter.SummaryResultEntry

     I want to be able to see:

          Note: 'In' is the label for the SummaryResults Label.

          Note: the numbers: 100, 50, 25, 5, 2, 1 are the columns' name or header of the grid.

          AutomationutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummary ResultPresenter In Total

          AutomationutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummary ResultPresenter In 100

          AutomationutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummary ResultPresenter In 50

          AutomationutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummary ResultPresenter In 25

         AutomationutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummary ResultPresenter In 2

         AutomationutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummary ResultPresenter In 1

        Can you please show me how I can achieve this?

    2) Each time, I click each of the cells in the grid and examine it with Coded UI Code Test Builder's UI Spy, I can only see

        For example, any cell in 1st Data Record, I can only see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenterDataRecord- 0 type: O.

        For example, any cell in 2nd Data Record, I can only see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenterDataRecord- 1 type: U

        For example, any cell in 3rd Data Record, I can only see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenterDataRecord- 2 type: C

       

       I want to be able do the following:

       If I want to be able to assign an AutomationId for 1st Data Record's 1st cell, and when I examine it with Coded UI Code Builder UI Spy, I want to be able

       to see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter DataRecord 0 I Value

        

      If I want to be able to assign an AutomationId for 2nd Data Record's 2nd cell, and when I examine it with Coded UI Code Builder UI Spy, I want to be able

      to see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter DataRecord 1 Total Value

     

     If I want to be able to assign an AutomationId for 3nd Data Record's 3rd cell, and when I examine it with Coded UI Code Builder UI Spy, I want to be able

     to see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter DataRecord 2 50  Value

     If I want to be able to assign an AutomationId for 4th Data Record's 4th cell, and when I examine it with Coded UI Code Builder UI Spy, I want to be able

     to see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter DataRecord 3 25  Value

     Basically I want to be able to append the Record Index and Grid Column Header to the AutomationId for each cell that locates at DataRecord#,ColumnHeader#

    as follow: "AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter DataRecord#,ColumnHeader#"

    Can you please show me how I can achieve this?

       

 3)   Each time, I click each of the records in the grid and examine it with Coded UI Code Test Builder's UI Spy, I can only see

        For example, any cell in 1st Data Record, I can only see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenterDataRecord- 0 type: O.

        For example, any cell in 2nd Data Record, I can only see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenterDataRecord- 1 type: U

        For example, any cell in 3rd Data Record, I can only see: AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenterDataRecord- 2 type: C

      I want o be able to see only as following:

      AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenter DataRecord- 0

      AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenterDataRecord- 1

      AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenterDataRecord- 2

    Can you please show me how I can achieve this?

I am using the following XAML file:

<Grid >

<Grid.RowDefinitions>

<RowDefinition />

<RowDefinition />

<RowDefinition Height="10" />

</Grid.RowDefinitions>

<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

<ColumnDefinition/>

<ColumnDefinition Width="150" />

<ColumnDefinition Width="120"/>

</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>

<igWindows:XamTabControl Width="Auto" Height="Auto" Grid.RowSpan="2"

HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"

ItemsSource="{Binding InventoryChipsets}"

Focusable="False" AutomationProperties.AutomationId ="AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewTabControl" x:Name="TabControl" x:FieldModifier="public"

SelectionChanged="TabControl_SelectionChanged" RequestBringIntoView="TabControl_RequestBringIntoView">

<!-- need to create task for creating scrolling tab control, this is quick and dirty-->

<igWindows:XamTabControl.Template>

<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type igWindows:XamTabControl}">

<DockPanel>

<controls:SwipeScroller Focusable="False" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden">

<ScrollViewer DockPanel.Dock="Top" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Hidden">

<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" IsItemsHost="True" />

</ScrollViewer>

</controls:SwipeScroller>

<Border>

<ContentPresenter ContentSource="SelectedContent"/>

</Border>

</DockPanel>

</ControlTemplate>

</igWindows:XamTabControl.Template>

<igWindows:XamTabControl.ItemContainerStyle>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type igWindows:TabItemEx}" BasedOn="{StaticResource TabItemExStyle_TopColorCoded}">

<Setter Property="Header" Value="{Binding FormattedChipsetName}"/>

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="{Binding FormattedChipsetName, StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewChipsetTabName{0}'}"/>

<Setter Property="IsSelected" Value="{Binding IsSelected, Mode=TwoWay}"/>

</Style>

</igWindows:XamTabControl.ItemContainerStyle>

</igWindows:XamTabControl>

<Button Style="{StaticResource ButtonCtrlTemplate_B1_ColorCoded}"

Margin="0,0,5,0" Height="35" Width="100" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" HorizontalAlignment="Right"

Name="BtnRack"

DataContext="{Binding SelectedRack}"

Content="{Binding Name}"

Command="{Binding DataContext.SelectRackCommand, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType=UserControl}}"

