diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckInactiveIncludeInMenuCategoryAndSubcategoryIsNotVisibleInNavigationTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckInactiveIncludeInMenuCategoryAndSubcategoryIsNotVisibleInNavigationTest.xml
index 88d24540b11f8..4b67a3c045845 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckInactiveIncludeInMenuCategoryAndSubcategoryIsNotVisibleInNavigationTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckInactiveIncludeInMenuCategoryAndSubcategoryIsNotVisibleInNavigationTest.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <!--Create subcategory under parent category -->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree($$createCategory.name$$)}}" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="$$createCategory$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarActionSection.AddSubcategoryButton}}" stepKey="clickOnAddSubCategoryButton"/>
         <fillField selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.CategoryNameInput}}" userInput="{{SimpleSubCategory.name}}" stepKey="addSubCategoryName"/>
         <checkOption selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.EnableCategory}}" stepKey="enableCategory"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckPaginationInStorefrontTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckPaginationInStorefrontTest.xml
index f956c73319425..4a9dc6376f52c 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckPaginationInStorefrontTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCheckPaginationInStorefrontTest.xml
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
         <comment userInput="Open Category Page and select created category" stepKey="commentOpenCategoryPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(_defaultCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoaded2"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoaded2"/>
         <!--Select Products-->
         <comment userInput="Select Products" stepKey="commentSelectProducts"/>
         <scrollTo selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.productsInCategory}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToProductInCategory"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateCategoryWithFiveNestingTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateCategoryWithFiveNestingTest.xml
index fcffd272a2fe4..dd36948ea95ed 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateCategoryWithFiveNestingTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateCategoryWithFiveNestingTest.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
         </before>
         <after>
             <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="goToCategoryPage"/>
-            <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(FirstLevelSubCat.name)}}" stepKey="clickCategoryLink"/>
+            <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickCategoryLink">
+                <argument name="category" value="FirstLevelSubCat"/>
+            </actionGroup>
             <click selector="{{AdminCategoryMainActionsSection.DeleteButton}}" stepKey="clickDelete"/>
             <waitForElementVisible selector="{{AdminCategoryModalSection.message}}" stepKey="waitForConfirmationModal"/>
             <see selector="{{AdminCategoryModalSection.message}}" userInput="Are you sure you want to delete this category?" stepKey="seeDeleteConfirmationMessage"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateInactiveFlatCategoryAndUpdateAsInactiveTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateInactiveFlatCategoryAndUpdateAsInactiveTest.xml
index 47c7f86067cf6..48ca13f329e69 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateInactiveFlatCategoryAndUpdateAsInactiveTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateInactiveFlatCategoryAndUpdateAsInactiveTest.xml
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@
         <!-- Select created category and make category inactive-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(CatNotActive.name)}}" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForCategoryPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="CatNotActive"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForCategoryPageToLoad"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminSaveCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="saveSubCategory"/>
         <seeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMessagesSection.SuccessMessage}}" stepKey="seeSuccessMessage"/>
         <see selector="{{AdminCategoryContentSection.categoryPageTitle}}" userInput="{{CatNotActive.name}}" stepKey="seeUpdatedCategoryTitle"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateRootCategoryAndSubcategoriesTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateRootCategoryAndSubcategoriesTest.xml
index 1202052c492fc..627bd14cd9628 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateRootCategoryAndSubcategoriesTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminCreateRootCategoryAndSubcategoriesTest.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
         <actionGroup ref="CreateCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="createSubcategory1">
             <argument name="categoryEntity" value="SimpleSubCategory"/>
         </actionGroup>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(NewRootCategory.name)}}" stepKey="clickOnCreatedNewRootCategory1"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnCreatedNewRootCategory1">
+            <argument name="category" value="NewRootCategory"/>
+        </actionGroup>
         <scrollToTopOfPage stepKey="scrollToTopOfPage3"/>
         <!--Create another subcategory-->
         <actionGroup ref="CreateCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="createSubcategory2">
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminDeleteRootCategoryAssignedToStoreTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminDeleteRootCategoryAssignedToStoreTest.xml
index 84ada79c9ec86..2b5f634a8d43d 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminDeleteRootCategoryAssignedToStoreTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminDeleteRootCategoryAssignedToStoreTest.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage1"/>
         <scrollToTopOfPage stepKey="scrollToTopOfPage2"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="expandToSeeAllCategories"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(NewRootCategory.name))}}" stepKey="clickRootCategoryInTree"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickRootCategoryInTree">
+            <argument name="category" value="NewRootCategory"/>
+        </actionGroup>
 
