Surface Actions
Description
Surface Actions step is used to perform multiple actions in a single step.
Prerequisites:
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Use machines with similar scale and resolution at the time of workflow creation and workflow execution.
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Open the remote or virtual machine in full-screen mode.
Limitation:
Surface Actions step is not supported on Linux.
Configurations
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Step Name | Name of the step. The name must be unique in a single workflow. |
| Template Match Pattern | Select the pattern option from the list. - Retrieve Single closest match: It searches for and retrieves a single closest match. If the image is not found or multiple matches are found, then it throws an error. - Retrieve Multiple close matches: It searches for matching patterns and retrieves the closest matches. - Retrieve All matches: It searches for and retrieves all matches (not below 50% or above 150% of the original size). The field is mandatory. The data type is String. |
| Template Image Index | Specify the image index. The image index determines which image to use when multiple similar images are found and starts with 0. The field is mandatory. The data type is Integer. |
| Retry Count | The field allows the system to automatically reattempt the image-matching process up to the specified count. |
| OCR Provider | OCR Provider shows the selected OCR provider details. |
| Edit | Click Edit to change or update the selected OCR provider information. |
| Configure Provider | Click Configure Provider to configure the selected OCR provider information. For details see,Appendix Surface Actions: Configure OCR provider . |
| Template Image | Displays the template image with respect to which the user will perform actions.The field is mandatory. |
| Add / Edit Image | Click to show the Surface Spy window. You can perform capture and locate functions and change editable step properties. The field is mandatory. |
| Table Fields: Action Fields | |
| Action | Click on the row to select the action details. For details, see Appendix: Surface Actions: How to guide.The field is mandatory. The data type is String. |
| Wait For(in seconds) | Provide the Wait For to set a specific duration in seconds before the performing action.The field is mandatory. The data type is Integer. |
| Match Pattern | Select the pattern option from the list. - Single Closest Match: It searches for and retrieves a single closest match. If the image is not found or multiple matches are found, then it throws an error. - Multiple close matches: It searches for matching patterns and retrieves the closest matches. - All matches: It searches for and retrieves all matches (not below 50% or above 150% of the original size). Note: The field works the same as the field Template Match Pattern and applies to table rows only. The field is mandatory. The data type is String. |
| Image Index | Specify the image index. The image index determines which image to use when multiple similar images are found and starts with 0. Note: The field works the same as the field Template Image Index and applies to table rows only. The field is mandatory. The data type is Integer. |
| Field Information | Use the field to provide additional information about the action just like providing comments. |