Variables, Data Types Activities In UiPath

Variables, Data Types Activities In UiPath Everything You Need To Know About Variables, Data Types Activities In UiPath Back Home Categories Online Courses Mock Interviews Webinars NEW Community Write for Us Categories Artificial Intelligence AI vs Machine Learning vs Deep LearningMachine Learning AlgorithmsArtificial Intelligence TutorialWhat is Deep LearningDeep Learning TutorialInstall TensorFlowDeep Learning with PythonBackpropagationTensorFlow TutorialConvolutional Neural Network TutorialVIEW ALL BI and Visualization What is TableauTableau TutorialTableau Interview QuestionsWhat is InformaticaInformatica Interview QuestionsPower BI TutorialPower BI Interview QuestionsOLTP vs OLAPQlikView TutorialAdvanced Excel Formulas TutorialVIEW ALL Big Data What is HadoopHadoop ArchitectureHadoop TutorialHadoop Interview QuestionsHadoop EcosystemData Science vs Big Data vs Data AnalyticsWhat is Big DataMapReduce TutorialPig TutorialSpark TutorialSpark Interview QuestionsBig Data TutorialHive TutorialVIEW ALL Blockchain Blockchain TutorialWhat is BlockchainHyperledger FabricWhat Is EthereumEthereum TutorialB lockchain ApplicationsSolidity TutorialBlockchain ProgrammingHow Blockchain WorksVIEW ALL Cloud Computing What is AWSAWS TutorialAWS CertificationAzure Interview QuestionsAzure TutorialWhat Is Cloud ComputingWhat Is SalesforceIoT TutorialSalesforce TutorialSalesforce Interview QuestionsVIEW ALL Cyber Security Cloud SecurityWhat is CryptographyNmap TutorialSQL Injection AttacksHow To Install Kali LinuxHow to become an Ethical Hacker?Footprinting in Ethical HackingNetwork Scanning for Ethical HackingARP SpoofingApplication SecurityVIEW ALL Data Science Python Pandas TutorialWhat is Machine LearningMachine Learning TutorialMachine Learning ProjectsMachine Learning Interview QuestionsWhat Is Data ScienceSAS TutorialR TutorialData Science ProjectsHow to become a data scientistData Science Interview QuestionsData Scientist SalaryVIEW ALL Data Warehousing and ETL What is Data WarehouseDimension Table in Data WarehousingData Warehousing Interview QuestionsData warehouse architectureTalend T utorialTalend ETL ToolTalend Interview QuestionsFact Table and its TypesInformatica TransformationsInformatica TutorialVIEW ALL Databases What is MySQLMySQL Data TypesSQL JoinsSQL Data TypesWhat is MongoDBMongoDB Interview QuestionsMySQL TutorialSQL Interview QuestionsSQL CommandsMySQL Interview QuestionsVIEW ALL DevOps What is DevOpsDevOps vs AgileDevOps ToolsDevOps TutorialHow To Become A DevOps EngineerDevOps Interview QuestionsWhat Is DockerDocker TutorialDocker Interview QuestionsWhat Is ChefWhat Is KubernetesKubernetes TutorialVIEW ALL Front End Web Development What is JavaScript â€" All You Need To Know About JavaScriptJavaScript TutorialJavaScript Interview QuestionsJavaScript FrameworksAngular TutorialAngular Interview QuestionsWhat is REST API?React TutorialReact vs AngularjQuery TutorialNode TutorialReact Interview QuestionsVIEW ALL Mobile Development Android TutorialAndroid Interview QuestionsAndroid ArchitectureAndroid SQLite DatabaseProgramming Activities In UiPath Last updated on May 15,2020 13.7K Views Sahiti Kappagantula Bookmark 5 / 15 Blog from UiPath Become a Certified Professional Ever since the day automation has come into the picture, so have the various tools used to cater automation existed. Either it is a simple tool used for windows desktop automation or a tool used by enterprises to automate humongous tasks, each and every tool has its own functionalities. UiPath is one such tool andcertifying in itcanland you asan RPA developer. So folks, in this article, let us learn the very basic topics such as the variables, data types and activities in UiPath.The following are the topics covered in this article:UiPath OverviewProjects in UiPathUiPath DashboardFlowcharts and SequencesVariablesCreate, Remove Manage VariablesTypes of VariablesData TypesActivitiesMessage BoxAssignWrite CSVIfFor EachWhileDo-WhileSwitchSo, folks let us get started now.Variables, Data Types and Activities in UiPath | EdurekaThis video will cover the fundamen tal concepts of UiPath such as Variables, Data Types, and Activities in UiPath.UiPath OverviewUiPath is one of the leading market leaders of RPA Tools. This tool is used to automate repetitive tasks and offers a drag and drop functionality. So, any action which you wish to perform gets catered by activities which can be dragged and dropped into your working pane. Now, to automate tasks in UiPath, you have to create projects based on your need. So, next in this article, let us look into the various projects in UiPath.Projects in UiPathThere are mainly five kinds of projects in UiPath. Refer below.Process A process is a simple blank project, which is used to design new automation process.Library This kind of project is used to create reusable components and then publish them as a