Visibility="{Binding DataContext.ButtonSelectRackVisible, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType=UserControl}}"/>

<TextBlock Foreground="White" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" Focusable="False" TextAlignment="Center" Margin="2,-36,2,40" Text="{x:Static properties:Resources.CurrentInventoryTotalString}"/>

<Border Margin="0,-38,0,42" BorderBrush="White" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" Style="{StaticResource DetailBorderStyle}" Visibility="{Binding Path=IsVisible, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}}">

<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource DetailTextBlockStyle}" Foreground="White" Text="{Binding FormattedAllChipsetTotal}"/>

</Border>

<Border BorderBrush="DarkGray" BorderThickness="2" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Background="{StaticResource ContrastColorBrush}" Grid.Row="2" Width="Auto" Height="Auto">

</Border>

</Grid>

<local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewXamDataGrid RecordActivated="GridControl_RecordActivated" AutomationProperties.AutomationId ="AutomationIdForXamDataGrid" x:Name="GridControl" x:FieldModifier="public"

Width="Auto" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Row="1"

GroupByAreaLocation="None">

<local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewXamDataGrid.Resources>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type igDP:SummaryResultPresenter}">

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="{Binding StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummaryResultPresenter{0}'}"/>

<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Right" />

<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>

</Style>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type igDP:CellValuePresenter}">

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="{Binding StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter{0}'}"/>

<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Right" />

<Setter Property="FontWeight" Value="Bold"/>

</Style>

<!-- override global style-->

<Style TargetType="{x:Type igDP:RecordListControl}">

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="{Binding StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewRecordListControl{0}'}"/>

<Setter Property="Template">

<Setter.Value>

<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type igDP:RecordListControl}">

<ScrollViewer CanContentScroll="True" Focusable="True" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">

<ItemsPresenter>

<AutomationProperties.AutomationId>

AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewItemsPresenter

</AutomationProperties.AutomationId>

</ItemsPresenter>

</ScrollViewer>

</ControlTemplate>

</Setter.Value>

</Setter>

</Style>

<Style TargetType="{x:Type igDP:DataRecordPresenter}">

<!--Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenter"/-->

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="{Binding StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenter{0}'}"/>

<Setter Property="Background" Value="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self},

Path=Record.DataItem.Detail.PendingState, Converter={StaticResource pendingBackgroundBrushConverter}}" />

<Style.Triggers>

<DataTrigger Binding="{Binding Path=DataItem.IsVisible}" Value="False">

<Setter Property="Height" Value="0"/>

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value ="AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataItem"/>

</DataTrigger>

</Style.Triggers>

</Style>

</local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewXamDataGrid.Resources>

<local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewXamDataGrid.FieldLayoutSettings>

<igDP:FieldLayoutSettings AutoGenerateFields="False" HighlightAlternateRecords="True"/>

</local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewXamDataGrid.FieldLayoutSettings>

</local:AutomatableInventoryHomeViewXamDataGrid>

  

Hello Trung,

I'm not sure what you mean by "generate generic automation peers".  You shouldn't have to manually generate anything.

As for setting up the automation IDs for the SummaryResultPresenter, what you are seeing with the SummaryResultEntry is expected given the binding you have for the AutomationId:

"{Binding StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummaryResultPresenter{0}'}"

The DataContext for the SummaryResultPresenter is just a SummaryResultEntry so all this binding is doing is calling ToString() on SummaryResultEntry which is why you get "AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummaryResultPresenterInfragistics.Windows.DataPresenter.SummaryResultEntry".  If you want more info like what column the summary belongs to you need to apply a Path to the binding so you can delve deeper into the SummaryResultEntry.  Here is an example for how you can achieve the desired format:

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="{Binding Path=SummaryResult.SourceField.Name, StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummaryResultPresenter In {0}'}"/>

This setter will produce the following result:

"AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewSummaryResultPresenter In salary" (salary being my column name)

Your CellValuePresenter Id requirement is the same thing.  The CellValuePresenter DataContext is a DataRecord so all your binding is doing is calling ToString() on the DataRecord and sticking that into the AutomationId.  If you want a more column specific Id for the cell then you will need to change the binding.  Maybe this will work for you:

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId">
    <Setter.Value>
        <MultiBinding StringFormat="{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewCellValuePresenter DataRecord {0} {1} Value">
            <Binding Path="Index"/>
            <Binding RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" Path="Field.Name"/>
        </MultiBinding>
    </Setter.Value>
</Setter>

Again, DataRecordPresenter Id requirements are the same thing.  Just change the binding on the AutomationId to get the Id that you want:

<Setter Property="AutomationProperties.AutomationId" Value="{Binding Path=Index, StringFormat='{}AutomationIdForInventoryHomeViewDataRecordPresenter DataRecord {0}'}"