# uip rpa indicate-application

> `uip rpa indicate-application` invokes Studio's on-screen application indicator and stores the result as a screen entry in the project's Object Repository. Once registered, the screen becomes a reusable target that activities and child elements can hang off of.

`uip rpa indicate-application` invokes Studio's on-screen application indicator and stores the result as a screen entry in the project's Object Repository. Once registered, the screen becomes a reusable target that activities and child elements can hang off of.

Studio drives the indicator UI, so the verb requires a Windows runner — the user (or a UI automation agent) needs to physically point at the application window when prompted.

## Synopsis

```
uip rpa indicate-application [--name <string>] [--parent-id <string>] [--parent-name <string>] [--description <string>] [--activity-class-name <string>]
```

## Options

| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| `--name <string>` | Name for the screen as it will appear in the Object Repository. |
| `--parent-id <string>` | Application reference ID to create the screen under. Takes priority over `--parent-name`. |
| `--parent-name <string>` | Application name to create the screen under. Used when `--parent-id` is not provided. |
| `--description <string>` | Optional description for the screen. |
| `--activity-class-name <string>` | Optional activity type name, recorded with the screen entry. |

For the complete option list on your installed tool version, run:

```bash
uip rpa indicate-application --help
```

## Examples

```bash
# Add a new screen named "MainWindow" under the SAP application
uip rpa indicate-application \
  --name MainWindow \
  --parent-name SAP \
  --description "Primary SAP transaction screen"

# Use an explicit parent application ID (faster when the ID is already known)
uip rpa indicate-application \
  --name LoginScreen \
  --parent-id 7c8a4d2e-1f3b-4c8d-9b1f-9f6dd2c4f6d2
```

## Related

- [`uip rpa indicate-element`](./uip-rpa-indicate-element.md) — indicate an individual element on a previously indicated screen.

## See also

- [RPA tool overview](./uip-rpa.md)
- [Global options](./global-options.md)
- [Exit codes](./exit-codes.md)