Process Layout, State Machine vs Flow vs Sequence

[dtetlow]

I am converting an existing process from AA and I am struggling with how best to design the automation. The construction of each individual step isn’t the problem so much as how to design the overall flow.

The process is as follows:

1. Check email once an hour (using Outlook)
2. If email received from certain sender, open specific website
3. Login action to website
   a. Website has 2fa, reach back to outlook and wait for 2fa pc email to arrive and parse
   b. Return to website and enter in 2fa pc, complete login
4. Scrape relevant details from website, download files, logout
5. Repeat for any additional emails

Steps 1-4 are currently designed as separate tasks in AA with each task calling the subsequent task and passing variables.

How would I design this in UiPath? I’ve been able to connect pieces and parts using sequences and invokes, but this isn’t a full scale design. I am specifically curious to know how I would return to a get mail message command that would have to wait for a new, specific email to arrive before proceeding.

Thanks in advance!

[Arpit_Kesharwani]

@dtetlow REFramework will be a best suited solution in your case.
I am specifically curious to know how I would return to a get mail message command that would have to wait for a new, specific email to arrive before proceeding.
Solution would be use “Get Outlook Mail Message activity” and pass filter of Specific email, If no mail message found then wait for certain period and then retry [Put in Retry Scope]