         <!--Verify Delete button is not displayed-->
         <dontSeeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMainActionsSection.DeleteButton}}" stepKey="dontSeeDeleteButton"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminFilteringCategoryProductsUsingScopeSelectorTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminFilteringCategoryProductsUsingScopeSelectorTest.xml
index 2b198dacca241..c8e0293f89e8b 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminFilteringCategoryProductsUsingScopeSelectorTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminFilteringCategoryProductsUsingScopeSelectorTest.xml
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@
         </after>
         <!-- Step 1-2: Open Category page and Set scope selector to All Store Views-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="goToCategoryPage"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree($$createCategory.name$$)}}"
-               stepKey="clickCategoryName"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickCategoryName">
+            <argument name="category" value="$$createCategory$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
         <click selector="{{AdminCategoryProductsSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="openProductSection"/>
         <grabTextFrom selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree($$createCategory.name$$)}}"
                       stepKey="grabTextFromCategory"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveAnchoredCategoryToDefaultCategoryTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveAnchoredCategoryToDefaultCategoryTest.xml
index ff9d99f76d6bf..4733c519e58f9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveAnchoredCategoryToDefaultCategoryTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveAnchoredCategoryToDefaultCategoryTest.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
         <!--Open Category Page-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(_defaultCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
 
         <!--Enable Anchor for _defaultCategory Category-->
         <scrollTo selector="{{CategoryDisplaySettingsSection.DisplaySettingTab}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToDisplaySetting"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryAndCheckUrlRewritesTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryAndCheckUrlRewritesTest.xml
index 96f905c3d916e..9a811ec47b585 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryAndCheckUrlRewritesTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryAndCheckUrlRewritesTest.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@
         <!--Open category page-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(FirstLevelSubCat.name)}}" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="FirstLevelSubCat"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
 
         <!--Create second level category-->
         <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarActionSection.AddSubcategoryButton}}" stepKey="clickOnAddSubCategoryButton"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryFromParentAnchoredCategoryTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryFromParentAnchoredCategoryTest.xml
index 2a03effb51ae8..43ef1b2db7f44 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryFromParentAnchoredCategoryTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryFromParentAnchoredCategoryTest.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         <!--Open Category page-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(_defaultCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
 
         <!--Enable Anchor for _defaultCategory category -->
         <scrollTo selector="{{CategoryDisplaySettingsSection.DisplaySettingTab}}" x="0" y="-80" stepKey="scrollToDisplaySetting"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryToAnotherPositionInCategoryTreeTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryToAnotherPositionInCategoryTreeTest.xml
index c81e47a841891..ef508295b1ab7 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryToAnotherPositionInCategoryTreeTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminMoveCategoryToAnotherPositionInCategoryTreeTest.xml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
         <!-- Open Category Page -->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(_defaultCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
         <!-- Create three level deep sub Category -->
         <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarActionSection.AddSubcategoryButton}}" stepKey="clickAddSubCategoryButton"/>
         <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForAddSubCategoryClick1"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryAndCheckDefaultUrlKeyOnStoreViewTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryAndCheckDefaultUrlKeyOnStoreViewTest.xml
index e800b72f33850..3ca2ba435f0c9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryAndCheckDefaultUrlKeyOnStoreViewTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryAndCheckDefaultUrlKeyOnStoreViewTest.xml
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@
         <!--Update Category-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(SimpleRootSubCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="SimpleRootSubCategory"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
         <fillField selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.CategoryNameInput}}" userInput="{{_defaultCategory.name}}" stepKey="updateCategoryName"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminSaveCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="saveUpdatedCategory"/>
         <seeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMessagesSection.SuccessMessage}}" stepKey="seeSuccessMessage"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithInactiveIncludeInMenuTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithInactiveIncludeInMenuTest.xml
index 1a82a1eca8fa6..61fb45c9a85e6 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithInactiveIncludeInMenuTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithInactiveIncludeInMenuTest.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
         <!--Update Category name,description, urlKey, meta title and disable Include in Menu-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(_defaultCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
         <fillField selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.CategoryNameInput}}" userInput="{{SimpleRootSubCategory.name}}" stepKey="fillCategoryName"/>
