Using classes outside of the default package in OATS 12.3.0.1.0

Question

Hello,
OpenScript - Version: 12.3.0.1 Build 376.
The test fails when I use classes that are not in the default package.
Here is a simple example:
TempClass - in the default package, I can create new objects and use it's methods without any errors.
AlienClass - in another package (which name is anotherPackage) of the same project, I import that package into the script.java but I get an exception while creating new class object:
"An unexpected exception occurred in the script. Script section: Unspecified. Caused by: ClassNotFoundException occured. anotherPackage.AlienClass "
import anotherPackage.*;
public void run() throws Exception {
  TempClass tmp = new TempClass(); // no errors while creating
  info(tmp.generateMessage());           // this method works correctly
  AlienClass al = new AlienClass();
  /* here I've got error
  *An unexpected exception occurred in the script.
  * Script section: Unspecified.
  * Caused by: ClassNotFoundException occured. anotherPackage.AlienClass 
There are no such problems in OpenScript Version: 12.2.0.1 Build 223.
Could you help me, please?
Best regards,
Natalie

Answer 1

Hi, Sri!
It was not necessary to name the root package "lib" in previous versions of OpenScript (12.2.0.1, 9.X.X).
Except the default package, my work project in 12.2.0.1 included one main user package named by the testing application (let's call it "myApp"). And other packages and classes were located there.
For example:
D:\Development\TestProject\myApp\core\DB.java
D:\Development\TestProject\myApp\test\Test1.java
D:\Development\TestProject\myApp\test\Test2.java
D:\Development\TestProject\myApp\web\common\Authorization.java
etc.
Project with such structure worked in OpenScript 12.2.0.1 but doesn't work in 12.3.0.1.
According to your advice I created a new package - D:\Development\TestProject\lib, moved "myApp" with all included packages and classes into that package and corrected import statements (like lib.myApp.core.* instead of myApp.core.*).
And then no errors appeared! So thank you very much! But it's interesting, why behaviour of OpenScript concerning package's name has changed?
As for example from the first message,  import statement was in the same place where OpenScript added others packages during creating a new project. I've just tried to save some space in the message
The full script.java is:
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.basic.api.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.browser.api.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.functionalTest.api.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.utilities.api.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.utilities.api.sql.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.utilities.api.xml.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.utilities.api.file.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.webdom.api.*;
import oracle.oats.scripting.modules.adf.api.*;
import anotherPackage.*;
public class script extends IteratingVUserScript {
  @ScriptService oracle.oats.scripting.modules.utilities.api.UtilitiesService utilities;
  @ScriptService oracle.oats.scripting.modules.browser.api.BrowserService browser;
  @ScriptService oracle.oats.scripting.modules.functionalTest.api.FunctionalTestService ft;
  @ScriptService oracle.oats.scripting.modules.webdom.api.WebDomService web;
  @ScriptService oracle.oats.scripting.modules.adf.api.ADFService adf;
  public void initialize() throws Exception {
  public void run() throws Exception {
  TempClass tmp = new TempClass(); // no errors
  info(tmp.generateMessage());     // this method works correctly
  AlienClass al = new AlienClass();
  /* here I've got error
  *An unexpected exception occurred in the script.
  * Script section: Unspecified.
  * Caused by: ClassNotFoundException occured. anotherPackage.AlienClass 
  public void finish() throws Exception {