UiPath.Core.Activities.InputDialog

Displays a dialog box that prompts the user with a label message and an input field.

Properties

Common

• DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

Input

• IsPassword - Specifies if the input value should be treated as a password.
• Label - The label of the form field.
• Options - An array of options to choose from. If set to contain only one element, a tex box appears to write text. If set to contain 2 or 3 elements, they appear as radio buttons to select from. If set to contain more than 3 items, they appear as a combo box to select from. This field supports only String Array variables.
• Options String - A string containing options to chose from. If set to contain only one element, a text box appears to write text. If set to contain 2 or 3 elements, they appear as radio buttons to select from. If set to contain more than 3 items, they appear as a combo box to select from. This field supports only String variables.
• Title - The title of the input dialog.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Output

• Result - The value inserted by the user in the input dialog.

UiPath.Core.Activities.InputDialog

Displays a dialog box that prompts the user with a label message and an input field.

Configuring the Activity

In the Body of the Activity

• Dialog title - Click Plus on the right side of the field, and then use one of the options from the menu to indicate the title of the dialog box:
  • Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in an Excel file, or a field from the email selected in Outlook when the project is executed.
  • Ask when run - Prompt for the title when the project is executed.
  • Paste from clipboard - Paste a value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project.
  • Text - Enter the title in the Text Builder.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.
• Input label - Click Plus on the right side of the field, and then use one of the options from the menu to indicate the label of the input field:
  • Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in an Excel file, or a field from the email selected in Outlook when the project is executed.
  • Ask when run - Prompt for the label when the project is executed.
  • Paste from clipboard - Paste a value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project.
  • Text - Enter the label in the Text Builder.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.
• Input type - Select Text Box if the user should enter text, or Multiple Choice if the user should select an option from a list.
• Input options - If you selected Multiple Choice, click Plus on the right side of the field, and then use one of the options from the menu to indicate a list of options separated by semicolon (;) from which the user should choose:
  • Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or email account. For example, you can select a cell in an Excel file, or a field from the email selected in Outlook when the project is executed.
  • Ask when run - Prompt for the list of options when the project is executed.
  • Paste from clipboard - Paste a value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project.
  • Text - Enter the list of options in the Text Builder.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.

  If you add two or three options, the dialog box contains radio boxes from which to select an option. For four or more options, the options are available in a combo box.

• Value entered - Click Plus on the right side of the field, and then use one of the options from the menu to indicate what to do with the input of the user:
  • Save it to a cell in the Project Notebook or a parent Excel file.
  • Copy to clipboard - Save the output to the clipboard and paste it in another activity later in your project.
  • Save for Later Use - Save the user input for later use in your automation and enter a name by which to refer to it in the project.
  • Use Saved Value - Save the user input to an existing value that you previously saved for later use in the project.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.

In the Properties Panel

Common

• DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

Input

• IsPassword - Specifies if the input value should be treated as a password.
• Label - See Input label in the body of the activity.
• Options - An array of options to chose from. If set to contain only one element, a text box appears to write text. If set to contain 2 or 3 elements, they appear as radio buttons to select from. If set to contain more than 3 items, they appear as a combo box to select from. This field supports only String Array variables.
• Options String - See Input options in the body of the activity.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Output

• Result - See Value entered in the body of the activity.