User Input Dialog
This action allows the users to input a value to a dialog window, a value that can be assigned to a variable.
Properties
Input
Message: the message that will be displayed in the input dialog box
Title: set a title to the input dialog box
Is Password:
True: the value input by the user is a password
False: the value input by the user is NOT a password
Output
Output: name of the variable used to store the user's input.
Misc
Display Name: action display name in your implementation project
Wait Before: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
Wait After: number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
Abort on Error: True/False
Retry Times: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.
Use Case
Potential Use Cases
Input the password of an Excel file to be open during the automation project.
Input the day for which a report must be generated.
Input the customer name for which an update will be performed.
Examples of using User Input Dialog
Please see the video below that exemplifies the usage of the User Input Dialog activity.
You can see how the User Input Dialog activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:
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