Browser
Description
Opens a website and requires the URL as input.
Properties
Analyst
- Description: Optional text for documentation purposes.
Common
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Delay After: Delay time in milliseconds after executing of the activity. The default value is 250 milliseconds.
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Delay Before: Delay time in milliseconds before the activity is executed. The default value is 250 milliseconds.
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Disable Log: Disables the logging functionality for this activity.
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Disable Protocol: Disables the protocol functionality for this activity.
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Exclude from Global Delay: Excludes this activity from the Global Delay functionality.
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Timeout: Duration in milliseconds in which the activity tries to execute.
Expert
- Opened Browser: Optionally enter a variable into which the browser will be saved, allowing you to access it in a different browser scope.
Input
- Artifact ID: If you have saved the selector value in an Artifact, you can reference it here. If the value is 0, it is not connected to any Artifact in the database.
- URL: Put in the URL you want to open in the browser.
- Browser Type: Choose the browser type to work in (Chrome, Firefox, IE, MS Edge).
- To Foreground: The browser is opened in the foreground.
- Maximize: The opened browser is maximized.
- Web Automation Provider: The provider is chosen automatically, Native Web Automation or Selenium.
Options
- Ignore Protected Mode Settings: Ignore Protected Mode Settings is an option to ignore protected mode settings only for Internet Explorer using Selenium. Enabling this property might cause unexpected behavior.
- Session Name: An optional name for a browser session. This property is currently supported by Chrome only. If a name is provided the browser session will be saved and can be resumed by using the same name, which for example allows to persist cookies between runs. If left blank, a new session will be started.
See the Troubleshooting chapter of the Hyland RPA Designer documentation for more information on how to automate your process with Internet Explorer.