Which activity is configured by default to enable interaction with hidden or minimized windows

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A developer wants to create an attended process which uses UI Automation activities on hidden or minimized windows. while the process is running on the users machine. the user also needs the ability to use the machine to look up tems in a desktop application.

which activity is configured by default to enable interaction with hidden or minimized windows

type into

select item

Clcik text

type secure text ?

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Hi,

It depends on application whether works with Simulate or SendWindowMessage etc. in minimized window.

I think it’s better to consider to use PiP in this case. Can you check the following document?

Regards,

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Hello…! @alexis.mendoza.rpa

  • By default, the “Click Text” activity is configured to enable interaction with hidden or minimized windows using UiPath. The “Click Text” activity uses UI Automation and can be used to simulate a click action on text elements within an application, even if the application window is hidden or minimized.

  • This makes it a suitable choice when you need to interact with elements in the background or hidden windows while allowing the user to continue using the machine.

  • While “Type Into” and “Select Item” activities are commonly used for automation, they may not always work with hidden or minimized windows by default, and you might need to configure additional properties to enable such interaction.

  • “Type Secure Text” is specifically designed for entering secure or sensitive text like passwords and is not typically used for interacting with hidden or minimized windows.

So, for your scenario, the “Click Text” activity is a better choice to enable interaction with hidden or minimized windows using UiPath.

Thanks & Cheers
Happy Automation :slight_smile:

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Usually there are 3 modes of execution in attended automation

  1. PiP mode - Pip Mode, short for “Process in Progress Mode,” is a feature in UiPath that allows an attended robot to switch between running a process and working with the user interface seamlessly.
  2. Background Process - A Background Process in UiPath is an automation workflow that runs independently of the user’s interaction with the computer.
  3. Front Office Automation - Front Office Automation, also known as Front-End Automation, refers to the automation of tasks that involve direct interaction with external parties, customers, or front-end applications.

Here for your scenario 1 and 2 suits you
But it’s important to understand which one to use by when

  1. If it’s first option - PiP then you can have a process running in background and meantime use the machine as well
    The process that u r running can have Ui based interactions without simulate or send window message properties enabled in Ui based activities

  2. If it’s second option - background process then you can have a process running in background but without any Ui based activities- it should involve only activities without any UI interaction
    While user can use the machine mean time

So you can choose accordingly

Hope this helps

Cheers @alexis.mendoza.rpa

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@alexis.mendoza.rpa

If the question is by default then select item works in background

Remaining can be set to work in background using simulate or send window messages

Hope this answers your question

Cheers

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Thanks for you help is correct

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