# Why is my OpenRPA not finding elements consistently?

**URL:** <https://discourse.openiap.io/t/why-is-my-openrpa-not-finding-elements-consistently/3157>\
**Category:** OpenRPA\
**Tags:** openrpa\
**Created:** [October 17, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/why-is-my-openrpa-not-finding-elements-consistently/3157 "2025-10-17T15:47:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Marinho](https://discourse.openiap.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Marinho](https://discourse.openiap.io/u/Alexandre_Marinho)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/why-is-my-openrpa-not-finding-elements-consistently/3157/1 "2025-10-17T15:47:02Z")

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Good morning, I’m new to OpenRPA and I’m having trouble mapping certain elements of a decktop application. I’ve already cleared the cache, but sometimes it’s found and sometimes it’s not. What do you recommend me to do?

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**Author:** ![Allan\_Zimmermann](https://discourse.openiap.io/user_avatar/discourse.openiap.io/allan_zimmermann/32/12_2.png) [@Allan\_Zimmermann](https://discourse.openiap.io/u/Allan_Zimmermann)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/why-is-my-openrpa-not-finding-elements-consistently/3157/2 "2025-10-17T15:48:38Z")

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try having a look at this video, and see if that helps you getting better results

[![](https://discourse.openiap.io/uploads/default/original/1X/5a29456327e2313d92b6ef99b4ea1bc3d2875733.jpeg "troubleshoot selectors in OpenRPA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCBeeJPzppA)

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**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Marinho](https://discourse.openiap.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Alexandre\_Marinho](https://discourse.openiap.io/u/Alexandre_Marinho)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/why-is-my-openrpa-not-finding-elements-consistently/3157/3 "2025-10-22T14:12:17Z")

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Hi thanks, but I’ve already tried that.As I said before. It finds the element, but at the time of execution, Failed locating 1 item(s).

An exemple:

```auto
[
  {
    "filename": "C:\\OlimpoIV\\Olimpo.exe",
    "processname": "Olimpo",
    "arguments": "",
    "Selector": "Windows",
    "search_descendants": "True",
    "mouse_over_search": "False"
  },
  {
    "Name": "Olimpo*",
    "ControlType": "Window",
    "AutomationId": "StmFrmPrin",
    "FrameworkId": "WinForm"
  },
  {
    "Name": "VndCd17 - Cliente",
    "ControlType": "Window",
    "AutomationId": "VndFrmCd17",
    "FrameworkId": "WinForm"
  },
  {
    "ControlType": "Pane",
    "AutomationId": "cMskDesPse",
    "FrameworkId": "WinForm"
  },
  {
    "Name": "Nome Fantasia ",
    "ControlType": "Edit",
    "AutomationId": "mskBase",
    "FrameworkId": "WinForm"
  }
]

```

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**Author:** ![Norman\_Garcia](https://discourse.openiap.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@Norman\_Garcia](https://discourse.openiap.io/u/Norman_Garcia)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/why-is-my-openrpa-not-finding-elements-consistently/3157/4 "2025-10-27T20:51:37Z")

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if you change

> [@Alexandre\_Marinho](#):
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> `"Name": "VndCd17 - Cliente",`

into “Name”: “\*”

Is that enough?  
I’m having my own fair share of problems, but I try to gather at least 3 sets of selectors to compare it.

(I’m also bumping the message so it stays alive for a couple of days more)

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.openiap.io/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a1ca7b164ac9a826839704d9ac82c7b5e6bcf557.png) [@system](https://discourse.openiap.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/why-is-my-openrpa-not-finding-elements-consistently/3157/5 "2025-11-03T20:52:01Z")

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