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panurag1
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Fetch data from Desktop application grid

I need to capture grid data using PA desktop .. Please help. share some sequence of actions that i can perform.

right i am using SHIFT+Down Arrow to select all the record present in the grid. Once all records are selected, I press SPACEBAR to make the status "Ready" in "Claim Status" column.

 

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Any help/ link or video will be appreciated. Thanks, Anurag

 

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Pavel_NaNoi
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Should probably be something like:

  • Use the "Run application" action to start up your program,
  • Use a bunch of Click UI Element actions to get to this screen you're talking about
  • Use Send Keys actions to re-create what you're doing here (look up tutorials on these if need be)

That should be enough.

Can you please share some examples. appreciate it. Thanks, Anurag

I am using ({SHIFT}{DOWN:7}) to select 1st 7 rows from top in a grid. this code only giving me 7th rows selected only.. not all 7 from top. help me to re-define the formula. Thanks

code is correct, just missing an extra bracket:

{Shift}({Down:7})

panurag1
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sorry Typo.. but it is not selecting all 7 rows ? should i add Control key too ?

Hmm, shouldn't have to as it should literally be just like how you did it, so shift+down arrow 7 times right?

If that isn't working, try using "Press/release key" action and tell it to press shift, then use send keys and simply send the down arrow 7 times, then use the same "Press/release key" action to release the pressing of shift.

 

Remember, the robot needs to do it exactly how you do it, so also make sure you're telling it to do exactly how you usually do, maybe you didn't click the top row for example before sending the keys?

Need help to count the record in grid ? what action should i use ?

Try

- extract data from window

- get details of the ui element

Use these either on the row screen or see if there's something on the application from which you can extract the exact number of rows, e.g. that "count" text in the top right as seen in the image you've sent. use one of those actions on that and see if you could extract the number.

Sorry to bug you again. My requirement got changed.. 

1. I have to ready the column name "Date of Service (DOS)" if date is today or less then today , change the date to current date

2. Update the "Claims Status" to Ready ( i used Send key to update this)

 

Any Suggestions ?

 

Use "Extract Data from Window" action on the whole table, then do a for each on the table.

Then do an if statement that checks each date value of a row and if it finds that its <=todays date (you can get todays date using the "Get current date and time" action) it uses your send keys method to update the row. Also note that the index of the row will be the amount of times you need to press down to get to the correct row.

 

"Extract Data from Window" action is giving me all the  data in 1 string, how do separate it row by row?

How do i grab DOS( Date of Service) column to compare with Current Date?

 

 

Use a "Recognize entities in text" and look for date-time, I think that'll work.

I used extract data from window action and stored it in datatable variable.. not trying to access by %DateGrid[DOS]%.. it is showing error.. i am doing something wrong while adding the column name (DOS)..

 

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Sorry, again:

Use a "Recognize entities in text"  action, put the GridData variable from your "Extract data from window" action into the Text to recognize from box in the "Recognize entities in text" action then select the Entity type as "Date time" and save.

 

The way you're doing as you've just shown will not work because Extract data from window does not get a datarow, it just gets a string.

Panuragagra
Helper II
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I am using send mouse click to click on dropdown below.. sometime it throw "window not found error. Can i use any other action to click the dropdown ?

 

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Since it appears to be highlighted, does pressing Enter do anything?

Panuragagra
Helper II
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By default it is not higjlighted.. i did that.. i need to find a action other than send mouse click to automate this process.

Have you tried "Move mouse to image"?

 

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