How to automate Windows applications using IBM RPA Recorder

How To

Summary

This technote demonstrates how to use the IBM RPA Studio Recorder to automate Windows applications.

The following example is simple and instructs users about how to use Recorder basic commands and functions.

In this document, the Windows Paint application is used together with the IBM RPA Studio Recorder. The following functions are essential for the Recorder usage and Windows automation:
1. Recorder basic actions and window management: here, commands that reproduce user inputs as clicks and text typing are approached.
2. Recorder's Control Tree: view with all components visible from the recorder is presented.
3. Using Recorder's Vision Driver: Action command triggered by images.
4. Keyboard Input: keyboard actions.

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM Robotic Process Automation

Component:
Studio->Recorder->Windows

Software version:
All Versions

Document number:
6497183

Modified date:
21 June 2022

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ibm16497183

IBM Support

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