resolve differences with version 8

cypress/e2e/admin-export-modals.cy.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ describe('Admin Export Modals', () => {
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.export_batch"]').click();
 
     // Analyze <ds-export-batch-selector> for accessibility
-    testA11y('ds-export-batch-selector');
+    testA11y('ds-export-metadata-selector');
   });
 });

cypress/e2e/collection-edit.cy.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
     // This page is restricted, so we will be shown the login form. Fill it out & submit.
     cy.loginViaForm(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_USER'), Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD'));
+    cy.intercept('/server/api/core/collections/'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_COLLECTION'))).as('collection');
+    cy.wait('@collection')
 });
 
 describe('Edit Collection > Edit Metadata tab', () => {

cypress/e2e/community-edit.cy.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
     // This page is restricted, so we will be shown the login form. Fill it out & submit.
     cy.loginViaForm(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_USER'), Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD'));
+    cy.intercept('/server/api/core/communities/'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_COMMUNITY'))).as('community');
+    cy.wait('@community')
 });
 
 describe('Edit Community > Edit Metadata tab', () => {

cypress/e2e/community-statistics.cy.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe('Community Statistics Page', () => {
 
     it('should load if you click on "Statistics" from a Community page', () => {
         cy.visit('/communities/'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_COMMUNITY')));
-        cy.get('ds-navbar ds-link-menu-item a[data-test="link-menu-item.menu.section.statistics"]').click();
+        cy.get('a[data-test="link-menu-item.menu.section.statistics"]').click();
         cy.location('pathname').should('eq', COMMUNITYSTATISTICSPAGE);
     });
 

cypress/e2e/homepage-statistics.cy.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import '../support/commands';
 describe('Site Statistics Page', () => {
     it('should load if you click on "Statistics" from homepage', () => {
         cy.visit('/');
-        cy.get('ds-navbar ds-link-menu-item a[data-test="link-menu-item.menu.section.statistics"]').click();
+        cy.get('a[data-test="link-menu-item.menu.section.statistics"]').click();
         cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/statistics');
     });
 

cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts

@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   // This page is restricted, so we will be shown the login form. Fill it out & submit.
   cy.loginViaForm(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_USER'), Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD'));
 
-  // We need to wait for the correction types allowed for the item to be loaded to be sure that each tab is fully loaded.
-  // This because the edit item page causes often tests to fails due to timeout.
-  cy.intercept('GET', 'server/api/config/correctiontypes/search/findByItem*').as('correctionTypes');
-  cy.wait('@correctionTypes');
+  cy.intercept('GET', 'server/api/core/items/'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ENTITY_PUBLICATION'))).as('item');
+  cy.wait('@item');
 });
 
 describe('Edit Item > Edit Metadata tab', () => {

cypress/e2e/item-page.cy.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('Item  Page', () => {
     // Test that entities will redirect to /entities/[type]/[uuid] when accessed via /items/[uuid]
     it('should redirect to the entity page when navigating to an item page', () => {
         cy.visit(ITEMPAGE);
+        cy.wait(1000);
         cy.location('pathname').should('eq', ENTITYPAGE);
     });
 

cypress/e2e/item-statistics.cy.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe('Item Statistics Page', () => {
 
     it('should load if you click on "Statistics" from an Item/Entity page', () => {
         cy.visit('/entities/publication/'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ENTITY_PUBLICATION')));
-        cy.get('ds-navbar ds-link-menu-item a[data-test="link-menu-item.menu.section.statistics"]').click();
+        cy.get('a[data-test="link-menu-item.menu.section.statistics"]').click();
         cy.location('pathname').should('eq', ITEMSTATISTICSPAGE);
     });
 
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ describe('Item Statistics Page', () => {
 
     it('should contain a "Total visits per month" section', () => {
         cy.visit(ITEMSTATISTICSPAGE);
-        // Check just for existence because this table is empty in CI environment as it's historical data
-        cy.get('.'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ENTITY_PUBLICATION')).concat('_TotalVisitsPerMonth')).should('exist');
+        cy.get('table[data-test="TotalVisitsPerMonth"]').should('be.visible');
     });
 
     it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {