The Workspace displays the automation project structure and its activities. You can double-click on the elements to navigate through the workflow or to view additional activity properties.
Hyland RPA distinguishes between activity types (1) and scope activities (2). Scope activities are a container for additional activities. Common scope activities are:
- Open Application
- Open Browser
Navigation within the automation project is possible using the breadcrumbs below the workflow tab.
Context menu
You can access the context menu by using left click on the selected activity. Hyland RPA´s context menu offers various actions that can be performed on the activities within the Workspace. The following actions are available in the context menu:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Open | Navigate to the scope or activity details. |
| Cut | Cut the activity. |
| Copy | Copy the activity. |
| Paste | Paste the activity. |
| Delete | Delete the activity. |
| Annotations | Add, edit or delete annotations. |
| Breakpoint | Insert or remove breakpoints. Breakpoints can be used to pause the process when it reaches a specific activity. |
| Copy as Image | Copy the activity and its scope as an image. |
| Save as Image | Save the activity and its scope as an image. |
| Create variable | Open the variable tab to create a new variable. |
| Expand all | Expands all activities inside the scope. |
| Collapse all | Collapse all activities inside the scope. |
| Wrap with Try-Catch | Wraps the activity with a try-catch scope. |
| Comment out | Comment out the activity. |
| Uncomment | Uncomment the activity. |
| Remove redundant sequences | Removes redundant sequences. |
| Extract workflow | Extract the current workflow as a local workflow or a Microbot. |
| Edit variables | Open the variable pop-up to edit defined variables. |
| Set as start node | Connects the activity as the first activity within the process flow. |
Pop-ups and dialogs
For most of our activities, we offer a pop-up whenever the user drops an activity into the Workspace. These pop-ups enable the user to easily enter the required properties. Pop-ups include all properties that are required for successful execution.
The below example shows the next illustration and an overview of available pop-ups for the Set Text activity.
You can either set up the input text directly (2) or store the entered text in a variable (1). This can be done using an existing variable or by creating a new one.
To access the pop-ups again, select the activity and use the context menu option Edit Variables or CTRL+ALT+V.
