Semantic Mapping of Objects in a User Interface Automation Framework

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium;
• and
• computer-readable code for mapping objects of a user scenario with objects of a user interface embodied on the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable code, when executed by a processor of a data processing system, causes the processor to:
• register a user scenario with a user interface automation framework, the user scenario including a first object that is also included in a first user interface, wherein the first object has an associated semantically annotated first field and the user scenario includes a list of actions for objects of the first user interface;
• generate a second user interface from the first user interface by modifying the first object to create a second object, wherein the second object has an associated semantically annotated second field;
• and
• map the first object to the second object based on the first and second fields.

A data processing system, comprising:

• a memory system;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory system, wherein the processor is configured to:
• register a user scenario with a user interface automation framework, the user scenario including a first object that is also included in a first user interface, wherein the first object has an associated semantically annotated first field and the user scenario includes a list of actions for objects of the first user interface;
• generate a second user interface from the first user interface by modifying the first object to create a second object, wherein the second object has an associated semantically annotated second field;
• and
• map the first object to the second object based on the first and second fields.