How to replace text in Workflow template

[mdiv (Michael D. Iversen)]

I have a Template called NewSequenceTemplate.xaml, and within this I have 3 sequences, a Pre, Do Work and Post. In the Pre I have a “Log Message - seq start” with the text “Sequence start”, and in Post I have the same, just with end instead of start.
In this I would love the New Workflow function to replace the text.
I.e: should I create a new Workflow called “GetDataFromDatabase” it would replace the text withing the Log Message to “GetDataFromDatabase start/end”.
The New Workflow function will automatically rename the topmost sequence to the name given in the New Workflow form.

[ashokkarale]

@mdiv,

You can use Logs property of Invoke Workflow File for entry and exit of the workflow.

[Jon_Smith]

It can replace stuff in your workflow if it exactly matches the name of the Workflow template. However, I have had mixed experiences, if I recall correctly it works differently for C# projects compared to VB

You might also find this discussion interesting. Specifically the solution provided by Idris at the end would perhaps meet your logging needs?

CurrentJobInfo.WorkflowName return Process value instead of Library value

Thanks!! We should probably include some error handling here if we are going to use it in production, but for a proof of concept it’s nice

[mdiv (Michael D. Iversen)]

Sounds great, but this is set by the Invoker, not by the workflow. I’m pretty sure this would result in missing logs, as the developer by 90% chance will forget to set it

[ashokkarale]

Can’t agree more that developer will forget to set these properties as they are optional

For now this is the optimal solution I found.

[postwick (Paul)]

Just put this expression into the Log Message.

How to get the current running Xaml file name dynamically

In the UiPath.System.Activities activity package (checked against the version 21.10.4) there’s the activity “Get Current Job Info” that returns an object of type CurrentJobInfo. CurrentJobInfo has a member property by the name WorkflowName that contains the name of the currently executing workflow file without its .xaml extension.

[ijanszen1 (Ijanszen)]

You can use project settings to change the default settings of the “Invoke workflow” activity if that is what you are worried about.

Be aware that this only works for invoke workflows within the project. So if you want to use a library activity within your robot process it wouldn’t get called with this.

[mdiv (Michael D. Iversen)]

Thank you @ijanszen1, @postwick, @ashokkarale, @Jon_Smith for your replies.
By using @ijanszen1s reply in the thread posted by Jon_Smith, I actually got a oneliner to put into my Log Message. It is in vb.net, but if anyone is looking for the same solution here it is:

BlockquoteSystem.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Match(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.AssemblyQualifiedName,“.(.*?)_Expressions”).Groups(1).Value + " start"

I have moved the code to a variable set in the Pre/Post sequence, this looks a lot nicer.