Blue Prism Developer Exams
Comprehensively answered
Child Index : (Answer) Blue Prism version 4.1.3 and above includes a feature
which allows you to specify the Child
Index of the process to which to attach. Each session is given a unique index based on
the
order in which the process for that session was created. For example the main parent
process
is given the index of 0, whereas the first tab of the process is given the Child Index of 1.
The
Child Index parameter is specified in the attach action of a navigate stage.
Browser Automation - what is default parent process index? : (Answer) Blue Prism
version 4.1.3 and above includes a feature which allows you to specify the Child
Index of the process to which to attach. Each session is given a unique index based on
the
order in which the process for that session was created. For example the main parent
process
is given the index of 0, whereas the first tab of the process is given the Child Index of 1.
The
Child Index parameter is specified in the attach action of a navigate stage.
How can you prevent IE from creating multiple processes? : (Answer) Internet
you can configure Internet
Explorer to not create multiple processes. This is done by changing a registry setting,
specifically the registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
A DWORD value called TabProcGrowth should be set to one of the following values:
0 (Zero) - This disables protected mode for IE Security Zones and tells Internet
Explorer to open tabs and frames within the same process.
1 (One) - This leaves protected mode enabled, and ensures that all tabs in a given
frame run in a single process. Note that this may require the use of process flow to
launch and separately attach to the required IE instance. Two processes will still be
created, one for the frame and one for all the tabs within that frame.
Changing the value will require Internet Explorer to be restarted before it can pick up the
new
registry value.
How could you ensure IE opens tabs and frames within the same process instead of
multiple processes? : (Answer) you can configure Internet
Explorer to not create multiple processes. This is done by changing a registry setting,
,specifically the registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
A DWORD value called TabProcGrowth should be set to one of the following values:
0 (Zero) - This disables protected mode for IE Security Zones and tells Internet
Explorer to open tabs and frames within the same process.
Why would you ever control the launching and attaching of IE within the process flow
vs. application model? : (Answer) If you configured the DWORD value for
TabProcGrowth in order to ensure IE uses one process vs. multiple processes.
DWORD value of 1 (One) leaves protected mode enabled, and ensures that all tabs in a
given
frame run in a single process. This may require the use of process flow to
launch and separately attach to the required IE instance. Two processes will still be
created, one for the frame and one for all the tabs within that frame.
If you are experiencing issues launching a browser based application what could you do
differently? : (Answer) You should be able to launch a web application like you
would any other application. If you are
experiencing problems launching a web app, it should be noted that sometimes web
apps
need to be launched directly by the Internet Explorer process and then attached to. This
can
be performed by using a built in Blue Prism utility called Utility - Environment. There is
an
action within this object called Start Process which takes the path of the application you
would
wish to start and any command line arguments.
T/F - Do HTML elements need to be visible to be spied? : (Answer) FALSE - A
useful tip to remember is that to read or write to an HTML element, that element does
not
have to actually be visible on the screen. As long as the element exists on the page you
are
currently viewing, reading or writing to it should work.
T/F - Win32 mode may be used for spying web elements (drop down, text box, etc) on
the web page. : (Answer) FALSE - Win32 mode will only work with Internet
Explorer windows themselves, not with the
web app within. This mode is particularly helpful for manipulating IE windows by
performing actions such as Resize, Activate and Send Keys. It can also be used with
Wait stages, for example, waiting for a window to appear on the screen.
T/F - HTML mode will only recognize the HTML elements within the web app, nothing
outside : (Answer) True
, T/F - If the standard HTML mode does not work, Active Accessibility mode may be used
: (Answer) True - Active Accessibility mode can detect a mixture of web app
elements and Internet
Explorer elements.
What is a recommended best practice for naming model elements if you are using more
than one spying mode in your Object? : (Answer) If you are using more than one
spying mode in your Object, it can be convenient to name your
elements with suffixes indicating which mode was used to spy them, such as "Alert
Message
(Win32)". In a large application model it would be practical to leave your HTML
elements
unmarked, and only apply suffixes to elements spied in Win32 or AA mode.
If you encounter any unexpected problems that prevent you from using either of the
three
spying modes, what is an alternative tool to try? : (Answer) Application Navigator.
To open the
navigator, you need to click on the drop down arrow next to the Identify button in
Application
Modeler and select Open Application Navigator.
Once opened, the application navigator will scan the HTML document for all the
elements it
can find. It will then display a tree structured list of HTML elements from which you can
choose
from to create your elements in Application Modeler.
You will notice that when you select an
element in the tree it will be highlighted within the web browser for confirmation and its
attributes will be displayed. T
??? is used to read multiple values from a web page and store them in a Collection. :
(Answer) Get Table - Data Read method
Get Table command is not working, what might be the issue? : (Answer) If a table
cannot be read into a Collection, it could be that the values held within the HTML
code are not stored directly in table tags, because more HTML code is being held within
the
table cell. For example, reading a table structured like this should work:
What are some alternatives to the Get Table command? : (Answer) If Get Table
doesn't work you could try reading the HTML code of the table and use string
manipulation to extract the values
Another alternative method
Comprehensively answered
Child Index : (Answer) Blue Prism version 4.1.3 and above includes a feature
which allows you to specify the Child
Index of the process to which to attach. Each session is given a unique index based on
the
order in which the process for that session was created. For example the main parent
process
is given the index of 0, whereas the first tab of the process is given the Child Index of 1.