library.Transactional Process This type of project is used to create a process as a flowchart.Agent Process Improvement This kind of project triggers an automation in response to either a mouse or a keybo ard event.Robotic Enterprise Framework This type of project creates a transactionalbusiness process which follows best practices for large scale deployments.Now, once you choose the type of project, you will be redirected to the UiPath Dashboard. So, next let us look into the different panes in the UiPath Dashboard.UiPath DashboardThe UiPath Dashboard has mainly four panes apart from the workplace to design automation. Refer below.Activity Pane: This pane consists of activitieswhich are used to cater different functionalitiessuch as printing output, for loop, if-else loop etc.Ribbon: Ribbon consist of options such as Save, Run, Data Scraping, Recording etc.Properties Pane: Propertiespane consist of the properties of the activities which you have dragged and dropped in to the automation.Output Pane: The output pane displays the output of your automation.Now, since you know the panes of UiPath let me tell you that when you drag and drop a activity, then either you can create a Flowch art or a Sequence. So let us understand these terms.Flowcharts and SequencesFlowcharts: Flowcharts in UiPath offer multiple branching logical operators, to create complex business processes and connect activities in multiple ways.Sequences: are used to go from one activity to another seamlessly. So, when you put a group of activities in a sequence then they are act as a single block activity.So, you can use a sequence inside a flowchart and can also use a flowchart inside a sequence.Now, let us start with our main topic which is Variables in UiPath.Variables In UiPathVariables are used to represent unknown fields such as files, folders, alphabets, numbers etc. Variables in UiPath are similar to the variables in any other programming knowledge. So, you can create, remove and manage variables. Next in this article, let us look into the same.Create, Remove Manage VariablesCreate VariablesTo create variables in UiPath, the following are the two options available.Select an activity and press on Ctrl + K in the output section of theProperties Pane.Click on theVariable Pane as below.Remove VariablesTo remove variables in UiPath, the following are the two options available.Choose variable from Variable Pane - Right Click - Choose Delete.Choose the option Remove Unused Variablesfrom Design Tab.The first option would remove only the selected variable and the second option would remove all the unused variables in the sequence.Manage VariablesTo manage variables in UiPath, the following are the two parameters you have to consider. Refer below.Mention the Scope of the Variable.Mention the Default value(You do not have to mention the default value for each and every variable).Now, let us move forward and see the various types of variables.Types of VariablesThe various types of variables are as follows:Text Variables This type of variables is used to store the text values.True/False Variables This type of variables is used to store Booleanvalues.Number Variables This typ e of variables is used to store Integer values.Array Variables This type of variables is used to store an array of integers or string.Date and Time Variables This types of variables is used to store date and time variables.Data Table Variables This type of variables is used to store Data Table, which stores the values in the form of table.Generic Variables This type of variables is used to store generic type such as Mail Merge, Database etc.Now, let us move forward to the next topic i.e. Data Types in UiPath.Data Types In UiPathData Types classify the type of the value of the variable. In UiPath, it could either be an Integer, String, Boolean, Generic or an Array Of.So, to choose the data type of the variables, you have to go to the Variable Pane and then choose the Variable Type. Refer below.Now, let us move forward with the next topic in this article, which is, Activities in UiPath.Activities In UiPathActivities in UiPath provides various actions which you need to automate dif ferent applications. There are various numbers of Activities in UiPath, for each and every functionality, but Im just going to discuss the following few activities.Message BoxAssignWrite CSVIfFor EachWhileDo-WhileSwitchSo let us get started.Message BoxDisplays a message box with a given text thathas to be shown to the user. You can either display a message in the message box directly or can display a message in a message box using variables. Let us look into them one by one.Display a Message in Message Box directlyDrag a Message Box activity and mention the text that you wish to display in the message box. You would see an output of a message box displaying the text that you have mentioned. Refer below.Display Message in a Message Box using