Activities

You can use Mobile Automation activities to create tests for your mobile scenarios. The following table lists the activities available in the package:

Table 1. Activities available in the Mobile Automation package

Activity	Description
Get Log Types	Retrieves the log types from a device connected via the Mobile Device Connection.
Get Logs	Retrieves the logs from a mobile device connected via the Mobile Device Connection scope activity.
Get Page Source	Retrieves the page source from a mobile device connected via the Mobile Device Connection scope activity.
Get Device Orientation	Retrieves the current orientation of the specified mobile device.
Get Session Identifier	Retrieve the session ID of the current Mobile Device Manager connection to route HTTP commands to Appium endpoints so you can perform custom actions.
Install App	Installs a specified app on a mobile device connected via the Mobile Device Connection scope activity.
Manage Current App	Manages the current app by using a user input command.
Manage Other App	Sends a user input command to a specified app on the target mobile device.
Open DeepLink	Navigates to a deeplink inside an application.
Open URL	Opens a specified URL in the currently active web browser.
Mobile Device Connection	Establishes a connection to a mobile device and provides a scope for all subsequent activities.
Positional Swipe	Swipes to a predefined location on the screen with starting and ending points.
Press Hardware Button	Presses a hardware button on the connected device.
Set Device Orientation	Changes and then retrieves the orientation of the connected device.
Take Screenshot	Takes a screenshot of the screen of the mobile device you are using with custom dimensions specified.
Take Screenshot Part	Takes a screenshot of a predefined location on the mobile device screen with starting and ending points.
Element Exists	Returns a boolean variable that states whether a specified UI (User Interface) element exists.
Execute Command	Execute native mobile commands that are not associated with a specific endpoint.
Get Attribute	Retrieves an attribute of a specified UI element.
Get Selected Item	Retrieves the selected item from a target UI element.
Get Text	Extracts the text from a specified UI element and returns it as a String variable.
Set Selected Item	Sets the selected item on a target UI element.
Set Text	Types the specified text into a target UI element, recognized by Mobile Automation.
Swipe	The swipe operation iterates through multiple swipes on the list (up to MaxNumberOfSwipes) until it locates the specified element.
Tap	Returns a boolean variable that states whether a specified UI element exists.
Type Text	Takes the content typed through the keyboard and pastes it into the currently active UI element.
Draw Pattern	Draws a path marked by multiple points on the device screen.