- Release Notes
- Getting Started
- Setup and Configuration
- Automation Projects
- Dependencies
- Types of Workflows
- File Comparison
- Automation Best Practices
- Source Control Integration
- Debugging
- The Diagnostic Tool
- Workflow Analyzer
- About Workflow Analyzer
- ST-NMG-001 - Variables Naming Convention
- ST-NMG-002 - Arguments Naming Convention
- ST-NMG-004 - Display Name Duplication
- ST-NMG-005 - Variable Overrides Variable
- ST-NMG-006 - Variable Overrides Argument
- ST-NMG-008 - Variable Length Exceeded
- ST-NMG-009 - Prefix Datatable Variables
- ST-NMG-011 - Prefix Datatable Arguments
- ST-NMG-012 - Argument Default Values
- ST-NMG-016 - Argument Length Exceeded
- ST-DBP-002 - High Arguments Count
- ST-DBP-003 - Empty Catch Block
- ST-DBP-007 - Multiple Flowchart Layers
- ST-DBP-020 - Undefined Output Properties
- ST-DBP-023 - Empty Workflow
- ST-DBP-024 - Persistence Activity Check
- ST-DBP-025 - Variables Serialization Prerequisite
- ST-DBP-026 - Delay Activity Usage
- ST-DBP-027 - Persistence Best Practice
- ST-DBP-028 - Arguments Serialization Prerequisite
- Variables
- Arguments
- Imported Namespaces
- Recording
- UI Elements
- Control Flow
- Selectors
- Object Repository
- Data Scraping
- Image and Text Automation
- Automating Citrix Technologies
- RDP Automation
- SAP Automation
- About SAP WinGUI Automation
- Configuration Steps
- Supported SAP WinGUI Elements
- VMware Horizon Automation
- Logging
- The ScaleCoordinates Migration Tool
- The ScreenScrapeJavaSupport Tool
- The WebDriver Protocol
- StudioPro
- Extensions
- Troubleshooting
Supported SAP WinGUI Elements
The SAP interfaces contain a variety of specific controls with which you can interact as exemplified in this page.
Represents any button found in the SAP WinGUI windows. There are several types, each defined by a particular element:
A push button is a simple UI element which gives you direct access to a command in the application.
Radio buttons present a set of options. There are at least two radio buttons in a list, and you can only select one.
You can use the Click activity to interact with buttons.
The SAP Calendar allows you to select single dates or periods of time.
You can use the Select Dates in Calendar activity to interact with the SAP Calendar.
Checkbox elements represent a list of multiple choices. One, more, or no options can be selected.
You can use the Click activity to interact with checkboxes.
Represents a list of items inside a context menu. Note that multiple child context menus can be available in a parent context menu.
You can use the Click activity to interact with the SAP Context Menu. The AA element detection framework is required for interactive selection.
Represents an external window which can hold different types of other SAP controls such as buttons, text messages, or popup windows.
Selectors inside a dialog box are generated according to the element they represent.
If you want to close a dialog box using the Close button, you need to use the AA element detection framework.
Dropdown lists allow you to select items from predefined lists.
You can use the Select Item activity to interact with list items.
The HTML controls are used to display HTML content inside the SAP WinGUI.
To interact with an HTML page inside the SAP WinGUI, you need to use the AA element detection framework. UIAutomation activities can be used to build processes for SAP HTML content.
Represents a specialized field which accepts user input.
You can use the Type Into activity to interact with input fields.
SAP Logon is a locally installed program that you use to directly log on to an SAP system.
You can use the SAP Logon activity to open SAP.
This activity requires 2 parameters:
- The exact SAP connection name from the SAP Logon or the SAP Logon Pad window used to log on to your SAP system
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The path to your SAP Logon or SAP Logon Pad program. The default path is obtained from the corresponding system registry entry.
Note: The Indicate on screen function is not required. The SAP scripting interface is used to connect to your SAP system.
Provides the possibility to log into an SAP system.
You can then use the SAP Login activity.
