Creating activities with code

You can create your own custom activities in Microsoft Visual Studio using the UiPath activities template.

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio Community/Professional/Enterprise 2022
  • The UiPath official feed https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/uipath/Public.Feeds/_packaging/UiPath-Official/nuget/v3/index.json must be added as a package source from Tools > Options > NuGet Package Manager > Package Sources
• Microsoft .NET SDK 6
• UiPath activities template
• UiPath Studio

Note: To use a NuGet package as a dependency for your custom activity, ensure to include it in both the activities project and the package project. This is essential for the package to appear on the dependency list of the activities package.

Adding the UiPath activities template in Visual Studio

The UiPath activities template (UiPath.Activities.Template) contains all the elements you need to get started on creating a custom activity. You can build activities that target the net6.0 framework which can be used in cross-platform projects in both Studio Desktop and Studio Web as well as in Windows projects in Studio Desktop.

1. In Visual Studio, go to Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > Locations and check the path set for the User project template location.
2. Download the file UiPath.Activities.Template.zip from GitHub and copy it to the Visual Studio user project template location folder.

Creating a new project in Visual Studio

1. In Visual Studio, select File > New > Project.

2. Select the template UiPath Activities Template, and then click Next.

   
   
   
   
   
3. Configure the details of the project and solution, and then click Create.

Continue reading

1. Understanding the Activity Project Structure
2. Writing the activity code
3. Configuring the activity metadata
4. Building the solution and creating the NuGet package
5. Using the activity in a Studio project
6. Testing your activity