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OpenBots Studio v1.3.1 Release Notes
[New Features]
  • OpenBots Studio
    • General UI Updates
      • Removed the loading graphic in favor of status text in the bottom-left corner of the application.
      • The slim/thick button bar can now be swapped without a Studio restart.
      • New Commands
        • Get Outlook Attachments
          • Allows users to retrieve the attachments for a MailMessage variable.
        • Get Column Count
          • Allow users to retrieve the column count of a Datatable.
        • Load Dictionary
          • Now takes in an Excel Instance rather than a sheet and workbook.
      • Command Updates
        • Get Range/Write Range
          • The Get Range and Write Range commands will now operate in chunks of 3000 rows, which will assist with a variety of reported issues.
          • An update has been performed to allow for non-rectangular data to be properly read when an ending cell has not been provided. ie. [A1:]
        • Create/Refresh Pivot Table
          • Create Pivot table will allow for the creation of tables from specified user data.
          • Refresh Pivot Table will refresh the specified pivot table.
      • Continue on Error
        • All commands now provide an Error Handling field for configuration.
          • The “Report Error” option will log, then throw the captured exception.
          • The “Ignore Error” option will log, then suppress the captured exception.
  • OpenBots Agent
    • Job Parameters
      • Added support for the loading of Job Parameters into the Main file’s arguments during job execution
    • High Density Agents
      • Provided the ability to execute jobs on multiple user sessions if the machine is configured to allow them.
    • Agent Settings
      • Added an Agent settings pane to allow for the configuring of standard timers, and SSL certificate verification.
[Fixes]
  • OpenBots Studio
    • HTML Input Command
      • The OutputVariableName will not be provided without braces in the provided HTML.
      • Passwords will now be properly saved as SecureStrings
    • Load Dictionary
      • Now properly accounts for blank rows/columns in input data.
    • Element Action – Wait for Element to Exist
      • Will now properly throw an exception if the element was not found.
    • Work Queue Item
      • Corrected rendering issues.
    • Published projects will not automatically increment their versions.
    • Project Files/Commands will no longer be highlighted during execution.
    • Corrected an error that could occur when the Run/Debug button was double-clicked.
    • Application instances will no longer be reset when entering child scripts during execution.
    • Corrected an issue where converting an older script file could cause looping.
    • Aligned rendering for the Element Action command when it is added through clicking or dragging.
  • OpenBots Agent
    • Windows will now be properly brought to the foreground when attached to during Agent execution.
[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 do not properly initialize an RDC session.
    • Errors in user scripts are currently only known during execution. Further validation could be provided to end users during command creation.