MetaBot Designer 3.6 User Manual

100 Pages·2016·6.86 MB·English

by  Automation Anywhere

MetaBot Designer
Version 3.6
User Manual
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Table of Contents
1.PrerequisitesandSystemRequirements 5
Prerequisites 5
SystemRequirements 5
2.MetaBotDesigner-AnOverview 7
BenefitsofusingMetaBots 7
TheMetaBotDesigner 8
InstallingtheMetaBotDesigner 8
LaunchingtheMetaBotDesigner 9
LoginasaMetaBotClienttoControlRoom 9
UnderstandingMetaBotDesigner 10
3.CreatingaMetaBot 12
UploadingMetaBots 18
4.UnderstandingMetaBotDesigner 21
MetaBotDesignerDecoded 21
UnderstandingAssets 22
UnderstandingLogic 24
5.AddingandRecordingaMetaBot 25
CreatingaNewMetaBot 25
1.RecordScreen(s) 26
2.RecordScreen(s)withLogic 28
UpdatingMetaBots 30
DeletingMetaBots 30
6.ConfiguringMetaBotScreens 31
GuidetoConfiguringaScreen 31
7.CalibratingMetaBotScreens 35
GuidetoCalibratingaScreen 35
8.AddingFolderstoaMetaBot 37
GuidetoCreatingaFolder 37
MovingAssetsandLogicwithinFolders 37
8.RecordingLogic 39
HowtoRecordLogic 39
9.UsingtheLogicEditor 41
TheLogicEditor 41
BuildingLogic 43
1.AddingCommands 43
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2.AddingandUpdatingActions 43
3.AddingandEditingVariablesintheVariableManager 47
4.UsingtheErrorView 49
5.RunningtheLogic 49
10.SelectingActionsintheLogicEditor 51
ActionsallowedonHTML controls 51
1.GetText,SetTextandAppendText 51
2.GetProperty 53
GetVisibility 53
ActionsallowedonWindowControls 54
11.ExportingandImportingMetaBots 55
ExportingaMetaBot 55
ImportingaMetaBot 55
12.ClipboardCommand 57
Sub-Commands 57
UsingtheSub-Commands 57
ClearClipboard 57
AssignToClipboard 57
AssignFromClipboard 58
13.MessageBoxCommand 59
Insertingamessage 59
14.CommentCommand 60
InsertingaComment 60
SampleComments 60
15.If/Else Command 61
Sub-Commands 61
Overview 61
UsingtheSub-Commands 61
WindowExists/WindowDoesNotExistSub-Commands 61
VariableSub-Command 62
Using'AND'or'OR'conditionsinIF Variablecommand 62
16.ErrorHandlingCommand 64
Overview 64
Sub-Commands 64
ErrorHandlingOptions 64
17.StringOperationCommand 65
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Sub-Commands 65
UsingtheSub-Commands 65
Before/AfterCommand 65
CompareCommand 66
FindCommand 67
LengthCommand 67
LowerCaseCommand 67
ReplaceCommand 68
ReverseCommand 68
SubStringCommand 68
TrimCommand 69
UpperCaseCommand 69
18.VariableOperationCommand 70
UsingtheVariableOperationCommand 70
19.Adding,EditingandDeletingVariables 73
AddingVariablestoaTask 73
VariableTypes 73
ParameterTypes 74
EditingaVariable 74
DeletingaVariable 75
20.SystemVariables 76
Date/TimeSystemVariables 76
ErrorHandlingVariables 77
SystemTypeSystemVariables 77
StepstoselectSystemfromVariables: 78
21.Variables-ParameterTypes 79
ParameterTypes 79
22.UsingArrayTypeVariables 80
CreatinganArrayTypeVariable 80
DirectAssignment 80
ReadingfromaTextFile 82
InsertingArrayVariablesinScreensandDLLs 82
23.UploadingMetaBotstoControlRoom 85
ProvidingFolderAccessRightsinControlRoom 85
AccessingMyMetaBotsFolders 85
ManagingMetaBotClients 86
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24.CreatingRolesandAssigningPermissionsforMetaBots 87
CreatingNewRolesandAssigningPermissions 87
ManagingtheUser 88
25.UsingMetaBotDesignerwithAutomationAnywhereEnterprise 90
Assigning/Revokingaccesspermissions 90
RestrictingaMetaBotuserfromuploading 90
MetaBotinEnterpriseClient 91
26.DownloadingMetaBotsinEnterpriseClient 92
HowtoSync 92
ToaddanewMetaBot/DownloadanexistingMetaBot 93
27.UsingMetabotsinTasks 94
UsingGUI basedMetaBots 94
UsingAPIbasedMetaBots 94
UsingNavigationalFlowMetaBots 94
28.UsingMetaBotScreensinTask 95
AddingMetaBotScreentoaTask 95
MetaBotScreenCommand 96
29.UsingMetaBotDLLsinTask 97
AddingMetaBotDLLtoaTask 97
MoreonDLLsinMetaBots 98
30.UsingMetaBotLogicinTask 99
AddingMetaBotLogictoaTask 99
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1. Prerequisites and System Requirements
ThistopicdescribestheprerequisitesandsystemrequirementsforinstallingMetaBotDesignerplug-intoyourmachine.
Prerequisites
TouseMetaBotDesigner,youfirstneedtoinstallAutomationAnywhereEnterpriseClientthatcanbeaccessedbyaControl
