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Hi,
I am using “Use Applicaiton\browser” to open an Edge application.
Then I click on a link,
This opens another tab.
Now I have to close the first tab.
Pass the second tab browser as argument to another work flow.

What is the error free way of doing this?

Thank you,

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Hi,

How about using output element of UseApplication/Browser then pass it to CloseTab activity?

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Sample
Sample20240519-4a.zip (4.7 KB)

Regards,

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@Yoichi That works great!
Part B of the question: how to pass the output element of the second tab to another flow. Now that I am in the second tab, I need to get the uie for this tab so I can use in another Use\Application browser.

Thank you,

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Hi,

How about attaching the tab using UseBrowser again as the following?

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Note: Set Never at Close property of the first UseBrowser
Set Never at Open property of the 2nd Use Browser.

Regards,

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Thank you. Let me try this.

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Hi,

If we set Never at Open property of UseBrowser, it’s no problem if URL property is empty ( no warning appears). Can you try this?

Regards,

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@Yoichi
I have set the properties as specified. However when I use the browser for the second tab to get uie, I am getting the browser not configured error.

Thank you,

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Hi,

Can you try the following sample?

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Sample
Sample20240519-4a (2).zip (5.5 KB)

Regards,

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Thank you so much @Yoichi
I am able to do that following the above.
However in the second tab, where you have put the message box, I am not able to interact with any of the ui elelemnts. It says “Cannot find the UI element.” The indicated element does not belong to the target/

My whole purpose of second tab is able to do some process in another workflow. Please advise. Thank you,

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Hi,

Can you try SingleWindow mode of UseBrowser?

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Sample
Sample20240519-4aV3.zip (5.9 KB)

Regards,

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@Yoichi
Yes, I used single window like you mentioned earlier. It did not work.

Thank you for all the help. I could close the first tab.

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Did you also set it in the 2nd browser? Does my latest sample work in your environment?

Regards,

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@Yoichi

Thank you, It did not work. Elements in second tab are not interactive.

Regards,