Best Practices For Chrome automation

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What are the best practices that needs to be followed for Chrome automation, to make sure chrome loads only with features needed for web page rendering and UiPath extension?

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@bhavesh,

Based on the discussions and practices shared in the UiPath community forum, here are some best practices for Chrome automation to ensure it loads only with necessary features for web page rendering and the UiPath extension:

  1. Set Consistent Chrome Settings:
  • Automatic Download Settings: Configure Chrome to automatically download files to a designated folder and then move them to the required destination using automation. This eliminates the need for manual intervention and ensures smooth operation.
  • Enable or Disable Pop-Ups: Depending on your needs, decide whether to globally disable pop-ups and manually enable them for specific sites or allow all pop-ups and handle unwanted ones during development. Using group policies can simplify managing these settings across multiple robot accounts.
  1. Group Policy Management: Use group policies to enforce Chrome settings across all robot accounts, ensuring uniformity and reducing manual configurations.
  2. Minimal Extensions: Ensure only the UiPath extension and other necessary extensions are enabled. Disable all unnecessary extensions to improve performance and reduce the load on Chrome.
  3. Private Mode: Consider running Chrome in Incognito mode if specific data privacy or session management requirements exist. This can help avoid issues with cached data.
  4. Resource Management:
  • Make sure Chrome does not load any unnecessary resources or tabs by starting with a fresh session for each automation task.
  • Monitor and manage memory and CPU usage of Chrome to ensure it does not impact the system’s performance adversely.

Following these practices can help streamline Chrome automation processes, making them both efficient and reliable.

This is the response from Forum Bot.

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Hi @bhavesh
You can follow these best practices

  • Install and Keep UiPath Extension Updated: Ensure the UiPath Chrome Extension is installed and up-to-date for smooth interaction.
  • Use Incognito Mode: Run Chrome in Incognito Mode to avoid cached data, cookies, and unnecessary extensions interfering with automation.
  • Disable Unnecessary Chrome Features:
  • Extensions: Disable non-essential extensions to reduce resource usage
  • Auto-Fill and Plugins: Disable auto-fill and plugins that are not needed.
  • Reduce Open Tabs: Minimize the number of open tabs to avoid performance overhead.
  • Remote Debugging: Use the remote-debugging-port to give UiPath better control over the Chrome session.
  • Close Chrome After Automation: Ensure Chrome is properly closed after the automation process to free resources.
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Hi
You can consider below scenario for chrome automation:
1.Keep only the UiPath extension enabled. Disable all other Chrome extensions to avoid performance issues or conflicts that could interfere with automation.
2.Ensure that popup blockers and other security features are either disabled or set to allow any necessary pop-ups or redirects for the automation.
3.Use a stable version of Chrome and update both Chrome and the UiPath extension regularly for compatibility and performance.
4. For activities that interact with elements on the page, set appropriate Timeout and use retry mechanisms to handle intermittent loading failures gracefully.