         <checkOption selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.EnableCategory}}" stepKey="enableCategory"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.includeInMenuLabel}}" stepKey="disableIncludeInMenu"/>
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@
         <!--Verify Updated fields in Category Page-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage1"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree1"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(SimpleRootSubCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory1"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForCategoryPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory1">
+            <argument name="category" value="SimpleRootSubCategory"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForCategoryPageToLoad"/>
         <see selector="{{AdminCategoryContentSection.categoryPageTitle}}" userInput="{{SimpleRootSubCategory.name}}" stepKey="seeUpdatedCategoryTitle"/>
         <dontSeeCheckboxIsChecked selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.includeInMenuLabel}}"  stepKey="verifyInactiveIncludeInMenu"/>
         <seeInField  selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.CategoryNameInput}}" userInput="{{SimpleRootSubCategory.name}}" stepKey="seeUpdatedCategoryName"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithProductsTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithProductsTest.xml
index dba48613daebf..65ae93511bedd 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithProductsTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateCategoryWithProductsTest.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <!--Open Category Page-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(_defaultCategory.name)}}" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
         <checkOption selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.EnableCategory}}" stepKey="enableCategory"/>
 
         <!--Update Product Display Setting-->
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateFlatCategoryIncludeInNavigationTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateFlatCategoryIncludeInNavigationTest.xml
index 2c7e26d4084b3..1f6295ccab7d3 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateFlatCategoryIncludeInNavigationTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateFlatCategoryIncludeInNavigationTest.xml
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@
         <!-- Select created category and enable Include In Menu option-->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="openAdminCategoryIndexPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(CatNotIncludeInMenu.name)}}" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForCategoryPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCreatedCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="CatNotIncludeInMenu"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForCategoryPageToLoad"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.includeInMenuLabel}}" stepKey="enableIncludeInMenuOption"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminSaveCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="saveSubCategory"/>
         <seeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMessagesSection.SuccessMessage}}" stepKey="seeSuccessMessage"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockUnassignFromCategoryTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockUnassignFromCategoryTest.xml
index 7bb5f090edf5d..3e6dec6eeb091 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockUnassignFromCategoryTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/AdminUpdateSimpleProductWithRegularPriceInStockUnassignFromCategoryTest.xml
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@
         <!--Search default simple product in the grid page -->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="OpenCategoryCatalogPage"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminExpandCategoryTreeActionGroup" stepKey="clickExpandTree"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree($$initialCategoryEntity.name$$)}}" stepKey="selectCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="selectCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="$$initialCategoryEntity$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageToLoad"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminCategoryProductsSection.sectionHeader}}" stepKey="clickAdminCategoryProductSection"/>
         <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForSectionHeaderToLoad"/>
         <dontSee selector="{{AdminCategoryProductsGridSection.rowProductName($$initialSimpleProduct.name$$)}}" stepKey="dontSeeProductNameOnCategoryCatalogPage"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/DeleteCategoriesTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/DeleteCategoriesTest.xml
index 6b1355b01e473..ea8d78ce6d4c8 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/DeleteCategoriesTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/DeleteCategoriesTest.xml
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@
         </after>
         <comment userInput="BIC workaround" stepKey="loginAsAdmin1"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="navigateToCategoryPage1"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree($$createNewRootCategoryA.name$$)}}" stepKey="openNewRootCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageCategoryLoadAfterClickOnNewRootCategory"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="openNewRootCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="$$createNewRootCategoryA$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageCategoryLoadAfterClickOnNewRootCategory"/>
         <seeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMainActionsSection.DeleteButton}}" stepKey="assertDeleteButtonIsPresent"/>
         <!--Move categories from Default Category to NewRootCategory. -->
         <actionGroup ref="MoveCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="MoveCategoryBToNewRootCategory">
@@ -83,8 +85,10 @@
 
         <!-- Delete Default Root Category. -->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="navigateToCategoryPageAfterCLIReindexCommand"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree('Default Category')}}" stepKey="clickOnDefaultRootCategory"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageDefaultCategoryEditLoad" />
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnDefaultRootCategory">
+            <argument name="category" value="Default Category"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageDefaultCategoryEditLoad"/>
