In order for a developer to utilize the default REFramework without relying on Orchestrator queues, what is the essential prerequisite to ensure that the project does not interact with Orchestrator?
Correct Answer:
C
The default REFramework uses Orchestrator queues to store and retrieve transaction items, which are the units of work to be processed by the automation. To use the REFramework without Orchestrator queues, one needs to remove or modify the activities and variables that depend on them. The Get Transaction Item activity is used to fetch a transaction item from a queue, and the SetTransactionStatus activities are used to update the status of a transaction item in a queue. Therefore, these activities need to be excluded from the project. Additionally, the variable type of io_TransactionItem needs to be changed from QueueItem to a suitable data type that represents the transaction data, such as DataRow, String, etc. (UiPath Automation Developer study guide)
References:
✑ REFramework without Orchestrator
✑ REFramework documentation
What is the purpose of the Capture All Elements feature in Object Repository?
Correct Answer:
D
The Capture All Elements feature is a tool that lives inside Capture Elements from Object Repository, and it extracts all the elements of an application from multiple screens simultaneously using the Computer Vision technology. It adds them to your Object Repository library, so that you can use them in your automation projects without having to manually add them one by one1. This feature is available in Studio and Studio Pro, but not in StudioX2.
References:
✑ UiPath Community 2021.10 Stable Release - UIAutomation.
✑ Capture Elements for Object Repository - UiPath Community Forum.
When a developer runs a process using the REFramework, with the process utilizing Orchestrator queues and a queue already created with the Name provided and the Auto Retry function disabled, which states will be executed without errors?
Correct Answer:
B
The REFramework is a template that provides a structured and consistent way to develop automation processes using state machines. The REFramework has four main states: Initialization, Get Transaction Data, Process Transaction, and End Process. Each state performs a specific function and transitions to another state based on the outcome. When a developer runs a process using the REFramework, with the process utilizing Orchestrator queues and a queue already created with the Name provided and the Auto Retry function disabled, the following states will be executed without errors:
✑ Initialization: This state is used to initialize the application, read the configuration
data, and log in to Orchestrator. If the initialization is successful, the state transitions to Get Transaction Data; otherwise, it transitions to End Process. (UiPath ReFramework documentation1)
✑ Get Transaction Data: This state is used to retrieve a transaction item from the
Orchestrator queue and assign it to a variable. If there is a transaction item available, the state transitions to Process Transaction; otherwise, it transitions to End Process. (UiPath ReFramework documentation1)
✑ Process Transaction: This state is used to execute the business logic for the
current transaction item and handle any exceptions that may occur. If the transaction is successful, the state updates the status of the transaction item to Successful and transitions to Get Transaction Data; if the transaction fails due to a business exception, the state updates the status of the transaction item to Failed and transitions to Get Transaction Data; if the transaction fails due to a system exception, the state updates the status of the transaction item to Failed and retries the transaction based on the MaxRetryNumber parameter from the Config file. If the retry limit is reached, the state transitions to End Process; otherwise, it
transitions to Get Transaction Data. (UiPath ReFramework documentation1)
✑ End Process: This state is used to close all applications, log out of Orchestrator, and terminate the process. This state does not have any transition. (UiPath ReFramework documentation1)
References:
✑ 1: Robotic Enterprise Framework Template - UiPath Studio.
A developer wants to create a process which runs in the background and uses Excel activities Which property of the Excel Application Scope activity must be configured for the process to run in the background?
Correct Answer:
B
The Visible property of the Excel Application Scope activity determines whether the Excel file is opened in the foreground or in the background. If the Visible property is set to True (default value), the Excel file is opened and displayed on the screen. If the Visible property is set to False, the Excel file is opened and processed in the background, without showing the user interface. This can improve the performance and speed of the automation, as well as avoid any interference with the user’s work. Therefore, to create a process that runs in the background and uses Excel activities, the Visible property of the Excel Application Scope activity must be configured to False. References: Excel Application Scope from UiPath documentation.
A developer is working with a Purchase Order automation process The number of shipment containers and boxes per container are obtained in two strings, "ShipmentContainers" and "BoxesPerContainer" The task is for the robot to obtain the total number of boxes in all shipment containers in an Int32 variable TotalBoxes.
Which expression should be used for calculating the total number of boxes?
Correct Answer:
A
To calculate the total number of boxes in all shipment containers, the expression that should be used is:
Convert.ToInt32(ShipmentContainers) * Convert.ToInt32(BoxesPerContainer)
This expression converts the two strings, “ShipmentContainers” and “BoxesPerContainer”, into integer values using the Convert.ToInt32 method. This method converts the specified string representation of a 32-bit signed integer to an equivalent integer value1. Then, the expression multiplies the two integer values to obtain the total number of boxes. For example, if “ShipmentContainers” is “5” and “BoxesPerContainer” is “10”, then the expression will return 50 as the total number of boxes.
References: Convert.ToInt32 Method from UiPath documentation.