UiPath Studio contains multiple panels for an easier access to specific functionalities. They can be docked, act as floating windows, or the Auto-hide option can be enabled from the drop-down list.
The Ribbon
The ribbon is straightforward and can be minimized or expanded by clicking the Minimize / Expand button 
. It consists of the following three tabs:
- Start - Start a new project from predefined templates or open a project you recently worked on. By default, projects are created in
C:\Users\<current_user>\Documents\UiPath. The Open project dialog searches forproject.jsonfiles.
Note:
Updating Studio to v2018.3 causes the Recent projects list to be reset.
- Design - add sequences, flowcharts and state machines to your project, install and manage activities packages, build interactions with UI elements, export workflows to Excel, and then publish your work to Orchestrator or custom feeds. Keep in mind, that Wizards and Selectors sections aren't visible in the Ribbon unless you install the
UiPath.UIAutomation.Activitiespackage.
- Execute - validate and run your workflow, while using debugging tools to set breakpoints, monitor the execution of activities step by step, and adjust the debugging speed. Open logs to view details regarding execution and any changes made to the project.
Note:
Files that are not created during the execution of the automation project become read-only when published to Orchestrator. If your business process requires you to write in a specific file at some point, be sure to create it while designing the project.
The Tools Tab
The Tools tab can be used for installing extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Java ,Silverlight, Citrix, and Windows Remote Desktop, and for launching the UI Explorer and Project Dependencies Mass Update Tool. For more information on extensions, check the About Extensions page.
The Project Dependencies Mass Update Tool is also located under the Tools tab, offering a user-interface tool for updating dependencies versions on multiple projects at once, located locally or in remote source control repositories.
The Settings Tab
The Settings tab has options for changing the interface language, theme, setting global preferences, and managing activity feeds.
General
The General subsection includes the option to change the interface language for Studio and Robot, by picking one of the available languages: English, Japanese, French, Russian, or Chinese (Simplified).
The Studio interface theme can be changed from the drop-down menu, by choosing either Light or Dark theme, and restarting Studio for the changes to apply.
Studio detects High Contrast on the machine and switches to this mode upon restart.
Note:
For the Dark theme to work, automation projects must have at least
UiPath.UIAutomation.Activitiesv18.4.2 andUiPath.System.Activitiesv18.4.1 as dependencies.
The Reset Settings button reverts all General and Design settings in Studio to their default state. However, please note that it has no effect on feeds or favorite activities.
Aside from this, the following settings are reverted to their default state:
- The list of Recent files;
- Studio layout;
- The Break on Exceptions option in the Execute tab > Options;
- Show Activities options and pinned activities in the Activities panel;
- User-added folders in the Snippets panel, the last directory where you opened a project from, and the Update Channel, which is switched to Stable.
Design
This subsection contains a set of global settings that apply to all projects opened in this version of Studio.
Save and Publish
The Auto backup interval allows you to set a regular interval at which projects are automatically backed up. This is useful for restoring the last saved copy of the workflow. The default value is set at 30,000 milliseconds. The minimum value is 10,000 milliseconds, while the maximum one is 9,999,999 ms.
The Publish project timeout sets the timeout value for publishing projects. The default value is 30 seconds. The maximum timeout is 999,999 seconds while the minimum one is 1 second.
Execution
The Output console size sets up to 9,999 lines in a single session to be displayed in the Output panel. The default value is 2,000 lines. The maximum value that can be added is 9,999 lines, while the minimum one is 1 line.
The Minimize on run toggle allows you to set Studio to maximize or minimize when running projects.
Default Locations
To change the default location where projects are created simply add the new path in the Project Path box.
The Publish Library URL box allows you to add a default location where all libraries are published when the custom feed option is selected.
The Publish Process URL works in the same way only for processes. It allows you to provide a default path where processes are published when the custom feed option is selected.
Manage Sources
Manage feeds for activities packages from Studio Backstage view without having to open a project. This section is similar to the one in the Manage Packages window, which lets you adjust feeds per project.
Note:
The Local activity feed is enabled by default. The Orchestrator feed is also enabled if the Robot is connected to Orchestrator.
The Help Tab
The Help tab directs you to product documentation, release notes, online resources, the Community Forum and the RPA Academy.
