Wait for an image to appear

Automation of applications based on static images might require that you first wait for images to appear before you take any other action on the screen. Use the Wait Image command to check when an image appears in the screen.

Before you begin

This procedure assumes that you applied the recommended settings to work with surface automation.

  • Product requirements
    IBM RPA Studio license

  • User requirements

    • Permission to use IBM RPA Studio application
    • Permission to create or manage a script

Procedure

This procedure uses the Screen Capture Tool to teach you how to wait an image to appear in the screen.

  1. In IBM RPA Studio, start the recorder.
  2. Press the Print Screen key on the keyboard.
  3. With the mouse cursor, select the image area.
  4. Right-click the selected area and select Wait for image to appear.

Alternatively, you can drag the Wait Image command to your script from the toolbox, or use the Region Selector feature to snip images from the computer's screen.

The command window opens filled with the main input parameters based on the image you selected. The following sample image shows that parameters:

The Wait Image command with the main input parameters to wait for a image in the computer's screen.

  • Search on Screen: Enabled.
  • Image: The anchor image's asset.
  • Similarity Degree: 100% of similarity degree to reach the image in the screen.
  • Timeout: Maximum waiting time to find the image on the screen or in a user interface control.
  • Analysis Interval: Time interval between analyzes performed on the screen.
  • Selector: Vision.