Selectors in Studio (v2021.10)

In this course, we will learn about the main targeting method for UI Automation activities: Selectors. We'll first get familiar with the concept, then we'll get to more in-depth topics, such as the types of selectors: Full Selectors and Partial Selectors, the UI Explorer, the Property Explorer, and fine-tuning selectors to handle different situations. 

Product Alignment: This course was built using the 2021.10 product version of UiPath Studio and is applicable to newer versions as well.  

• Basic programming knowledge 

• The Get Started with RPA Development course 

• The Variables and Arguments course 

• Control Flow in Studio course 

• The UI Automation with Studio course 

• DataTable and Excel Automation course 

The Selectors in Studio course is aimed at RPA developers. 

• Introducing selectors  

• The UI Explorer and the Property Explorer 

• Types of Selectors: Full and Partial  

• Fine-tuning selectors: Wildcards, Variables, and Index Variables 

• Managing difficult situations involving selectors 

At the end of this course, you should be able to: 

• Explain a selector and its structure. 

• Explain various types of selectors and their settings when automating. 

• Describe how to explore the attributes of User Interface element. 

• Explain various approaches to fine-tune selectors to make them reliable. 

• Fine-tune selectors to improve element identification precision.