User guide on how to create custom activities package?

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Are there any user guide on how to create your own custom activities package for UiPath?
Like just creating “Hello World” function or something like that. I want to create package, but not sure where to start.

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@Prakitk

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Hello!

When I started to developing custom activities I got through those links:

https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Workflow-TV/AppFabrictv-How-to-create-a-Custom-Activity-Designer

Hope It helps you as helped me!

Regards,

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Thanks. I will check them out :slight_smile:

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One additional note - designer is not mandatory for code activities. It helps, but for starters might be easier to go without.

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Isn’t there something missing? The nuget package builder expects a .dll, but all the WF4 guides compile to .exe.

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@Tiramisu
Try going to Project Properties > Output Type : “Class Library”.

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Here it is a link that explains how to create a custom activity:

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Hi

Can you please help me with debugging a class library built in for custom activity in VS itself before i deploy it?
I have set up a console app project to run the same, however struggling to pass CodeActivityContext context to the execute method in runner project.

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I tried the same method to expose uipath project as activity.its not displaying in activities. can you tell me the steps for exposing uipath project as activity. do i need to expose it as a webservice or change it as a dll in visual studio

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Hi,

Do you still need help with this?

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Hi

I am able to create custom activity out of a .net dll and use in UIPath project.
My ask was to expose a UIPath project itself as an activity. THis is to consume a reusable project in another project. I understand we have approach to expose UIpath project as webservice and consume. But I am looking for alternate ways

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I am looking for same…
Have you got the solution?

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This was introduced in Studio version 2018.3. You can create a Library project, which you can publish as custom activities. Look here for more info: About Libraries

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You can also make use of this VS Item Template which auto generates a code for you. It makes life a lot easier when creating custom activities.

Best regards,

Bruno Costa.

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Hi,

I have created a custom activity using .net class library project.

Now i have added another activity class in same project and my previous activity is also not working inside uipath.

please guide me for the same.

Thanks,
Madhura

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Hi, @Madhura! Please look into this recommended way for building custom activities: Using The Activity Creator

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you can test your DLL in visual studio itself. Call your dll in any c# project to test and then you can deploy the same.