- Release Notes
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- Microsoft Teams Scope
- Create Team
- Create Team From Group
- Get Team
- Get Teams
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- Create Channel
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- Get Chat
- Get Chats
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- Get Messages
- Get Message Replies
- Reply To Message
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- Get Events
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- How It Works
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- Get Started
- About
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- Azure Form Recognizer Scope
- Activities
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- Get Analyze Receipt Result
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- Get Analyze Layout Result
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- Quick Start: The 5 Minute Activity Set
- Development Guidelines
Quick Start: The 5 Minute Activity Set
An activity is the building block of process automation. UiPath Studio includes built-in Core Activities and other dedicated activities (PDF, mail, Excel) that you can install through the Package Manager. You can read The UiPath Activities Guide for more details and examples, as well as how to Manage Activities Packages. Additionally, you can create custom activities to better automate processes based on your needs. The steps below will give you the foundation to build custom activities in 5 minutes flat.
- Visual Studio Community/Professional/Enterprise (2019 recommended)
- UiPath Studio
Open Visual Studio and click Extensions > Manage Extensions.
Ctrl+E) for UiPath. Download the UiPath Activity Creator extension.
Close Visual Studio and, once the VSIX Installer appears, complete the installation.
Ctrl+Shift+N) to create a new solution.
In the New Project wizard that comes up, select Other Project Types > Visual Studio Solutions > Blank Solution and click Next. Give the solution a name and click Create.
Notice that, in the Solution Explorer, a new solution has been made.
Custom activities require a number of standard files organized in a specific way. Rather than add them all manually, right-click your solution in the Solution Explorer, and select Add > New Project.
<Company Name>.<Product Name>; UiPath.Orchestrator, for example).
Notice that 3 projects, a Shared folder, and many files have now been added to your solution.
Within the Solution Explorer, right-click your solution and select Rebuild Solution. You now have a working set of two activities!
Successfully created package:.
Open UiPath Studio and navigate to the Package Manager's Settings. From here, tell Studio to look for new packages in the output folder copied from above. Once you click Add, you'll be able to see your new activity and import it into future workflows.
