dropdown functionality not working in selenium webdriver

Question

I have an issue when attempting to click on an element from a drop-down menu, when running a test in Selenium. So, as per the below screenshot, I am hovering over 'Reports', then 'Asset Management', then 'Terminated Report: Pending'. Clicking on the 'Terminated Report: Pending' option should take me to the appropriate page Screenshot 1

I've written the following code in WebDriver to do this:

    public static void terminatedReportPendingFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement terminatedReportPendingFocus = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@href,'GetTerminatedPendingReport')]"));
    terminatedReportPendingFocus.click();
}

I didn't see any issues with this, given that I had used similar code in order to access the 'Terminated Report: Pending' page. However, for some reason when I run the test, whilst the browser initially focuses on the element I want, it then loses focus and drops down to the 'Collections' drop down and selects a page with a completely different href to the one I selected in the code. Can anyone help as to what the reason might be? Many thanks

ASSET MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION

    public static void assetManagementFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement assetManagementFocus = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[text()='Asset Management']"));
    Actions hoverOnReportWindow = new Actions(driver);
    hoverOnReportWindow.moveToElement(assetManagementFocus).build().perform();
    assetManagementFocus.click();
}

COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION OF CODE

public class optionFocusControls {

//REPORTS TAB   
public static void reportWindowFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement reportWindowFocus = driver.findElement(By.linkText("Reports"));
    Actions hoverOnReportText = new Actions(driver);
    hoverOnReportText.moveToElement(reportWindowFocus).build().perform();           
}

public static void assetManagementFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement assetManagementFocus = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[text()='Asset Management']"));
    Actions hoverOnReportWindow = new Actions(driver);
    hoverOnReportWindow.moveToElement(assetManagementFocus).build().perform();
    assetManagementFocus.click();
}

public static void daysInStockFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement daysInStockFocus = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[text()='ET Days In Stock']"));
    Actions hoverOnDaysInStock = new Actions(driver);
    hoverOnDaysInStock.moveToElement(daysInStockFocus).build().perform();
    daysInStockFocus.click();
}

public static void terminatedReportCompletedFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement terminatedReportCompletedFocus = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@href,'GetTerminatedCompletedReport')]"));    
    terminatedReportCompletedFocus.click();
}

public static void terminatedReportPendingFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement terminatedReportPendingFocus = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@href,'GetTerminatedPendingReport')]"));
    terminatedReportPendingFocus.click();
}

}

FIX - 01/12/14

    public static void terminatedReportPendingFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    driver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(text(),'Terminated Report: Completed')]")).sendKeys(Keys.ENTER);      
}

Can you provide the code of your implementation for the same? I am interested to known the element detection method for 'Asset Management'. — Rupesh Shinde
– Rupesh Shinde, Commented Nov 26, 2014 at 13:21
Hi Rupesh, thanks for replying. I've attached the implementation code above, entitled 'ASSET MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION' — Andy Tilston
– Andy Tilston, Commented Nov 26, 2014 at 13:29
I have modified my code and included manual wait for 3 sec. please test and let me know — Rupesh Shinde
– Rupesh Shinde, Commented Nov 26, 2014 at 13:38
Great, thanks a lot. so I just need to add this manual wait for 3 seconds to the snippet of code I placed on my original note? THe Asset Management functionality was working ok, so do I not need to apply the wait command to that section of code? — Andy Tilston
– Andy Tilston, Commented Nov 26, 2014 at 14:06
Thats Wonderful..Would love if you make my answer as correct or Upvote it so that other users with the same problem may fix in the same way. — Rupesh Shinde
– Rupesh Shinde, Commented Nov 26, 2014 at 14:09

Malwinder Singh · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-26 13:49:24Z

Try below code and let me know what happens

WebElement Reports = driver.findElement(By.xpath("--------//---As per your code"));
WebElement Asset Management = driver.findElement(By.xpath("--------//---As per your code"));
WebElement Terminated_Report_Pending = driver.findElement(By.xpath("--------//---As per your code"));
        Actions builder = new Actions(driver);
        builder.moveToElement(Reports).perform();
        Thread.sleep(3000);
        builder.moveToElement(Asset Management).perform();
        Terminated_Report_Pending.click();

Try below from in your code

public static void assetManagementFocus(InternetExplorerDriver driver)
{
    WebElement assetManagementFocus = driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[text()='Asset Management']"));
    Actions hoverOnReportWindow = new Actions(driver);
    hoverOnReportWindow.moveToElement(assetManagementFocus).build().perform();
    Thread.sleep(3000);
    assetManagementFocus.click();
}

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