GUI: Start Browser
Description
GUI: Start Browser step initiates the web browser and navigates to the URL specified in GUI automation.
tip
Start browser step does not have option to specify default download directory and user profile preferences.
Configurations
| No. | Field Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step Name | Name of the step. The name must be unique in a single workflow. |
| 2 | Web Browser name | You can select any one Web Browser Name from the given list. |
| 3 | Checkbox: Start Node | Checkbox to specify if this step is a start node (no other input steps are connected to this step). |
| Browser Configuration: | ||
| 1 | Browser | Choose the browsers from list to initiate the application: - Microsoft Edge. - Google Chrome. - Mozilla Firefox. |
| 3 | Web URL | URL to navigate after web browser is initialized. |
| 4 | Profile Name | Specify the profile Name. Use the field when you want to open the browser with some existing settings that are already applied in the browser with the help of profile. To get the profile name, type the following in the respective browser: - Mozilla Firefox: about:profiles - Google Chrome: chrome://version/ - Microsoft Edge: edge://version/ Note: The field name changes depending on the browser you select: - For MozillaFirefox: Profile. - For Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge: Profile Path. For example: Google Chrome/MicrosoftEdge C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile2 Profile2 is the profile Name. |
| 5 | Checkbox: Start In Incognito Mode | If the Start in Incognito Mode checkbox is checked, the browser will be started in the Incognito /Private mode. |
| General Settings | ||
| 1 | Page Load Timeout (in milliseconds) | The page load timeout in milliseconds for any web page across the workflow. Else the workflow errors out. The page load timeout can be overwritten by the Web URL Navigation step. Default Value: 60 seconds/ 60000. |
| 2 | Delay (in milliseconds) | The total delay in milliseconds for the entire workflow to execute. Delay to locate and perform any action on any web element step, else the workflow errors out. Default Value: 30 seconds /30000. |
| 3 | Checkbox: Clear Browser Instance | In case you manually terminate a browser, the browser is still initialized and when you run the workflow the start step will give an error as the browser is already initialized. Similarly, in case Browser terminates abnormally then you need to clear browser instance before you can start a new browser session. Enable Clear All Browser Instances checkbox to Clear All Browser Instances before starting the browser. |
| 4 | Enable Auto Printing | Select Enable Auto Printing to automatically enable silent printing when the browser starts. If selected, the browser will launch with the --kiosk-printing flag, which allows pages to be printed without showing the print dialog. Note: Use for scenarios that require background printing without manual input. |