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 id=“table_acg_33t_1wb”><thead><tr><th>

Type of element

</th><th>

Actions

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Button

</td><td>

• Click (default)

• SendKeys

• GetText

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Table

</td><td>

• GetTable (default)

• Click

• SendKeys

• GetText

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Hyperlink

</td><td>

• Click (default)

• SendKeys

• GetText

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Textbox

</td><td>

• SetText (default)

• GetText

• SendKeys

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Text area

</td><td>

• SetText (default)

• GetText

• SendKeys

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Drop-down list

</td><td>

• SelectItem (default)

• Click

• SendKeys

• GetText

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Check box

</td><td>

• Check (default)

• Uncheck

• Click

• SendKeys

• GetText

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Radio button

</td><td>

• Click (default)

• SendKeys

• GetText

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr><tr><td>

Image

</td><td>

• GetImage (default)

• SendKeys

• GetText

• DoubleClick

• Focus

</td></tr></tbody> </table>|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.|

Parent Topic:Recording automations