Index: suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py
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diff -u -r8bfb02b2b8e50dccd822549c11d340df033744c7 -rdc699ba85fda9e7196a496a1b5ee79a3ea248be1
--- suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision 8bfb02b2b8e50dccd822549c11d340df033744c7)
+++ suite_leahi/shared/scripts/configuration/utility.py	(.../utility.py)	(revision dc699ba85fda9e7196a496a1b5ee79a3ea248be1)
@@ -364,3 +364,16 @@
         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