Unable to specify date on date picker on bill.com. I tried type in but it not working properly. On youtube, I found many videos suggesting to use combination of type in and select item. But whenever I use select item 9for both modern & classic), uiPath is giving error
“The indicated target is not a valid UI element for the SelectItem action!”
The datepicker used is iso8601CalendarPicker.
When I use type into, then only year is changed. If I try changing day and month, then also year is changed and it is giving absurd value. See the image.
Check whether you can type the date manually instead of selecting it from calendar. If it is editable field, then use Type Into Activity and make sure in properties you set True for Empty Field, (Simulate Type or Send Window Message)
As per the screenshot which you shared you can directly typeinto the date field. but here you need to make sure the format of the date which you are typing is valid. Otherwise, it will not accept. If its not accepting, you can watch the below video.
Looks like bill.com does provide you API level access : BILL API | Developer Documentation | BILL
This might avoid UI automation all together. Worthwhile to check this before diving deep into Ui Automation.
SelectItem works well on most dropdowns.
Before typing in, double click on the field such that the entire text is selected in the StartDate
Use the inbuilt function in modern activities (Empty field before typing)
This should remove the existing value
Format your date string to match, in your case “dd/MM/YYYY” and use the Typeinto
Other than Step 1, everything else can be achieved by Type Into activity. The new modern experience type into activity is a beast! It can do a lot for you. You an also check if the value you entered is the what you wanted by using a new verification state
