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complex-workflows Scenario 4 — Search → Multi-Tab Detail Extraction → Compile

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Intermediate ~6 min
Prerequisites: complex-workflows/1 complex-workflows/2 complex-workflows/3

What You'll Learn

Handle JavaScript dialogs during automation

Real-World Use Case

Dealing with alert() confirmations
LIVE DEMO

Search → Detail Extraction

Extract search results, then collect each item's detail from the same page.

Product 1

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Product 2

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Product 3

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Product 4

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Product 5

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Detail for product 1
Detail for product 2
Detail for product 3
Detail for product 4
Detail for product 5
EXPECTED OUTPUT

Search Results

title detail
Product 1 Detail for product 1
Product 2 Detail for product 2
Product 3 Detail for product 3
Product 4 Detail for product 4
Product 5 Detail for product 5
RTILA X PROJECT JSON

RTILA X Automation Project

search-multi-tab-detail-extract.json 
{
  "name": "Search_Multi_Tab_Extract_Compile",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/complex-workflows/4"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "search_results": {
      "item_selector": "css=.cw-search-item",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "title",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=.cw-item-title"
        },
        {
          "name": "url",
          "type": "attribute",
          "selector": "css=a.cw-item-link",
          "attribute": "href"
        }
      ]
    },
    "details": {
      "item_selector": "css=.cw-detail",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "detail",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=self"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "search_results"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "comment",
      "params": {
        "text": "Production detail links open new tabs and require tab handling"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.cw-detail"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "details"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Search results are extracted first, then each item is opened to gather additional detail data. The dataset loop compiles all results into one collection.

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