topic Re: clickpath - pdf - content validation in Synthetic Monitoring

clickpath - pdf - content validation

_r_k_ — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:19:44 GMT

is there way how to validate content in clickpath (eg contains visible text) for PDF opened in browser ?

Re: clickpath - pdf - content validation

HannahM — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:39:40 GMT

The playback browser doesn't have a PDF viewer, and PDF files don't usually have the plain text you see in a viewer. Sometimes the title for these pages is not encoded, might that be sufficient. Can you confirm if plain text is used or if it's encoded?

Re: clickpath - pdf - content validation

_r_k_ — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:17:09 GMT

thank you, i understand, and it corresponds with what i experienced and sadly expected

Re: clickpath - pdf - content validation

HannahM — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:26:08 GMT

Hoepefully this Pro Tip is helpful:
https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Dynatrace-tips/PRO-TIP-Validating-and-checking-PDF-content-in-synthetic/m-p/194675