Date Pickers

Handling date picker widgets in automated testing can be challenging due to their dynamic interfaces and the need to keep selected dates relevant over time. For example, selecting “tomorrow” may work today but could cause failures if the test runs again in a few days.

The good news is that CheckView includes support for date pickers through the “Assign date” test step. This can be used in both auto-generated and manually created test flows. When configured, CheckView will automatically select the nearest available date shown in the form’s date picker, ensuring the step always passes regardless of when the test runs.

If your date picker is customized or not natively supported, you can still use the “Assign” and “Click” test steps to interact with most date inputs. To ensure consistent behavior, you’ll need to update the selectors accordingly in these cases. For long-term test reliability, it’s best to target a date far in the future, rather than hardcoding a specific day, to ensure the date picker continues to function properly over time. Most date picker widgets use consistent CSS classes (e.g., .day.available), which can be leveraged to dynamically select future dates and reduce the need for ongoing test maintenance.