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How do you implement a Page-Object-Model-like structure in Ranorex?

Ranorex doesn't require a separate design pattern library to get Page-Object-Model-style separation, because the Object Repository already plays that role: locators for a given screen live in one place, and test logic lives somewhere else, rather than being mixed together.

  1. Create one Repository folder per screen or dialog (e.g. LoginPage, OrdersPage), mirroring how POM groups locators by page.
  2. Name each element clearly and add variables for anything dynamic, so the folder reads like a description of that screen's interactive parts.
  3. Keep test logic - the sequence of actions and validations - in separate code or recording modules that reference the repository folders, never hardcoding a path inline inside a module.
  4. For actions reused across multiple test cases on the same screen (like "log in" or "apply filter"), wrap them in a user code collection method that takes the repository folder as context, similar to a POM page class exposing action methods.

The practical benefit matches classic POM: if the Orders page's layout changes, only the OrdersPage repository folder and any shared helper methods need updating, while every test case that uses "Orders" logic keeps working unchanged, because none of them ever referenced a raw path directly.

In Ranorex, the role of POM 'page classes' for storing locators is filled by:
A key rule for keeping this structure maintainable is to:

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