VariablesStep 1: Drag anInput Dialog and mention the Title and Label. Here I want to mention the input as name, so I have mentioned the Title asName and Label asMention your name. Refer below.Step 2:Next, in the Properties pane of this activity, go to the output section and press on Ctrl + K to create a variable. Here I have created a variableexampleof String Type.Step 3: Drag a Message Box activity and mention the variable example. You would see an output of a message box displaying the name that you must have mentioned. Refer below.Now, let us move forward to the next activity i.e. Assign activity.Assign ActivityThis activity enables you to assign a value to a variable. To explain you the functionality of this activity, let us create an automation task to count the number of files present in a directory.Count Number of FilesStep 1: Create the variablesNumberOfFiles,sourcepath. Now, assign the default value ofsourcepath variableto thePath of Source Directory. Refer below.Step 2: Drag theAssignactivityand assign theTosection toNumberOfFilesand thevaluesection todirectory.GetFiles(sourcepath)function. This would take all the files from the source path.Step 3: Drag a Message Box and mentionNumber of files found in the folder are -+NumberOfFiles.Count.ToString. This would count the number of files in the folder.So, this would display an output as below.Now, let us move forward to the next activity i.e. Write CSV activity.Write CSV ActivityThis activity is used to save the specified DataTable to a .csv file. To explain you the functionality of this activity, let us create an automation task to store the scraped data into a Write CSV activity.Mention the scrape data in a .csv fileStep 1: Use the Data Scraping option from Ribbon, and scrape the data from the chosen website. Here I have chosen, Flipkart website.PressNextin the below Dialog Box.Step 2:Hover the mouse over a data source field and then click on the data source field.Step 3:After that, you will see another Dialog box which will ask you to choose the second element to create a pattern.Step 4: Once you choose the second element to create a pattern, you will get an option toConfigure Columns. In the Dialog Box, that opens up, you can rename the Col umn name and extract URL also. After that click on Next. Refer Below.Step 5:Now, to extract other data sources from the website, click on theExtract Correlated Dataoption and repeat the above steps.Step 6:Once you are done extracting all the required data, click onFinish. This action would open a dialog box which will ask you if you wish to span the data across multiple pages. Refer below.Step 7:To span across multiple pages, chooseYesand hover the mouse over the region which redirects you to the next page. Then you will be redirected to your UiPath Dashboard.Step 8:Now to store all the extracted data into a .csv file, drag aWrite CSV activityinto theDosection of theData Scraping.Step 9:In theFile Path sectionof this activity, mention thepath of the .csv filewhere you want to store the extracted data and then mention theExtractDataTable variablein theDataTable section. Refer below.NOTE:The ExtractDataTable variable is the output variable that is automatically generated from the Data Scraping Wizard. You can find this variable in the Extract Structured Data activity.You would see an output that all the extracted data from websites is stored in the mentioned .csv file.Now, let us move forward to the next activity i.e. If activity.If ActivityThis activity decides whether a certain activity or a block of activities will be executed or not. To explain you the functionality of this activity, let us create an automation task to find whether a number is even/odd.Find whether a number is even/oddStep 1: Drag a Input Dialog and mention the Title and Label. Here I want to mention the Input as number, so I have mentioned the Title asNumber and Label as Mention Number. Refer below.Step 2: In the Properties pane of this activity, go to the output section and press on Ctrl + K to create a variable. Here I have created a variablenumberof Int32 Type.Step 3: Drag an If activity and in the condition section mention number mod 2 = 0.After that, in the Then section drag a message box and mentionnumber.ToString + is a even number and in the Else section drag a message box and mentionnumber.ToString + is a odd number. Refer below.When you execute this particular sequence you would get a input dialog to enter a number.If the number which you enter is even, then you will see an output that number is even else would see an output that number is odd.Now, let us move forward to the next activity i.e. For Each activity.For Each ActivityThis activity enables you to iterate through each and every data and process individually. To explain you the functionality of this activity, let us create an automation task to print the Fibonacci Series.Print Fibonacci SeriesStep 1: Drag the For