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UI Automation Action

Find a control and click it, set its text, or read its text.

UI AutomationUIAutomationWindows only

Overview

UI Automation Action is a no-code automation step in the UI Automation category of AutoFlowRPA. It performs its action in a single step when the workflow reaches it. You can configure 7 parameter(s) to control exactly how it behaves. This step runs on Windows. It is one of 369 commands you can drag into a workflow in the visual builder — no scripting required.

What it does

Find a control and click it, set its text, or read its text.

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
Window title (substring)string
OptionalLeave blank to search the whole desktop (e.g. pop-up menu items and drop-downs that have no window of their own).
Example: Calculator
Supports variables
Find control bydropdown
Name · AutomationId · ControlType
RequiredName
Control identifierstring
RequiredName / AutomationId / ControlType depending on 'Find by'.
Example: OK
Supports variables
Control type (optional)string
OptionalNarrow the match to a UIA control type such as MenuItem, ListItem or Button. Combined with the Name this disambiguates pop-up / context-menu items.
Example: MenuItem
Actiondropdown
Click · Set Text · Get Text
RequiredClick
Value (for Set Text)string
Optional
Supports variables
Store text in (for Get Text)variable
Optional

How to use UI Automation Action

  1. 1

    Open AutoFlowRPA and drag the UI Automation Action command from the UI Automation group onto the canvas.

  2. 2

    Set its parameters in the side panel — UI Automation Action has 7 configurable field(s).

  3. 3

    Connect it into your workflow and press Run. Everything executes locally on your machine.

Frequently asked questions

What does the UI Automation Action command do?

Find a control and click it, set its text, or read its text.

Which group does the UI Automation Action command belong to?

UI Automation Action is part of the UI Automation group. AutoFlowRPA ships with 369+ ready-made commands you can combine without code.

Does the UI Automation Action command take any parameters?

Yes — UI Automation Action has 7 configurable field(s), all editable in the visual node editor.

More UI Automation commands

UI Element ExistsUI Get Element StatusUI Get Element NameUI Get Element TextUI Get Table CellUI Set Element TextUI ClickUI Left ClickUI Double ClickUI Right Click

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