Automated List Selection

The example below explains how to automate the selection of various items from a list displayed on a web page. It presents activities such as Select Multiple Items and Element Scope. You can find these activities in the UiPath.UIAutomation.Activities package.

This is how the automation process can be built:

1. Open Studio and create a new Process.

   Note: Download the example in order to have access to the CheckList.html page.

2. Drag a Sequence container in the Workflow Designer.

   • Create the following variable:

     Variable Name	Variable Type	Default Value
     PagePath	GenericValue
     DaysToSelect	System.String[]

3. Drag an Assign activity inside the Sequence container. This activity retrieves the path of the current directory.

   • Add the variable PagePath in the To field.
   • Add the expression Environment.CurrentDirectory in the Value field.

4. Drag another Assign activity and place it below the first Assign activity. This activity retrieves the file path.

   • Add the variable PagePath in the To field.
   • Add the expression Path.Combine(PagePath, "CheckList.html") in the Value field.

5. Place a third Assign activity below the previous Assign activity. This activity established the days that need to be selected.

   • Add the variable DaysToSelect in the To field.
   • Add the expression { "Monday","Friday","Saturday" } in the Value field.

6. Drag an Open Browser activity below the last Assign activity.

   • In the Properties panel, select the IE option from the BrowserType drop-down list.
   • Add the variable PagePath in the Url field.
   • Select the check box for the NewSession option for starting a new session of the selected browser.

7. Drag a Select Multiple Items inside the Open Browser activity.

   • Inside the activity, click the Indicate element inside browser option. The GIF below shows all the steps you need to follow:
     
     

     

     
     
   • In the Properties panel, add the variable DaysToSelect in the MultipleItems field.

8. Place a Message Box activity below the Open Browser activity.

   • Add the expression "Days were selected." in the Text field.
   • In the Properties panel, select the check box for the TopMost option. This brings the message box to the foreground.

9. Drag an Element Scope activity below the Message Box activity.

   • Inside the activity, click the Indicate element inside browser option. The GIF below shows all the steps you need to follow:
     
     

     

     
     

10. Place a Click activity inside the Do container of the Element Scope activity.

    • Inside the activity, click the Indicate on screen option. The GIF below shows all the steps you need to follow:
      
      

      

      
      
    • In the Properties panel, select the check box for the SimulateClick drop-down list for simulating the click by using the technology of the target application and working in the background.
11. Run the workflow. An .html page is open, multiple days are selected from the list then the Submit button is clicked.

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