Request for Enhancement: CheckAppState Activity

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Dear UiPath Team,

We frequently utilize the CheckAppState Activities to determine availability and subsequently execute actions based on its response, be it Left or Right.

However, by default, the activity generates a warning message if the case isn’t met. While we initially utilized this to inform our decision-making process and print relevant statements for control, it inadvertently overrides our discretion.

Therefore, we kindly request an enhancement where we can opt to receive a response from the Activity, allowing us to decide whether to print or not.

We appreciate your attention to this matter and eagerly await any updates or solutions you can provide.

Thank you for your consideration.

Warm regards,
Manoj Vijayakumar

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I have the same request. This could be as simple as a “ContinueOnError” checkbox, similar to other activities. In my situation, I use Check App State activities within PickBranch activities to determine the current state of a web application; all of the warning messages are distracting.

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Hi @manoj-vkumar, @Reece_Aaron , thank you for raising this.
I am part of the UiAutomation team at UiPath and we want to understand better your issue.

Currently we are not aware of any “warning message” that appears by default.

To help us understand your situation more clearly, could you please upload a screenshot of this message? That would be really helpful.

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Dear @teodora.baciu,

Please find the discussion thread below, where you can find clearer insights into the issue along with accompanying screenshots:

Discussion Link: Stop Check App State Activity Logging Warnings

Your input and expertise on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Warm regards,
Manoj Vijayakumar

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This would improve my logging situation so much. Then I would not be required to add very long extra delays to make sure that it finds it on the first try instead of using it in a retry scope where it can check more often.

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I think it’s the “audit logging” that is now automatically putting things into the logs like using an Excel file, the Use Application/Browser activity etc.

These things should be optional. We should have complete control over what’s logged. Nothing should be automatic without us being able to turn it off.

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Hi, Thank you once again for your valuable engagement.
We have understood and we were able to replicate the behavior you highlighted. Based on your insightful feedback, we will be implementing an enhancement to resolve this issue. I will provide you with an update on the release schedule of this as soon as it becomes available.

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@teodora.baciu:
Hi Teodora,
is there a new version which includes the enhancement? The warnings are still filling the logs of some of my robots.

Thanks, Marcus

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UiPath should add options to the Workflow Analyzer Settings.

  • Disable “The closest matches found” in Output. It’s just spam.
  • Don’t warn if ‘Continue on error’ is checked on activities.
  • Disable logging “Audit: Using…” in the “Use Application/Browser” activity.
    And Check App State should have an option to disable log if the outcome is False.

A clean output window makes it so much easier to work. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hello. Just stopping by to add how helpful a fix for this would be. I often check for warning messages in the apps I test. If the message doesn’t appear, that’s a good thing. It shouldn’t generate a warning in the logs.

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@teodora.baciu this applies doubly to mouse scroll activity, which logs a message every time it hasn’t yet found the scroll-to element. So we get pages upon pages of this sort of nonsense. Not to mention this should have trace level at most, warning is way too high

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