diff --git a/uitest/calc_tests/create_range_name.py b/uitest/calc_tests/create_range_name.py
index 5f3b8c381d61f2acceb2f04171b1eb5be8b78e21..1ab7805bf9709a9bd2a480c8d4c5e048704cdd55 100644
--- a/uitest/calc_tests/create_range_name.py
+++ b/uitest/calc_tests/create_range_name.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
-from uitest.uihelper.common import type_text
+from uitest.uihelper.common import type_text, select_pos
 
 class CreateRangeNameTest(UITestCase):
 
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ class CreateRangeNameTest(UITestCase):
         type_text(xEdit, "simpleRangeName")
 
         xScope = xAddNameDlg.getChild("scope")
-        props = {"POS": "1"}
-        scopeProps = mkPropertyValues(props)
-        xScope.executeAction("SELECT", scopeProps)
+        select_pos(xScope, "1")
 
         xAddBtn = xAddNameDlg.getChild("add")
         xAddBtn.executeAction("CLICK", tuple())
diff --git a/uitest/demo_ui/combobox.py b/uitest/demo_ui/combobox.py
index 9b677a4a680bed22fa3ba1f1e65dc7f8a9943441..32e64027e55a597774eaaf9df478206a71a9245e 100644
--- a/uitest/demo_ui/combobox.py
+++ b/uitest/demo_ui/combobox.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
+from uitest.uihelper.common import select_pos
 
 class ComboBoxTest(UITestCase):
 
@@ -19,9 +20,7 @@ class ComboBoxTest(UITestCase):
         xAddNameDlg = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
 
         scopeCB = xAddNameDlg.getChild("scope")
-        props = {"POS": "1"}
-        actionProps = mkPropertyValues(props)
-        scopeCB.executeAction("SELECT", actionProps)
+        select_pos(scopeCB, "1")
 
         xCancelBtn = xAddNameDlg.getChild("cancel")
         xCancelBtn.executeAction("CLICK", tuple())
diff --git a/uitest/demo_ui/listbox.py b/uitest/demo_ui/listbox.py
index 5c56c1014a23e95a245b5c5f4ae4e1f23425c526..15bd8ab133d934920e1f7540b7595749fc3e3855 100644
--- a/uitest/demo_ui/listbox.py
+++ b/uitest/demo_ui/listbox.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
+from uitest.uihelper.common import select_pos
 
 class ListBoxTest(UITestCase):
 
@@ -19,9 +20,7 @@ class ListBoxTest(UITestCase):
         xCellsDlg = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
 
         categoryLB = xCellsDlg.getChild("categorylb")
-        props = {"POS": "4"}
-        actionProps = mkPropertyValues(props)
-        categoryLB.executeAction("SELECT", actionProps)
+        select_pos(categoryLB, "4")
 
         xOkBtn = xCellsDlg.getChild("ok")
         xOkBtn.executeAction("CLICK", tuple())
diff --git a/uitest/demo_ui/spinfield.py b/uitest/demo_ui/spinfield.py
index c093cf5d4d7c2ac8f4680a6bc6922f9a95b4355e..a36189afeb1690df5a7eff2f63bf4e3221a28010 100644
--- a/uitest/demo_ui/spinfield.py
+++ b/uitest/demo_ui/spinfield.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
-from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict, type_text
+from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict, type_text, select_pos
 
 class SpinFieldTest(UITestCase):
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SpinFieldTest(UITestCase):
         xCellsDlg = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
 
         # select the numbers tab page
-        xCellsDlg.executeAction("SELECT", mkPropertyValues({"POS": "0"}))
+        select_pos(xCellsDlg, "0")
         
         xDecimalPlaces = xCellsDlg.getChild("leadzerosed")
         xDecimalPlaces.executeAction("UP", tuple())
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class SpinFieldTest(UITestCase):
         xCellsDlg = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
 