Information regarding product version and installation, license availability, update channel and device ID is also found in the Help page, together with a Copy Info button for quickly copying the details to the clipboard.
The Quick Access Toolbar
The Quick Access Toolbar is located by default on the title bar, above the ribbon, yet you can easily move it below. It provides shortcuts for the most used commands.
The Universal Search Bar
The Universal Search bar enables you to search for activities, snippets, files, variables and arguments used in the project.
Please note that Universal Search returns results of annotations only from .xaml files opened in the Designer panel.
The Designer Panel
The Designer panel displays your current automation project, enables you to make changes to it, and provides quick access to variables, arguments and imports.
It is possible to navigate within a diagram by double-clicking the activity you want to view. The path is displayed as breadcrumbs in the header of the Designer panel. Please note that when using multiple displays scaled differently the text in the input field part of some activities might be improperly shown.
Activate Pan Mode by clicking the 
icon, holding the Space key or pressing the middle mouse button. Use the zoom drop-down to change the zoom level and click the 
icon to reset it back to 100%.
The Fit to Screen 
icon changes the zoom in such a way that the whole workflow fits in the Designer panel. Click the 
icon to get an overview of the whole project and navigate through sections by adjusting the focus.
The Context Menu
The context menu enables you to perform several operations on your workflow, be it a sequence or a flowchart. You can display it by right-clicking an activity inside your workflow.
Note
If you select more activities, the menu is not displayed at all.
Field Descriptions for the Context Menu
Option | Description |
|---|---|
View Parent | Displays the parent of the target activity in the Designer panel. |
Open | Opens the selected activity in the Designer panel. Has the same result as double-click. |
Collapse | Collapses the activity thus reducing the displayed details to "Double-click to view". You can achieve the same result by clicking the Collapse button |
Expand in Place | Expands the content of the activity, displaying its detailed content. You can achieve the same result by clicking the Expand button |
Cut | Removes the selected activity and places it onto the Clipboard. |
Copy | Copies the selected activity and places it onto the Clipboard. |
Paste | Inserts the content of the Clipboard at the current location. |
Delete | Deletes the target activity. Note: Since the Context menu is only displayed for a one-activity selection, you can use this command for more activities with the corresponding keyboard shortcut, Delete. |
Annotations | Add, edit, delete, show and hide annotations added to activities in the workflow. |
Copy as Image | Makes a screenshot of the content displayed in the Designer panel. Note: If you want to make a screenshot of a child activity, make sure to firstly open it in the Designer panel. |
Save as Image | Makes a screenshot of the content displayed in the Designer panel and prompts the user to set the details for saving it (Name, Type, Destination). Supported formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, XPS. |
Create Variable | Creates a variable in the Variable panel. |
Remove Surrounding Sequence | Removes the selected Sequence activity from the Designer panel. The activities that it contains are moved to the parent sequence. |
Surround with Try Catch (Ctrl + T) | Inserts the activity in a Try Catch statement. Note: A Try Catch statement is used for handling exceptions caused by data or coding errors. The Try clause encloses the activity to be checked for exceptions. The Catches clause is the exception handler. The Finally clause is used for executing an activity regardless of the status of the first two clauses. |
Extract as Workflow | Creates a new workflow containing the targeted activity with the purpose of breaking down a large project into smaller ones. In the place of the extracted activity an Invoke |
Open Workflow | Opens a workflow created using the above option. |
Enable Activity | Enables a previously disabled activity. |
Disable Activity | Disables an activity, which is then placed inside a Comment out activity. |
Toggle Breakpoint | Marks the selected activity as a breakpoint for debugging. Breakpoints can also be toggled by clicking the Breakpoint button in the Execute tab. You can trigger a breakpoint for one activity at a time. |
Show All Conditions | Displays all conditions defined in your project (Properties panel > Conditions). Note: This option is only displayed for flowcharts when you right-click an empty space inside the project; it is not displayed if you right-click an activity in your flowchart. |
Hide All Conditions | Hides all displayed conditions. Note: This option is only displayed for flowcharts when you right-click an empty space inside the project; it is not displayed if you right-click an activity in your flowchart. |
Set as Start Node | Connects the selected activity with the Start node. |
Set as Initial State | Connects the State Machine specific activity to with the Start node. |
The context menu is also displayed for tabs in the Designer panel. The following options are available:
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Close | Closes the active tab. |
Close Others | Closes all tabs but the active one. |
Close All Documents | Closes all tabs. |
Float | Undocks the target tab and changes it to a floating state. |
Pin Tab | Pins the target tab in the Designer panel. |
New Horizontal Tab Group | Splits the screen horizontally, enabling you to see two or more instances of the Designer panel within the same screen. The target project is moved onto the panel on the right. |
New Vertical Tab Group | Splits the screen vertically, enabling you to see two or more instances of the Designer panel within the same screen. The target project is moved onto the panel at the bottom. |
Move to Previous Tab Group | Moves the target tab onto the previous Designer panel displayed. |
Move to Next Tab Group | Moves the target tab onto the next Designer panel displayed. |
The Activities Panel
The Activities panel shows available activities that can be added to the current project, and provides a search box for quick access.
