UiPath cannot detect dropdown content

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Hello, need some help for this:

A date selection interface showing the month of April and the years 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the year 2025 highlighted. (Captioned by AI)
A date selection interface showing the month of April and the years 2023, 2024, and 2025 with the year 2025 highlighted. (Captioned by AI)247×139 10.8 KB

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Whenever I tried to use the “Select Items” activity to let UiPath select a month/year the user inputted, it does not seem to click anything. I even tried using the CV process (CV Screen Scope > CV Click > CV Get Text > CV Click) but it too does not work. Its as if UiPath does not recognize it as a dropdown. I tried using “Find Element” too, but it seemed to close my dropdown for some reason.

The main purpose for my automation is to select month and year that the user has input, applies the month/year, download files from there (Also sorry for the weird lines in the image, they are not relevant)

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@Justin_Tan_Jun_Song_EE,

Make sure the user input is exactly matching with the dropdown items available.

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Hi @Justin_Tan_Jun_Song_EE

you can try using the “Click” activity to open the dropdown, followed by the “Type Into” activity to enter the desired month and year. Another approach is to use the “Click” activity to open the dropdown and then navigate through the options using the “Send Hotkey” activity with the Down and Enter keys.

Happy Automation

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@Justin_Tan_Jun_Song_EE

As per screenshot looks like the field supports type into..try to type the value you need and ideally it should be populating the related dropdown

Cheers

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Sorry I forgot to include, I cannot use “Type Into” activity as the dates is only clickable

Also, I think its a me problem but my UiPath is running the newest ver so there is no “Send Hotkeys” activity

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Sorry, forgot to include that the dates are only clickable and cannot be typed into (I wish it was)

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Yeah but the current problem I only have is that no matter the input (correct or not), UiPath does not select any option in the dropdown

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@Justin_Tan_Jun_Song_EE

  1. Did you try set text?
  2. If select item does not work..then try to use click on the dropdown first and click on the value you need..use variable in place of innertext in selector

Cheers

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  1. Yep I tried “Set Text”, did not work
  2. I’m sorry but I don’t quite understand what you mean by “use variable in place of innertext in selector”
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Hi @Justin_Tan_Jun_Song_EE ,

Try below options

Get the input value to a variable. Make sure the value is matching with drop down including the case sensitivity. Lets say the value is store in the variable strYear and strMonth

  1. Direct method of using Select Item activity

The image shows a segment of a workflow screen in an application where steps for automation need to specify the application and the item to select, both of which currently have validation warnings. (Captioned by AI)
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If option 1 is not working, try option 2

  1. Type into input value using a combination of Enter or Tab

A software automation process is being set up to type a year followed by the Enter key into an application or browser. (Captioned by AI)
A software automation process is being set up to type a year followed by the Enter key into an application or browser. (Captioned by AI)897×632 54 KB

  1. Next option would be to use 2 click method

a. Click on the drop down so that the drop down will be displayed
b. Click on any of the Year value for changing it to dynamic
c. Go to the selector properties of second click
d. Uncheck the dynamic and make it strict
e. Instead of using the hard coded year value, replace it with our input variable strYear wherever the hard coded year is displayed.

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I will try the 2 click method then, will get back to you if I have any questions

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Sure

You need to make changes in the second click. Might look something like below image

An image showing a computer screen with highlighted elements (target and strict selector) and VB expressions in a targeting methods configuration window. (Captioned by AI)
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Hey @Justin_Tan_Jun_Song_EE if select item activity did not work it for you . you can use the click activity .to click on the particular item from the dropdown.and try with simulate click or Window message method from the input of click properties.

The image shows a UIPath click activity configuration with input settings, verification options, and highlighted mentions for retry and input mode. (Captioned by AI)
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try to use these properties.

cheers

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@Justin_Tan_Jun_Song_EE

If you open target in your click you will see strict selector..and in that innertext is one of the attribute that attribute holds the value like apr, 2024 etc..so in that place use a variable which will contain the required value to click so that it would be come dynamic and click based on the value pssed to variable

Cheers

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Hello, thank you for the advice. I will work on it tomorrow since I do not have access to my automation now, I will inform you if I have any queries!

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Hello, thank you for the advice. I will look into your advice tomorrow since I do not have access to my automation now, I will inform you if I have any queries!

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Ah I see, okay I will inform you tomorrow if I have any queries as I do not have access to my automation now. Thanks!

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