Unable To Identify UI Element In An Application Launched Through A Local HTML File

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How to troubleshoot UI element identification problem in a webpage, launched through local HTML file?

Issue Description / Background of the issue:

A process was developed to automate Internet Explorer browser to save the outlook email in HTML format and reading HTML file contents via UI automation. When the HTML webpage file is opened in an Chrome browser, UI Explorer could not identify element from HTML file and unable to spy the HTML Content.

Root Cause:

Allow in incognito and Allow access to file URLs options are unselected and its restricting the access to the HTML content.

Resolution:

1. Navigate to the UiPath Chrome extension.
2. Make sure the Allow in incognito and Allow access to file URLs options are selected.

Refer more,

• Studio Extension For Chrome .