The Show Activities button opens a list with options for showing favorite, recently used, available and compatible activities. The Pin Favorites option enables you to keep favorite activities always visible in the panel.
Note:
The search box can be used for finding activities by their class name, regardless of the interface language set in Studio.
The Snippets Panel
The Snippets panel enables you to easily reuse automations. It includes, by default, multiple samples and snippets.
You can add your own by clicking the Add Folder button and selecting a directory from your hard drive. Empty folders are not displayed.
To remove a folder, right-click it and select Remove.
The Project Panel
The Project panel enables you to view the contents of the current project, add folders, open the file location, manage dependencies, and adjust project settings.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Expand All | Expands all nodes in the automation project. |
Collapse All | Collapses all nodes in the automation project. |
Refresh | Refreshes the project. |
Show All Files | Shows all files belonging to the automation project, including the |
Project Settings | Opens the Project Settings window for processes or libraries. |
File Explorer | Opens the project's location on the machine. |
Show Team Page | Opens the Team page in Studio Backstage view. |
Remove Unused Screenshots | Removes screenshots that aren't used when running the automation project. |
Context Menu for Projects
Right-click any file or folder in the Project panel to open a context menu that contains the following options:
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Open Project Folder | Opens the local folder containing the project. |
Project Settings | Opens the Project Settings window for adjusting project preferences. |
Add New Folder | Adds a new folder to the project tree. |
Import Workflows | Imports |
Open | Opens the selected |
Rename | Enables you to rename the selected file or folder, and opens the Rename Item window. |
Delete | Deletes the selected item only from your local machine. |
Select for Compare | Selects the current file for comparison. |
Compare with Selected | Compares the current file with the previously selected file using Compare Files. |
Run | Runs the selected |
Set as Main | Sets the selected |
Make private or public | Makes the workflow contained in the library, either public or private. After publishing, the public workflow is available in the Activities panel. |
Properties | Open the library’s Properties window for adding a tooltip and Help Link. |
Set as Global Handler | Sets the |
Remove Handler | Removes the Global Exception Handler tag from the |
The Properties Panel
The Properties panel is contextual and enables you to view and change the properties of a selected activity. When selecting two activities in the same workflow, common properties can be modified from the Properties panel.
The Outline Panel
The Outline panel displays the project hierarchy and all available nodes. You can highlight activities in this panel by selecting them in the Designer panel, or you can go to a specific activity by selecting it in the Outline panel.
The Output Panel
The Output panel enables you to display the output of the Log Message or Write Line activities, among other things. Exceptions for packages are also displayed in this panel.
From the Output panel, you can show or hide messages that have different log levels (errors, warnings) by clicking the buttons in the panel’s header. Double-clicking a message displays further details about it, with the option to copy information.
When debugging, the Output panel shows logs for when an activity starts executing and until it ends. This can be enabled from the Log Activities option in the Execute tab.
The Clear All button erases all info displayed in the Output panel. Logs and other data stored in this panel are erased when a workflow is run. The Output panel displays up to 2,000 lines at a time.
The Locals Panel
The Locals panel displays all the variables that are in the scope of the activity that is currently running. This panel is only visible while debugging.
It can be used to track the usage of variables during execution, as well as viewing their values while they change. This can be done in the Property Value window, which can be accessed by hovering over the Value field of a variable and clicking the 
button.
Updated about a year ago