The Multiple Logon Option dropdown gives you the possibility to decide which action should be performed if a user attempts to log into the system several times and the license information for multiple logon window popups is shown. You can select from the following options:
- Continue with this logon and end any other logons in system
- Continue with this logon, without ending any other logons in system
- Terminate this logon
Allows you to select items from the SAP Menu. The SAP Menu is only available in the main SAP WinGUI window.
You can use the SAP Select Menu Item activity to interact with a menu item.
Displays a picture in the SAP WinGUI.
You can use the SAP Click Picture on Screen activity to click the specified image.
Represents a section at the bottom of the SAP WinGUI window which displays messages. It does not show system and login information.
You can use the SAP Read Statusbar activity to extract the message type, text, and data from the SAP Statusbar.
Displays detailed information about the current SAP session, such as System, Client, logged User or current opened program and transaction.
The following optional selector attributes are available in UIExplorer, and can be used with other activities such as the Get Attribute activity when you build your SAP automation:
sapClient, sapLanguage, sapProgram, sapScreen, sapSession, sapSysName, sapSysNumber, sapSysSessionId, sapTransaction, sapUserSAP Tab represents a set of buttons which let you access specific information and controls.
You can use the Click activity to select a single tab at a time, or you can use the Select Item activity to choose the tab of interest from a list.
The SAP Table represents a standard set of controls for elements displayed in a tabular structure.
In SAP, there are multiple types of tables available. The most common used are Standard (default) tables and Grid Tables. All kind of SAP Tables can be automated with Studio.
SAP Standard (default) Table
SAP GridView Table
You can use the following activities to interact with SAP Tables and their content:
With help of the Click activity or the Check activity you are able to perform all the necessary operations during your SAP automation project, such as:
- Select/Deselect Column
- Select/Deselect Row
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Select/Deselect All
Data scraping enables you to extract structured data from SAP Tables, as exemplified below.
columns_name_source parameter to define the way you want to get the table information:
- Longest - The full name of column is extracted and used.
- Shortest - The short name of column is extracted and used.
- Displayed - The visible/displayed name in SAP WinGUI is used.
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Technical - The technical header name of the column is extracted and used.
The SAP Textedit control represents an editable text field/editor.
You can use the following activities to interact with this control:
- The Type Into activity for text fields.
- The Send Hotkey activity for buttons which support hotkeys or the Click Image activity for buttons.
The SAP Toolbar represents a set of buttons, which you can interact with. In SAP, there are multiple types of toolbars, depending on the SAP Transaction or SAP Program.
- SAP System Toolbar (1)
- SAP Application Toolbar (2)
- SAP Special Toolbar (3)
- SAP GridTable Toolbar (4)
- SAP Generic Object Services (5)
You can use the Click Toolbar Button activity to interact with buttons inside the toolbars.
Represents an alphanumerical code which allows you to access SAP functions or running SAP programs.
Only the transaction code is required when you use the SAP Call Transaction activity.
The transaction code is executed in the current SAP GUI window.
VA01), the activity sends the /nVA01 + Enter (keystroke) command to call a transaction.
Please note that unsaved changes in the current transaction are discarded without warning.
The SAP Tree represents a list of elements organized in a tree structure. Several types of SAP Tree controls are available:
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Simple Tree
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List Tree
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Column Tree
You can use the Click, Double Click, or the Get Text activity to interact with a node or an item in any of the SAP Tree control types.
If the tree contains a large number of child elements, selection is done as follows:
- Expand the tree in SAP WinGUI and select the element of interest.
- Use Indicate on screen to select the entire SAP Tree.
The nodes to the selected item are displayed in the activity.
If the tree is collapsed and the node or item of interest is not visible, you need to use the SAP Expand Tree activity, which expands the parent tree to an active node or an active item.
- SAP Buttons
- Icons
- Push Buttons
- Radio Buttons
- SAP Calendar
- SAP Checkbox
- SAP Context Menu
- SAP Dialog Box
- SAP Dropdown Lists
- SAP HTML Content
- SAP Input Field
- SAP Logon
- SAP Login
- SAP Menu
- SAP Picture
- SAP Statusbar
- SAP Session Information
- SAP Tab
- SAP Table
- Common Operations
- Data Scraping
- SAP Textedit
- SAP Toolbar
- SAP Transaction Code
- SAP Tree
- Expand Tree
