In this post, we will be looking at the top 10 new features in Automation 360 v22. Let’s get started.
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Automation 360 v22 Features
We have listed the top 10 new features offered in Automation 360 v22.
1. Text file package
The Text file package opens a text file, reads, and saves data to a string variable. It can extract content up to 64kb from text files.
You can refer to the detailed documentation for the Text file package.
2. Window package
New actions in the Window package are:
- Restore: It restores the size of a maximized or a minimized window.
- Close All: This can be used to close all windows or programs running on the system.
3. Search within the bot editor
In the Bot editor, use the search box in the Flow, List, or Dual-view to search for text, variables, or actions in the entire bot content such as package name, action name, string name, or variable name.
This feature helps you to view or edit a bot with long code lines to determine where the searched text, such as variables, strings, or actions, is used and in which line.
4. ML services support in Linux package installer
The python package in the Linux installer package is now updated to support ML services. When you download and install Control Room on Linux, ML services are up and running as part of the installation process.
Refer to these links for more:
5. Language support for variable names
Variable names now support Greek and Japanese languages. You can now create variable names using the following characters:
- Greek characters
- Japanese Katakana characters
6. Enhancements to Excel advanced package
Few enhancements made to the Excel advanced package are:
- Using Open action you can open files with “.xml” and “.txt” extensions.
- In Open action now you can use the wildcard character (*) for filenames to perform a pattern-based search.
- Blank values can be passed while using Run Macro action.
7. Enhancements to recorder conditions for packages
Enhancements have been made to the recorder conditions for packages. The two new changes are:
- Object exists: This checks if the object exists. Previously this was an Object condition and is now renamed to Object exists.
- Object does not exist: To verify whether a specific object in a window exists and then execute actions based on the result.
8. Share session across bots
Now you can use the Global session option to share DLL, Excel, and Terminal Emulator sessions across multiple bots.
Also, you can share a session with specific child bots or only the current bot using the Variable option and Local session option respectively.
You may refer to the official documentation on Sharing session across bots.
9. Preloaded offline bot packages
Most commonly used bot packages in a bot are now saved offline on a user device to the new folder: AAPreloadedPackages.
When a bot is deployed on a user’s device, the packages are used from this AAPreloadedPackages folder instead of downloading them from the Control Room.
Preload packages documentation
10. Static value option for Put action in Dictionary
You can now assign a static value to a key for a dictionary variable by using the Static value option in the Put action in the Dictionary package.
Note: If you choose the Static value option, ensure that the data type of static value matches the subtype of the dictionary variable.
Hope you enjoyed the Automation 360 v22 new features. Share these features with your friends & colleagues working on Automation Anywhere A360 platform.
Happy Automation!