Create Steps from Modules

Modules contain the technical information a Bot needs to navigate and interact with your application (see "Use Modules").

To create a Step from a Module, follow the steps below:

1. In the Flowchart tab, click on Add. This opens the Add dialog.

2. In the Modules tab of the Add dialog, perform the following actions:

   • Search for a Module.

   • Select the required Module from the search results.

3. This adds a new Step to the Flowchart. In the Details tab, fill out the required Step Values.

If you make any changes to the Module, for instance if you change the name of a control, RPA Studio automatically updates all Steps where you used this Module.

If you delete a Module that you used in a Bot, the respective Step in the Bot turns into an Empty Step.

Fill out Step Values

Each Step consists of one or more Step Values, which tell the Bot exactly what to do. In these Step Values, you need to populate the fields Value, ActionMode, and DataType.

You can also add additional columns (see "Columns for Bots and Steps").

Populate the Value field

Value defines the desired outcome or reaction at run-time. It specifies what you expect to happen.

Should the Bot write a value to your application?

• You can enter any character that the control allows.

• You can use Value Expressions to generate dynamic values at run-time. For instance, your Bot can perform calculations or generate timestamps.

Should the Bot interact with and steer your application?

• Use Interaction Expressions to make the Bot click on buttons, for instance, or perform mouse operations.

RPA Studio supports special characters and wildcards. For more information, see "Use special characters" and "Use wildcards".

Select an ActionMode

ActionMode defines what to do with Value.

For instance, if the Bot performs a calculation, should it compare the result against your application or enter the result somewhere?

For more information on working with ActionModes, see "Use ActionModes".

Select a DataType

DataType specifies what type of Value the Bot should process.

You can choose from the following options in the drop-down menu:

DataType	Description
String	RPA Studio processes the characters in Value as a string. The verification of strings is case-sensitive.
Date	RPA Studio processes the characters in Value as a date. Ensure that the RPA Studio date format is the same as that of your environment.
Numeric	RPA Studio processes the characters in Value as numbers. Ensure that the RPA Studio number format is the same as that of your environment.
Boolean	RPA Studio processes the characters in Value as a boolean value. In verifications, the result of a boolean Value is either TRUE or FALSE.
Password	RPA Studio displays the characters in Value as asterisks. The actual characters are stored encrypted.

Use Step Values multiple times

By default, you can steer the same control only once within the Step you created from a particular Module.

For information on how to use the same control several times in the same Step, see "Use controls repeatedly".