         # select the numbers tab page
-        xCellsDlg.executeAction("SELECT", mkPropertyValues({"POS": "0"}))
+        select_pos(xCellsDlg, "0")
         
         xDecimalPlaces = xCellsDlg.getChild("leadzerosed")
         xDecimalPlaces.executeAction("UP", tuple())
diff --git a/uitest/demo_ui/tabcontrol.py b/uitest/demo_ui/tabcontrol.py
index 79a2948cb4585ca9e34dc60ada2fc24e01e0976a..2dbe3ef842bf09030eb17e670e34aa4c8e2d169c 100644
--- a/uitest/demo_ui/tabcontrol.py
+++ b/uitest/demo_ui/tabcontrol.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 
 from uitest.uihelper.calc import enter_text_to_cell
+from uitest.uihelper.common import select_pos
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class TabControlTest(UITestCase):
         xFunctionDlg = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
 
         xTabs = xFunctionDlg.getChild("tabs")
-        xTabs.executeAction("SELECT", mkPropertyValues({"POS":"1"}))
+        select_pos(xTabs, "1")
 
         xCancelBtn = xFunctionDlg.getChild("cancel")
         xCancelBtn.executeAction("CLICK", tuple())
diff --git a/uitest/demo_ui/tabdialog.py b/uitest/demo_ui/tabdialog.py
index 217ee8ea16188f9b368d836c59de8480a8e80413..f9251178d259c872c5e3557ab78c07f878cd43ac 100644
--- a/uitest/demo_ui/tabdialog.py
+++ b/uitest/demo_ui/tabdialog.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
+from uitest.uihelper.common import select_pos
 
 class TabDialogTest(UITestCase):
 
@@ -18,9 +19,7 @@ class TabDialogTest(UITestCase):
         self.ui_test.execute_dialog_through_command(".uno:FormatCellDialog")
         xCellsDlg = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
 
-        props = {"POS": "1"}
-        propsUNO = mkPropertyValues(props)
-        xCellsDlg.executeAction("SELECT", propsUNO)
+        select_pos(xCellsDlg, "1")
 
         xOkBtn = xCellsDlg.getChild("ok")
         xOkBtn.executeAction("CLICK", tuple())
diff --git a/uitest/demo_ui/treelist.py b/uitest/demo_ui/treelist.py
index 91c18ea7d299c01f665718a50c7b9142d2617487..cbda8e2c1532312bbf3db017b08abeed2750f03a 100644
--- a/uitest/demo_ui/treelist.py
+++ b/uitest/demo_ui/treelist.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 from uitest.uihelper.calc import enter_text_to_cell
 
-from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict
+from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict, select_pos
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TreeListTest(UITestCase):
         xFunctionDlg = self.xUITest.getTopFocusWindow()
 
         xTabs = xFunctionDlg.getChild("tabs")
-        xTabs.executeAction("SELECT", mkPropertyValues({"POS":"1"}))
+        select_pos(xTabs, "1")
 
         xTreelist = xTabs.getChild("struct")
 
diff --git a/uitest/math_tests/start.py b/uitest/math_tests/start.py
index 2842c1f1ef71f49d52cdb48aa2548d00e5287ba2..425cb9679f57af839cb1480085088a1948e961f9 100644
--- a/uitest/math_tests/start.py
+++ b/uitest/math_tests/start.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from uitest.uihelper.common import get_state_as_dict
 from libreoffice.uno.propertyvalue import mkPropertyValues
 
 from uitest.framework import UITestCase
-from uitest.uihelper.common import type_text
+from uitest.uihelper.common import type_text, select_pos
 from uitest.debug import sleep
 
 import unittest
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SimpleMathTest(UITestCase):
         xList = xMathDoc.getChild("listbox")
         state = get_state_as_dict(xList)
         self.assertEqual(state["SelectEntryText"], "Unary/Binary Operators")
-        xList.executeAction("SELECT", mkPropertyValues({"POS": "1"}))
+        select_pos(xList, "1")
         state = get_state_as_dict(xList)
         self.assertEqual(state["SelectEntryText"], "Relations")
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SimpleMathTest(UITestCase):
         xList = xMathDoc.getChild("listbox")
         state = get_state_as_dict(xList)
         self.assertEqual(state["SelectEntryText"], "Unary/Binary Operators")
-        xList.executeAction("SELECT", mkPropertyValues({"POS": "1"}))
+        select_pos(xList, "1")
 
         xMathSelector = xMathDoc.getChild("element_selector")
 
diff --git a/uitest/uitest/uihelper/common.py b/uitest/uitest/uihelper/common.py
index b05bec7167f67440d59be953b0f8fae338bfe07b..a83230b5a723ad217cb6b8df98e57b96aed46e7f 100644
--- a/uitest/uitest/uihelper/common.py
+++ b/uitest/uitest/uihelper/common.py
@@ -13,4 +13,7 @@ def get_state_as_dict(ui_object):
 def type_text(ui_object, text):
     ui_object.executeAction("TYPE", mkPropertyValues({"TEXT": text}))
 
+def select_pos(ui_object, pos):
+    ui_object.executeAction("SELECT", mkPropertyValues({"POS": pos}))
+
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