'{http://schemas.uipath.com/workflow/activities}InvokePowerShell How to solve?

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Source: Invoke EmailNotification workflow

Message: Cannot create unknown type ‘{http://schemas.uipath.com/workflow/activities}InvokePowerShell({clr-namespace:System.Management.Automation;assembly=System.Management.Automation}PSObject)’.

Exception Type: System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriterException

RemoteException wrapping System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriterException: Cannot create unknown type ‘{http://schemas.uipath.com/workflow/activities}InvokePowerShell({clr-namespace:System.Management.Automation;assembly=System.Management.Automation}PSObject)’.
at System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriter.WriteStartObject(XamlType xamlType)
at System.Xaml.XamlWriter.WriteNode(XamlReader reader)
at System.Xaml.XamlServices.Transform(XamlReader xamlReader, XamlWriter xamlWriter, Boolean closeWriter)
at System.Activities.XamlIntegration.FuncFactory1.Evaluate() at System.Activities.Activity.OnInternalCacheMetadata(Boolean createEmptyBindings) at System.Activities.Activity.InternalCacheMetadata(Boolean createEmptyBindings, IList1& validationErrors)
at System.Activities.ActivityUtilities.ProcessActivity(ChildActivity childActivity, ChildActivity& nextActivity, Stack1& activitiesRemaining, ActivityCallStack parentChain, IList1& validationErrors, ProcessActivityTreeOptions options, ProcessActivityCallback callback)
at System.Activities.ActivityUtilities.ProcessActivityTreeCore(ChildActivity currentActivity, ActivityCallStack parentChain, ProcessActivityTreeOptions options, ProcessActivityCallback callback, IList1& validationErrors) at System.Activities.ActivityUtilities.CacheRootMetadata(Activity activity, LocationReferenceEnvironment hostEnvironment, ProcessActivityTreeOptions options, ProcessActivityCallback callback, IList1& validationErrors)
at System.Activities.Hosting.WorkflowInstance.ValidateWorkflow(WorkflowInstanceExtensionManager extensionManager)
at System.Activities.Hosting.WorkflowInstance.RegisterExtensionManager(WorkflowInstanceExtensionManager extensionManager)
at System.Activities.WorkflowApplication.EnsureInitialized()
at System.Activities.WorkflowApplication.Enqueue(InstanceOperation operation, Boolean push)
at System.Activities.WorkflowApplication.SimpleOperationAsyncResult.Run(TimeSpan timeout)
at System.Activities.WorkflowApplication.BeginRun(AsyncCallback callback, Object state)
at UiPath.Executor.InProcessRunner.<>c__DisplayClass6_0.g__StartWorkflow|1()
at UiPath.Executor.InProcessRunner.BeginExecute(AsyncCallback callback, Object state)
at UiPath.Core.Activities.ExecutorInvokeActivity.BeginExecute(AsyncCodeActivityContext context, AsyncCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Activities.AsyncCodeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
at System.Activities.ActivityInstance.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)

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Hi @Poorani_Ramachandran

It seems you do not have appropriate version of UiPath.Core.Activities package installed. Are you getting this exception while executing workflow from Studio?

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I’m also getting an invokePowerShell issue. With a sequence that previously ran okay. I’ve tried updating UiPath and updating / uninstalling packages. Any ideas how to solve?

RemoteException wrapping System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriterException: Cannot create unknown type ‘{http://schemas.uipath.com/workflow/activities}InvokePowerShell({clr-namespace:System.Management.Automation;assembly=System.Management.Automation}PSObject)’.
at System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriter.WriteStartObject(XamlType xamlType)
at System.Xaml.XamlWriter.WriteNode(XamlReader reader)
at System.Xaml.XamlServices.Transform(XamlReader xamlReader, XamlWriter xamlWriter, Boolean closeWriter)
at System.Activities.XamlIntegration.FuncFactory1.Evaluate() at System.Activities.Activity.OnInternalCacheMetadata(Boolean createEmptyBindings) at System.Activities.Activity.InternalCacheMetadata(Boolean createEmptyBindings, IList1& validationErrors)
at System.Activities.ActivityUtilities.ProcessActivity(ChildActivity childActivity, ChildActivity& nextActivity, Stack1& activitiesRemaining, ActivityCallStack parentChain, IList1& validationErrors, ProcessActivityTreeOptions options, ProcessActivityCallback callback)
at System.Activities.ActivityUtilities.ProcessActivityTreeCore(ChildActivity currentActivity, ActivityCallStack parentChain, ProcessActivityTreeOptions options, ProcessActivityCallback callback, IList1& validationErrors) at System.Activities.ActivityUtilities.CacheRootMetadata(Activity activity, LocationReferenceEnvironment hostEnvironment, ProcessActivityTreeOptions options, ProcessActivityCallback callback, IList1& validationErrors)
at System.Activities.WorkflowInspectionServices.d__3.MoveNext()
at System.Linq.Enumerable.d__172.MoveNext() at System.Linq.Enumerable.<ConcatIterator>d__591.MoveNext()
at System.Linq.Enumerable.d__172.MoveNext() at System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereSelectEnumerableIterator2.MoveNext()
at System.Linq.Enumerable.d__641.MoveNext() at System.Linq.Buffer1…ctor(IEnumerable1 source) at System.Linq.Enumerable.ToArray[TSource](IEnumerable1 source)
at UiPath.Executor.Tracking.TrackingHelpers.GetVariableNames(Activity activity)
at UiPath.Executor.Tracking.TrackingHelpers.TrackVariables(TrackingProfile profile, WorkflowInfo workflowInfo)
at UiPath.Executor.Tracking.DebugTrackingParticipant.RegisterWorkflow(WorkflowInfo workflowInfo)
at UiPath.Executor.DebuggerPlugin.UiPath.Executor.IDebuggerPlugin.RegisterWorkflowTracking(WorkflowInfo workflowInfo)
at UiPath.Executor.Tracking.WorkflowTracking.RegisterWorkflowTracking(WorkflowInfo workflowInfo)
at UiPath.Executor.WorkflowRuntime.RegisterWorkflow(WorkflowInfo workflowInfo)
at UiPath.Executor.RobotRunner.InitWorkflowApplication()
at UiPath.Executor.RobotRunner.d__78.MoveNext()

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Hi @jakegill

When are you getting this exception? While executing workflow in studio or in robot machine.

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@Poorani_Ramachandran

I have had issues invoking powershell scripts in the past and to resolve it I would take the script and move it into the project folder. If your powershell script is not in the same location as your project I would totally recommend trying it out and seeing if you get a different result.

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In community edition studio when using the ‘debug’ play symbol to run sequence

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Thanks. Other sequences are running fine & I’m not entirely sure which bit is causing it. I will look into moving powershell scripts as i’m not too familiar with that