Use the Universal App Connector
Create automations for your Windows, Java, Google Chrome, and Edge browser-based applications by using the Universal App Connector (UAC). Configure the applications from a single, unified connector and capture the screens and elements or screen controls such as check boxes, and buttons. Use the methods of these screens and elements to build your automation.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have open or active Windows, Java, Google Chrome, or Edge applications.
Role required: None
Procedure
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To configure the screens and elements in the UAC, do the steps.
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On the Configure screens and elements window, select the Choose from an open window drop-down (
) and select an application screen.
Note:- If no supported applications are open, the
App window not found messageis displayed. - To display newly opened application screens on the list, select the Click to refresh windows icon (
).
- If no supported applications are open, the
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To filter the opened applications by their type, select the filter application type icon (
) and select All or the application type.
For example, if you select Chrome, only Google Chrome web pages appear in the Choose from an open window list. -
To add the selected application screen, select Add screen.
After you do this step, you can capture the screen elements to perform actions.The application screen appears under the Screens and elements pane.
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To capture the elements from the screen, under the Screen and elements pane, right-click the added screen and select Capture Element.
The focus is set on the application screen that you had captured and the capture elements dialog appears.
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Capture as many screen elements as you need by using the Capture element dialog.
To learn to use the Capture element dialog, see Use the Capture element dialog.
The captured screen elements appear under the captured application screen as elements.
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On the Configure screens and elements window, select the Choose from an open window drop-down (
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Use the screen match rules to edit to the values in the provided match rules to identify the screen uniquely.
During the execution, the plugin must identify the target screen uniquely to automate actions on the screen. Examples of attributes are the title or URL of the application screen. The attributes appear under the Screen match rules pane on the Configure elements and screens window. The UAC uses these attributes to identify the screen first and perform actions on elements such as Click or Get Text.
The image below shows an example of multiple elements that match the same criteria given in the Match Attributes section. A multiple number of instances, if any, appears when you refresh the captured element, is indicated within the brackets in red. In such cases, you must tweak the attributes to select exactly the element that needs to be automated. The user can refresh to check if the selected criteria match exactly one element.
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Use the element match rules to edit the values in the provided Locator and the Match Attributes sections to identify an element uniquely.
During the execution, the plugin must identify the target element uniquely to automate actions on the element. The attributes appear under the Match Attributes pane on the Configure elements and screens window. The UAC uses these attributes to identify the screen first and perform actions on elements such as Click or Get Text.
The image shows the match rules of an element captured.
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Use the locators of the captured elements to find the elements on the application screen.
The UAC provides multiple locator types. For example, the XPath locator provides the XPath to the element.
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To view the path to an iframe, if any, in a captured element, do the steps.
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Select the Advanced tab.
The iframe appears.
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From the Locator list, select a locator to find the path to the iframe.
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Select the Advanced tab.