The
Child Index parameter is specified in the attach action of a navigate stage.
Browser Automation - what is default parent process index? : (Answer) Blue Prism
version 4.1.3 and above includes a feature which allows you to specify the Child
Index of the process to which to attach. Each session is given a unique index based on
the
order in which the process for that session was created. For example the main parent
process
is given the index of 0, whereas the first tab of the process is given the Child Index of 1.
The
Child Index parameter is specified in the attach action of a navigate stage.
How can you prevent IE from creating multiple processes? : (Answer) Internet
you can configure Internet
Explorer to not create multiple processes. This is done by changing a registry setting,
specifically the registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
A DWORD value called TabProcGrowth should be set to one of the following values:
0 (Zero) - This disables protected mode for IE Security Zones and tells Internet
Explorer to open tabs and frames within the same process.
1 (One) - This leaves protected mode enabled, and ensures that all tabs in a given
frame run in a single process. Note that this may require the use of process flow to
launch and separately attach to the required IE instance. Two processes will still be
created, one for the frame and one for all the tabs within that frame.
Changing the value will require Internet Explorer to be restarted before it can pick up the
new
registry value.
How could you ensure IE opens tabs and frames within the same process instead of
multiple processes? : (Answer) you can configure Internet
Explorer to not create multiple processes. This is done by changing a registry setting,
,specifically the registry key:
HKEY CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
A DWORD value called TabProcGrowth should be set to one of the following values:
0 (Zero) - This disables protected mode for IE Security Zones and tells Internet
Explorer to open tabs and frames within the same process.
Why would you ever control the launching and attaching of IE within the process flow
vs. application model? : (Answer) If you configured the DWORD value for
TabProcGrowth in order to ensure IE uses one process vs. multiple processes.
DWORD value of 1 (One) leaves protected mode enabled, and ensures that all tabs in a
given
frame run in a single process. This may require the use of process flow to
launch and separately attach to the required IE instance. Two processes will still be
created, one for the frame and one for all the tabs within that frame.
If you are experiencing issues launching a browser based application what could you do
differently? : (Answer) You should be able to launch a web application like you
would any other application. If you are
experiencing problems launching a web app, it should be noted that sometimes web
apps
need to be launched directly by the Internet Explorer process and then attached to. This
can
be performed by using a built in Blue Prism utility called Utility - Environment. There is
an
action within this object called Start Process which takes the path of the application you
would
wish to start and any command line arguments.
T/F - Do HTML elements need to be visible to be spied? : (Answer) FALSE - A
useful tip to remember is that to read or write to an HTML element, that element does
not
have to actually be visible on the screen. As long as the element exists on the page you
are
currently viewing, reading or writing to it should work.
T/F - Win32 mode may be used for spying web elements (drop down, text box, etc) on
the web page. : (Answer) FALSE - Win32 mode will only work with Internet
Explorer windows themselves, not with the
web app within. This mode is particularly helpful for manipulating IE windows by
performing actions such as Resize, Activate and Send Keys. It can also be used with
Wait stages, for example, waiting for a window to appear on the screen.
T/F - HTML mode will only recognize the HTML elements within the web app, nothing
outside : (Answer) True
, T/F - If the standard HTML mode does not work, Active Accessibility mode may be used
: (Answer) True - Active Accessibility mode can detect a mixture of web app
elements and Internet
Explorer elements.
What is a recommended best practice for naming model elements if you are using more
than one spying mode in your Object? : (Answer) If you are using more than one
spying mode in your Object, it can be convenient to name your
elements with suffixes indicating which mode was used to spy them, such as "Alert
Message
(Win32)". In a large application model it would be practical to leave your HTML
elements
unmarked, and only apply suffixes to elements spied in Win32 or AA mode.
If you encounter any unexpected problems that prevent you from using either of the
three
spying modes, what is an alternative tool to try? : (Answer) Application Navigator.
To open the
navigator, you need to click on the drop down arrow next to the Identify button in
Application
Modeler and select Open Application Navigator.
Once opened, the application navigator will scan the HTML document for all the
elements it
can find. It will then display a tree structured list of HTML elements from which you can
choose
from to create your elements in Application Modeler.
You will notice that when you select an
element in the tree it will be highlighted within the web browser for confirmation and its
attributes will be displayed. T
??? is used to read multiple values from a web page and store them in a Collection. :
(Answer) Get Table - Data Read method
Get Table command is not working, what might be the issue? : (Answer) If a table
cannot be read into a Collection, it could be that the values held within the HTML
code are not stored directly in table tags, because more HTML code is being held within
the
table cell. For example, reading a table structured like this should work:
What are some alternatives to the Get Table command? : (Answer) If Get Table
doesn't work you could try reading the HTML code of the table and use string
manipulation to extract the values
Another alternative method
