SAP SE
SURFACE AUTOMATION IN BLACK BOX ENVIRONMENTS

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for surface automation in black box environments. An embodiment operates by determining scenarios of an application for automation; detecting the scenario during an execution of an application; capturing and storing one or more user interface screenshots of the scenario; identifying and storing user interface information from the user interface screenshot; implementing a sequential set of instructions comprising at least one textual element detection technique and at least one non-textual element detection technique; and executing the sequential set of instructions.