Introducing UI interactions

The graphical user interface (GUI) is made up of various graphical objects, such as windows, text fields, buttons, dropdowns, checkboxes, text boxes, tables, and URLs. UiPath can seamlessly interact with most types of desktop and web applications as it has deep integration with major GUI frameworks, such as HTML, Java, .NET, and SAP. GUI automation interacts with these GUI objects by clicking, typing, selecting, checking values, copying data, and pasting data using various UiPath activities. The interaction of the UiPath robots exactly replicates the human interaction in a logical, faster, and error-free way as instructed by the RPA developer who designs or develops the process workflows or automation projects.

Foreground versus background automation

Foreground processes are run by attended robots and are usually performed under human supervision. The Robot uses foreground activities to interact with the GUI elements. Background processes are performed...