Each activity and in the value section mention a variable numbers. Now, before you mention the variable here, create a variable of Int32[] type and in the default value section mention the Fibonacci series. Refer below.Step 2: In the Body section of the For Each activity drag a message box and mentionThe length of this Fibonacci sequence = + numbers.Length.ToString + Contains the element - + item.ToString. Refer below.The above step would result in an output as below.Now, let us move forward to the next activity i.e. While activity.While ActivityThis activity enables you to execute a specific process repeatedly, while a specific condition is met. To explain you the functionality of this activity, let us create an automation task to print the numbers 1-10.Print Numbers 1-10Step 1: Drag the While activity and in the condition section mention the condition count 10. But, before that create the variable count.Step 2: In the Body section of this activity, drag an Assign activity, andassign theTosection to countand thevaluesection to count + 1function. This will increase the counter by 1, until the condition is satisfied. Refer below.Step 3: Drag the Append Line activity and mention the File Name, where you want to store the Text that you will quote in this activity. Ov er here, I have mentioned the Text to be The counter is now + count.ToString +.. Refer below.Your final flow of execution and output will look like below.Now, let us move forward to the next activity i.e. Do-While activity.Do While ActivityThis activity enables you to execute a specified part of your automation while a condition is met.To explain you the functionality of this activity, let us create an automation task to print the numbers 1-10.Print Numbers 1-10Step 1: Drag the Do-While activity and condition section mention the condition count 10. But, before that create the variable count.Step 2: In the Body section of this activity, drag an Assign activity, andassign theTosection to countand thevaluesection to count + 1. This will increase the counter by 1, until the condition is satisfied. Refer below.Step 3: Drag the Append Line activity and mention the File Name, where you want to store the Text that you will quote in this activity. Over here, I have mentioned the Text to be The counter is now + count.ToString +.. Refer below.Now, let us move forward to the next activity i.e. Switch activity.Switch ActivityThis activity enables you toenables you to select one choice out of multiple, based on the value of a specified expression.To explain you the functionality of this activity, let us create an automation task to find whether sum of two numbers is even/odd.Sum of two numbers is even/oddStep 1:Drag a Input Dialog and mention the Title and Label. Here I want to mention the Input as the first number, so I have mentioned the Title asEnter first number and Label as First Number.Step 1.1: In the Properties pane of this activity, go to the output section and press on Ctrl + K to create a variable. Here I have created a variablefirstnumberof Int32 Type.Step 2:Drag a Input Dialog again and mention the Title and Label. Here I want to mention the Input as the second number, so I have mentioned the Title asEnter first number and Label as First Number.Step 2.1: In the Properties pane of this activity, go to the output section and press on Ctrl + K to create a variable. Here I have created a variablesecondnumberof Int32 Type. Refer below.Step 3: After that drag theAssign activity, andassign theTosection to totaland thevaluesection to firstnumber + secondnumber. This will increase the counter by 1, until the condition is satisfied. (Here total is a variable of Int32 type, which you have to create).Step 4: Drag the Switch activity and in the Expression section mention total mod 2 = 0. Now, in the Default section drag a message box to display the output Number is even. Similarlyin the Case 1 section drag a message box to display the output Number is odd.When you execute this particular sequence you would get two input dialog one after the other to to enter a number. If the sum of the numbers which you entered is even, then you will see an output that number is even else would see an output that number is odd.So, folks this brings an end to this a rticle on Activities, Variables, Data Types in UiPath. I hope you enjoyed reading this article learnt how to the basics of UiPath. If you wish to explore more about UiPath, then you can refer our articles onUiPath Automation Examples,UiPath PDF Data Extraction, and Error Handling in UiPath.If you wish to further learn about Robotic Process Automation and build your career as anRPA Developer, then you can check out our course onRobotic Process Automation Using UiPath.This course will let you enhance your knowledge on RPA and will give you an extensive hands-on experience in UiPath.Got a question for us? 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