RoomUserwhohastherequiredprivilegetoaccessMetaBotDesigner.
SystemRequirements
l OperatingSystem
l MicrosoftWindows7,8,8.1
l MicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2,2012
l CPU
l Minimum:2GHZ,MultiCoreProcessor
l Recommended:3.5GHZ+with4Coreandabove
l RAM
l Minimum:4GBRAM
l Recommended:8GBRAMandaboveforsmoothfunctioningofproduct.
l HardDiskspace-toinstallallAutomationAnywhereProductsnamely:
l AutomationAnywhereEnterprise:Approx.250MB
l MetaBotDesigner:Approx.36MB
l Total:Approx.290MB
Note: You might have to upgrade to a higher configuration post installation depending
upon product usage. For instance, generation of log files, Logic creation, and so on
might require more disk space later.
l Microsoft.NETFramework4.6
l BrowserSupport:InternetExplorer8andlater
l TechnologySupport:Windows,HTML,.Net,WPF,Flex,andJava1.6onward(DesktopandWeb).
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Section 1: MetaBot Designer - Getting Started
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2. MetaBot Designer - An Overview
AMetaBotisanautomationblueprintofanapplicationthatcanbere-usedtooptimizeprocesses.Theyhelpyoustandardizeyour
processesendtoend.
MetaBotsenableyoutocreateautomationbuildingblocksthatcaptureinformationintheformofvisualsorapplicationAPIs.These
canthereonbeintegratedascommandsandfurtherleveragedbyvariedprocessestodelivervalueatmultiplelevels.
MetaBotscanbeconstructedusing:
l Visualcaptures(Screen)-TheseareGUIcomponents(screens)ofanapplication.
l InMetaBotDesigner,avisualcaptureisreferredasScreen.
l ApplicationAPIs(DLL)-TheseareinterfacesthatallowlowleveloperationsofanapplicationbycircumventingGUI.
l TheMetaBotDesigneralsosupportsthemostcommonformatofAPIonWindowsplatform–theDLL.
l Navigationalflows(Logic)-Thesearepre-configuredusecasesofanapplicationandleverageVisualcapturesandAPIs.
l InMetaBotDesigner,ScreensandDLLsformtheAssetsusingwhichyoucandefineandpre-configureanyusecaseof
atargetapplicationtocreateanavigationalflow,knownasLogic.
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BenefitsofusingMetaBots
UsingMetaBotsinautomationtaskshavethefollowingbenefits:
l MetaBotscanbere-used;createonce,useeverywhere.TheyshowupinautomationcommandlibraryinAAEnterpriseand
canbeleveragedbyanyautomationtask.
l EnterprisescanleverageMetaBotlibrarytostandardizeorg-wideautomationinarapidmanner.
l MetaBotsensuressystematic,acceleratedautomationROI.
l MetaBotseliminatecommonnavigationalerrorsincomplexautomationtasks.
l MetaBotsautomatewithoutrequiringaccesstoliveapplication.
l MetaBotscanbeeasilycalibratedtonewerversionsofapplicationstoensurecompatibility.
ReferUsingMetaBotDesignerinAutomationAnywhereEnterpriseandDownloadingMetaBotsinEnterpriseClientfordetails.
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TheMetaBotDesigner
TheMetaBotDesignerhelpsyouto:
l CreateMetaBots.
l AddAssets–ScreensandDLLstoyourMetaBots.
l ManageyourMetaBotAssets.
l ConfigureandCalibratetheScreens.
l CreatecustomobjectsontheScreens.
l CreateLogictorepresentanavigationalflowusingScreensandDLLs.
l UploadtheMetaBotstotheControlRoomforusebyotherEnterpriseClientusers.
l EditMetaBotscreatedbyotherusers.
l ExportandImportMetaBotsforuseindifferentControlRoomsetups.
InstallingtheMetaBotDesigner
SystemRequirements
l Pre-requisites:AutomationAnywhereEnterprise10.0
l OperatingSystem:Windows7,Windows8,Windows8.1
l Browser:InternetExplorer8andlater
l Technology:.Net,WPF,Java1.6andabove(DesktopandWeb),HTML,Windows,Flex
l Hardwarerequirements:SameasAutomationAnywhereEnterprise10.0
Note: The MetaBot Designer is an add-on to Automation Anywhere Enterprise (AAE). With an AAE edi-
tion already installed on your machine, run the MetaBot Designer setup.
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LaunchingtheMetaBotDesigner
AftersuccessfulinstallationofMetaBotDesignersetup,thefeatureisaddedtotheproductundertheAutomateTab.
Clickon'MetaBots'tolaunchtheMetaBotDesigner.
LoginasaMetaBotClienttoControlRoom
Note: The MetaBot Designer will automatically log you in if you are setup as a valid user in Con-
trol Room and are already signed in the AAE Client at the time of launch.
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