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WinActor

Data Sheet

Apr, 2020

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Overview:

WinActor performs tasks following a list of steps called a ‘scenario’ at your Windows terminal. To use WinActor, you first create a scenario by showing the program how to perform the task you need to automate. WinActor records each step of the process and learns to repeat the indicated process by itself.


Basic structure of WinActor:WinActor has the basic functions of human eyes, hands, and the brain to perform automated tasks.

Recognition

- Recognize objects, coordinates and images

Operation

- Libraries and Nodes

Rules

- Flow chart, Loop, If-Else and Try-Catch, etc.

WinActor

Recognition:WinActor has 3 recognition modes to replace human eyes for GUI interaction.

Recognition

① Object Recognition modeRecognize module objects in GUI frameworks on Chrome,

Internet Explorer and Applications created by VB, VS.

② Emulation modeMimic key typing and mouse actions

③ Image MatchingSpecify objects by image matching


Target Software of WinActor (Recognition):WinActor offers the following recognition interfaces. A scenario can be created by combining operations through these interfaces.

Object recognition and specifying coordinates interfaceWinActor records user operations.

Image recognition and file operationsYou can specify where to chick on the screen or which file to access by each property setting on WinActor.


Description

① Object Recognition mode:In Object Recognition mode, input fields and buttons on application screens are managed by ID numbers assigned to them. WinActor learns the ID number of each input field where users interact. ID number is recorded in the scenarios, as in "click the 3rd button on the screen" or "enter a string in the 5th input field on the screen". Although this method of recording is the easiest, the number of applications in which operations can be recorded is limited and available only in IE mode, Event mode or Chrome mode. Additionally, screens which have variable number of buttons or input fields are not suitable for use.

② Emulation mode (Specifying Coordinates):In Emulation mode, WinActor learns the move of the cursor on the screen and how the keyboard or mouse buttons are used. These are recorded in scenarios, as in "click 10 pixels right and 5 pixels down from a reference point in the upper left of the screen" or "press Ctrl+V on the keyboard". When screens operating scenario is resizable and the position of input fields is changeable, the same screen size must be kept when executing scenarios to recoding scenarios. This method of recording is available in Emulation mode.

③ Image Matching:In image matching, WinActor learns images of icons or input fields. WinActor can click icons or move the cursor to input fields which has identical image to the icons or input fields used during the recording.The appearance of these icons or input fields is recorded as image data in scenarios. When using screens where font sizes and displaymagnification are adjustable, the same font sizes and display magnification must be used when executing scenarios to recoding the scenarios.This method of recording is available at using an "Image_Matching“ node. ("Nodes" are the parts of scenarios that represent each steps of task.)

Recognition


Description

User Library:

The user library sample is a collection of commonly used pre-set actions and sequences available to WinActor user. These can be used as parts when creating scenarios.

There are around 400 settings in the libraries as below:

Operation

1 WinActor Control Window, Scenario Control, Slow

Execution, Loop, MisoperationPrevention, Scenario Information, Debugging, Logging, etc.2 Error Handling3 VariableCSV Import, Dictionary, Array,

Encryption, Decryption, etc.4 Automatic Recording5 Calculation 6 String Comparison 7 String Operation Conversion / Formatting, Split /

Extraction / Deletion, Concatenation, Numeric Conversion8 DateGet Date, Calculate Date, Format

Date, etc.9 Waiting 10 Dialog Box11 Get Window Handle12 Mouse Click, Get Pointer Position, Move

Pointer, Drag, Operate Wheel, etc.

13 File OperationMake, Read, Write, Append, Copy,

Count, check, Save, Delete, Append Log, Run Application, Zip, etc.14 Input Box 15 Image Matching 16 Screen Capture / Color 17 Internet Exploler18 Excel 19 Word 20 MailerOutlook, Thunderbird

21 PowerPoint 22 System Save HDD/PC/Network

Information, Get Computer Name, Write Error Log, etc.23 Browser(Chrome, Firefox, Edge)24 Java Application 25 WinActor Note26 Structure DataJSON

27 External Service Linkage OAuth, HTTP, Caution


Description:

IF-ELSE, MULTI-IF:

It branches the scenario when two or more alternative paths are needed. A path with which conditions set in the branch box are met is selected to continue the scenario.

Rules


Description:

WHILE LOOP:

It repeats a series of operation tasks in scenarios. WinActor determines whether to continue the loops before moving on to the next potion of the scenario. WinActor repeats a loop as long as the specified conditions are met. When conditions are no longer met, the loop stops and WinActor moves on. Since the evaluation of whether to continue the loop or not is made before entering the loop, in some cases the loops are skipped and not executed at all.

Rules

Before entering a loop, the conditions are evaluated whether to continue or skip the loop.

A loop consists of a series scenarioA loop consists of a series scenario

If the conditions are met, it continues the tasks in the loop

If the conditions are not met, WinActor skips the tasks and move on


Description:

TRY-CATCH:

It catches errors or certain screens on the display to switch in the Abnormal sequence. If a error occurs or a specified screen is displayed during execution of TRY-CATCH in a Normal sequence, WinActor jumps to operate the abnormal sequence.

Rules

If an error occurs, the abnormal sequence is performed instead of the rest of actions in the normal sequence


WinActorYour Work, Automated

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