Open Application

RCA.Activities.Common.OpenApplication

Description

The Open Application activity allows you to open an application and execute multiple activities within it.

* indicates required fields.

Indicate window on screen: Allows you to automatically open an application by selecting its window.
Do: The activities you want to execute within the application.

Common

Continue On Error (Boolean): A Boolean variable that has two possible values: True or False.
True: Allows the rest of the process to continue execution even if an error occurs within the activity.
False: Stops the process from continuing execution when an error occurs.
TimeoutMS (Int32): The maximum time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to complete before throwing an error. If the timeout expires, the activity will be terminated.
Default value: 30000 (milliseconds)
Example: 30000

Input

Arguments (String)*: The parameters passed to the application at startup. You can use this property to open a specific file with the application. Only one of the two fields [File Name] or [Arguments] must be specified.
Example: C:\Users\currentuser\Documents\Sample.xlsx
File Name (String)*: The full file path of the application. This must be quoted. Only one of the two fields [File Name] or [Arguments] must be specified.
Example: "name.docx"
Selector (String): A string that identifies the target window.

Options

Working Directory (String): The path to the working directory. This must be quoted.
Example: "C:\Users\Admin"

Misc

Public (Checkbox): If selected, the activity data will be logged. Consider data security requirements before using this property.
Display Name (String): The name of this activity. You can edit it to better organize and structure your workflow.
Example: [3424325] Open Window

Output

Application Window (WindowApp)*: The output of the activity with type WindowApp. This variable can be used in other activities such as Attach Window or Use Window. The output variable name must not contain whitespace.