Types of elements and actions for the recorder

The actions are the activities that you can perform on an application element such as a text box, button, hyperlinks, and so on. By using these actions, you can build an automation flow in the RPA Desktop Design Studio recorder.

Table 1. Type of elements and their actions

Type of element	Actions
Button	Click (default) SendKeys GetText DoubleClick Focus
Table	GetTable (default) Click SendKeys GetText DoubleClick Focus
Hyperlink	Click (default) SendKeys GetText DoubleClick Focus
Textbox	SetText (default) GetText SendKeys DoubleClick Focus
Text area	SetText (default) GetText SendKeys DoubleClick Focus
Drop-down list	SelectItem (default) Click SendKeys GetText DoubleClick Focus
Check box	Check (default) Uncheck Click SendKeys GetText DoubleClick Focus
Radio button	Click (default) SendKeys GetText DoubleClick Focus
Image	GetImage (default) SendKeys GetText DoubleClick Focus

Table 2. Definition of actions

Action	Description
Click	Performs the left-click mouse device operation on an element.
Check	Performs the select operation on a check box.
DoubleClick	Performs the double-click mouse device operation on an element. If the element has a double-click event that is related to it, then the double-click action is performed.
Focus	Sets the focus to the element.
GetImage	Retrieves the image from an image element. For example, an icon image.
GetTable	Retrieves the table data in a tabular format from a table element.
GetText	Retrieves the text from an element. For example, text from the house address field in a web page.
SendKeys	Simulates the keyboard key or key combinations that are performed on an element.
SelectItem	Selects the item in an element.
SetText	Sets the specified text to the element.
Uncheck	Clears a check box element.