Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r7fa3503b0eeaf8e05f4f885d7af4ea2947d90e0a -r1097bc6de60f08ded2041552ccf66eff85020625
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 7fa3503b0eeaf8e05f4f885d7af4ea2947d90e0a)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 1097bc6de60f08ded2041552ccf66eff85020625)
@@ -457,3 +457,16 @@
         results.extend(findAllObjectsById(child, target_id))
 
     return results
+
+def get_object_value(names_dict, error_message = "Missing object text", timeout_ms = 2000):
+    """
+        To get an object text string with try..except catching to prevent script errors when the object is not found on the GUI
+        @param names_dict - the dictionary element from the names.py file (ie: names.some_variable_name_of_element)
+        @returns the object with corresponding dictionary, otherwise "None"
+    """     
+    try:
+        object_value = squish.waitForObject(names_dict, timeout_ms).value
+        return str(object_value)
+    except LookupError:
+        test.fail("ERROR : " + error_message)
+        return None