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OpenBots Studio v1.1.0 Release Notes
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[New Features]
  • OpenBots Studio
    • Script Versioning/Update Tool
      • Scripts are now automatically versioned to the corresponding Studio versions.
      • Corresponding upgrade scripts are now provided to upgrade code from previous OpenBots Studio versions.
      • Code that cannot be loaded/upgraded will have the affected segments replaced with “BrokenCodeCommands”, which provide the developer the opportunity to view the original code and replace these commands.
    • UI Enhancement
      • Users can now drag/drop opened Script tabs.
      • Users can now drag/drop commands directly from the Command panel to the Script panel.
      • The command search bar now searches by command groups in addition to just command names.
      • Double-clicking a bottom bar notification now opens a text window for user inspection.
    • Commands
      • The element Action command now has a default timeout input that will cause it to wait up to a specified amount of time to perform an action.
      • Added a rename button for Sequence commands.
      • New “App Instance Exists” option for If/Loop Command that checks whether an existing application instance is still active (Web, Excel, Word).
      • Split Text Command now supports the use of multiple delimiters as a List.
      • New “Create DateTime Command” and support for DateTime variables in all date related commands (Date Calculation, Format Date, If > “Date Compare”, Loop > “Date Compare”)
      • All OpenBots Server commands have been updated to work with OpenBots Server 1.1.0.
  • OpenBots Agent
    • Additional Menu Options
      • A “Machine Info” option has been provided to supply users with the required information for Server connections.
      • A “Reset Credentials” option has been provided to allow Users to clear saved credentials.
    • Logging Settings
      • The logging configuration will now be populated with the required information for Server log transmission if currently empty.
    • Virtual Machine Support
      • Processes will now be properly executed on Virtual Machines in Attended scenarios.
    • Logging
      • The Agent now utilizes the Local AppData folder to store logs related to its execution to assist with debugging.
[Fixes]
  • OpenBots Studio
    • The “ProjectPath” variable has been made read-only in the Variable Manager.
    • Flickering in the Settings Manager tabs has been removed.
    • Minor issues in the following commands have been fixed:
      • Get PDF Text
      • Stop Process
      • UI Automation
      • Show Message (dates)
      • Substring
      • Run Task
      • Stopwatch
      • Replace Text
      • Date Calculation
  • OpenBots Agent
    • The OpenBots Agent is no longer required to be run as an Administrator for normal operations.
[Known Issues]
  • OpenBots Studio
    • The Remote Desktop Manager does not currently save the entered information. This form is currently the subject of a refactor operation.
    • The Remote Desktop commands in the System category do not properly initialize an RDC session.
    • Variables created during command execution are not visualized in the Variable Manager/Helper.
    • Errors in user scripts are currently only known during execution. Further validation could be provided to end users during command creation.
    • User is unable to select the default “My Scripts” folder location.
  • OpenBots Agent
    • Long Polling for jobs will fail to restart after a failed execution due Server/Executor errors (Timed Polling will still acquire jobs every 5 minutes.)