         <seeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMainActionsSection.DeleteButton}}" stepKey="assertDeleteButtonIsPresent1"/>
         <click selector="{{AdminCategoryMainActionsSection.DeleteButton}}" stepKey="DeleteDefaultRootCategory"/>
         <waitForElementVisible selector="{{AdminCategoryModalSection.ok}}" stepKey="waitForModalDeleteDefaultRootCategory" />
@@ -153,8 +157,10 @@
         </actionGroup>
         <!-- Rename New Root Category to Default category -->
         <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="navigateToCategoryPageAfterStoreFrontProductsAssertions"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree('$$createNewRootCategoryA.name$$')}}" stepKey="clickOnNewRootCategoryA"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageNewRootCategoryALoad" />
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnNewRootCategoryA">
+            <argument name="category" value="$$createNewRootCategoryA$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageNewRootCategoryALoad"/>
         <fillField selector="{{AdminCategoryBasicFieldSection.CategoryNameInput}}" userInput="Default Category" stepKey="enterCategoryNameAsDefaultCategory"/>
         <actionGroup ref="AdminSaveCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="saveCategoryDefaultCategory"/>
         <seeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMessagesSection.SuccessMessage}}" stepKey="assertSuccessMessageAfterSaveDefaultCategory"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/EndToEndB2CAdminTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/EndToEndB2CAdminTest.xml
index 3cb36ae2c3735..a32ffbedfd71d 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/EndToEndB2CAdminTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/EndToEndB2CAdminTest.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
             <argument name="categoryEntity" value="_defaultCategory"/>
         </actionGroup>
         <!--Create category under newly created category-->
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree(_defaultCategory.name)}}" stepKey="clickCreatedCategoryInTree"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickCreatedCategoryInTree"/>
         <actionGroup ref="CreateCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="createSubCategory">
             <argument name="categoryEntity" value="SimpleSubCategory"/>
         </actionGroup>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontCategoryHighlightedAndProductDisplayedTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontCategoryHighlightedAndProductDisplayedTest.xml
index acceb6662d59e..10a16b9d1c298 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontCategoryHighlightedAndProductDisplayedTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Catalog/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontCategoryHighlightedAndProductDisplayedTest.xml
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@
         <actionGroup ref="StorefrontOpenHomePageActionGroup" stepKey="goToStorefrontHomePage"/>
         <!--Click on first category-->
         <comment userInput="Click on first category" stepKey="openFirstCategoryPage"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree($$category1.name$$)}}" stepKey="clickCategory1Name"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForCategory1Page"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickCategory1Name">
+            <argument name="category" value="$$category1$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForCategory1Page"/>
         <!--Check if current category is highlighted and the others are not-->
         <comment userInput="Check if current category is highlighted and the others are not" stepKey="checkCateg1NameIsHighlighted"/>
         <grabAttributeFrom selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryHighlighted($$category1.name$$)}}" userInput="class" stepKey="grabCategory1Class"/>
@@ -74,8 +76,10 @@
         <seeElement selector="{{StorefrontCategoryMainSection.specifiedProductItemInfo($product2.name$)}}" stepKey="seeProduct2InCategoryPage"/>
         <!--Click on second category-->
         <comment userInput="Click on second category" stepKey="openSecondCategoryPage"/>
-        <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree($$category2.name$$)}}" stepKey="clickCategory2Name"/>
-        <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForCategory2Page"/>
+        <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickCategory2Name">
+            <argument name="category" value="$$category2$$"/>
+        </actionGroup>
+        <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForCategory2Page"/>
         <!--Check if current category is highlighted  and the others are not-->
         <comment userInput="Check if current category is highlighted and the others are not" stepKey="checkCateg2NameIsHighlighted"/>
         <grabAttributeFrom selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryHighlighted($$category2.name$$)}}" userInput="class" stepKey="grabCategory2Class"/>
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontSwatchAttributesDisplayInWidgetCMSTest.xml b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontSwatchAttributesDisplayInWidgetCMSTest.xml
index 6cada5a57fc36..8c0bee65585d6 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Swatches/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontSwatchAttributesDisplayInWidgetCMSTest.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Swatches/Test/Mftf/Test/StorefrontSwatchAttributesDisplayInWidgetCMSTest.xml
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@
             </actionGroup>
             <!--delete root category-->
             <actionGroup ref="AdminOpenCategoryPageActionGroup" stepKey="navigateToCategoryPage"/>
-            <click selector="{{AdminCategorySidebarTreeSection.categoryInTree('$$createRootCategory.name$$')}}" stepKey="clickOnDefaultRootCategory"/>
-            <waitForPageLoad stepKey="waitForPageDefaultCategoryEditLoad" />
+            <actionGroup ref="AdminCategoriesOpenCategoryActionGroup" stepKey="clickOnDefaultRootCategory">
+                <argument name="category" value="$$createRootCategory$$"/>
+            </actionGroup>
+            <comment userInput="Comment is added to preserve the step key for backward compatibility" stepKey="waitForPageDefaultCategoryEditLoad"/>
             <seeElement selector="{{AdminCategoryMainActionsSection.DeleteButton}}" stepKey="assertDeleteButtonIsPresent1"/>
             <click selector="{{AdminCategoryMainActionsSection.DeleteButton}}" stepKey="DeleteDefaultRootCategory"/>
             <waitForElementVisible selector="{{AdminCategoryModalSection.ok}}" stepKey="waitForModalDeleteDefaultRootCategory" />