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Hi,
Can I have these nested in this order?

  1. open browser
  2. attach window of the open browser
  3. attach pop up dialog window

or is this going to be an issue?

Thank you,

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hi @A_Learner,

Technically, you can nest these things in order.
I don’t see the need for step 2, though.

If step 1 browser is different to step 2 browser, I would recommend to not nest them together as it can get messy and cause confusion in the future. Do everything you need on browser 1, save all data in a text file or CSV or Excel, then close browser 1 and open browser 2 to continue process.

Pop up dialog window don’t need attach window if it only involves short operation like click “OK” or “Submit” button.

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@A_Learner,

There is no problem at all and you can achieve these all steps using single activity that is Use Application/Browser.

Thanks,
Ashok :slight_smile:

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Yes you can nest them. But you really should be working in modern. Also, you don’t need to Open Browser then Attach Browser. Open does the attach for you. But again, you should be working in modern and using the Use Application/Browser activity.

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Thank you, @postwick
Sequence of steps:

Use Application\Browser - opens a browser window. This also gives an browser output variable.

Somewhere down in the flow, I like to use this browser instance. How do I do that?

Thank you,

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Put your cursor into the output property, press CTRL+K, type a name for the variable, then press Enter. (this is always the best way to create a variable for a property, as it’ll automatically select the correct datatype)

Then later you put that same variable into the Input Element property of a Use App/Browser. Make sure to manually set open to never, and set the input mode (it won’t automatically set it when you use an input element)

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Thank you, I was asking about how to use application browser to be able to continue to work as “attach window” functionality. I understand how to create a variable.

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And I answered that:

Then later you put that same variable into the Input Element property of a Use App/Browser.

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