Exception Stage

The exception stage allows the process to report exceptions and stop execution. For an overview of exceptions see: Exceptions Help

• Enter a Name – The name that you enter identifies the exception, it will be displayed on the process diagram.
• Enter a Description – The additional description field allows a lengthier narrative to be entered.
• Enter an Exception Type – The exception type can be used to generalize the cause of the exception:
  • Choose an existing exception type from the dropdown.
  • Create a new exception type by entering text.
• Enter Exception Detail – The exception detail can be used to get any additional values from the process:
  • The exception detail can be any valid Blue Prism expression. See Calculations and Decisions.
  • If you just need some text remember to enclose the text in quote marks.
• Preserve type and detail of current exception – This option can be used with Recover stages to preserve the detail of the exception, ensuring an accurate account of the error is retained for the session log even after the process has been cleaned up. If enabled, the Exception Type and Exception Detail fields are disabled as the type and detail are retained from the original exception. This assists in troubleshooting exceptions and identifying the source of the error.

• Save screen capture – This will take an image of the screen when the exception occurs, and store it in the Blue Prism database. The screen capture feature must be enabled in the system settings for the checkbox to take any effect. Only the latest screen capture will be stored for any runtime resource. Only processes running in control room will create screen captures. During debugging of the process screen captures are not taken but a message will be logged to indicate when a screen capture would have been made.

  The following video demonstrates how to set up and use exception screen captures: