DocsAutomate Chrome, Edge, and Firefox with the Application Modeller
A dedicated spy mode is available in the Application Modeller for interacting with Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
- In the Application Modeller wizard, enter a name for the application model and click Next.
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Select the Browser-based Application (Chrome, Firefox or Edge Chromium) option. You can then choose to continue using a browser that is already running or a browser launched from an executable.
- Continue through the wizard, completing the following fields:
Target page title – When configuring the Application Modeller using a browser that is already running, the window title can be specified. This ensures that the correct tab or window is identified when attaching to the browser. The visible window title is sometimes appended with further text that is not visible to users. Blue Prism adds a * wildcard at the end of the entered text to ensure that the window can be correctly identified. If the window title is not found for attaching, Blue Prism uses the executable to open Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. If the executable path is left blank, an error occurs if Blue Prism fails to attach.
This option is only available when modelling a browser that is running.
- Executable path – The location of the Chrome or Firefox executable required by Blue Prism to open the application. This must be the full path, including the file type.
Start page URL – The address of the browser application or web page to be spied. Several URLs can be added, separated by a space. Command line parameters can be appended to a URL, also separated by a space.
If a URL is not entered, the browser opens the home page set on the machine when using the fixed browser extension port. When using an ephemeral port, the browser opens an about:blank URL and the user must enter a valid URL.
- Application manager mode – The browser extension is only compatible with the Embedded (Default) Application Modeller mode when launching or attaching to Chrome, Edge, or Firefox.
