Pre-General Availability: 2024-09-02

Add an Action to a Robot

Specify the steps that a robot takes by adding actions to the robot. Each action corresponds to an activity a human would do, such as clicking within a field, entering a value, and submitting the change.

What Does the Robot Need to Do?

Type of interaction	Available actions
Open, close, or switch a browser, or sign in	Close browser: Close an internet browser. Login: Sign in to an application. Open browser: Open an internet browser and, optionally, sign in to an application. Switch browser: Start working in a different internet browser tab or window.
Select an element in a user interface	Checkbox: Select or deselect a checkbox, or determine whether a checkbox is selected. Click element: Select a button, link, some items in lists, and some checkboxes. List: Select one or more items in a list or drop-down list.
Interact with text in a user interface, such as obtaining, entering, or clearing text	Clear text: Clear text from a field. Define web table: Get text from one or more columns in a table. Enter text: Enter text into a field. Get text: Get text from the user interface. Radio button: Interact with a radio button.
Add testing and validation actions	Log: Record an entry in the activity stream. Screenshot: Capture a screenshot and save it as a file. Wait until element is visible: Pause until an element in the user interface is visible.
Manage variables	Data stitch: Manage the variables in a robot.

Get Help with the Settings for Each Robot Action

See Deeper Dive: Settings for Robot Actions.