Script development guidelines

The script development guidelines compile a series of coding conventions and suggestions based on the expertise of IBM RPA script developers. The purpose of this compilation is to improve your code readability, maintainability, and robustness.

• Guidelines for naming variables, subroutines, and scripts
• Guidelines for using variables
• Guidelines for using parameters
• Guidelines for using comments
• Guidelines for using subroutines
• Guidelines for building scripts
• Guidelines for publishing scripts
• Guidelines for using selectors
• Guidelines for using regular expressions
• Guidelines for using folder and file paths
• Guidelines for handling the control flow of your script
• Guidelines for handling exceptions in your script
• Guidelines for using chatbots
• Guidelines for using computer vision in your scripts
• Guidelines for automating application windows