UiPath-ADAv1 Exam Dumps - UiPath Automation Developer Associate v1 Exam

The TransactionNumber is a variable that stores the index of the current transaction item in the REFramework. The TransactionNumber is incremented in two places in the REFramework:

• In the RetryCurrentTransaction.xaml workflow, which is invoked when a system exception occurs and the retry mechanism is enabled. The workflow increments the TransactionNumber by 1 and sets the TransactionStatus to “Retry”. This allows the framework to retry the same transaction item with a new index. (UiPath ReFramework documentation2)
• In the SetTransactionStatus.xaml workflow, which is invoked at the end of each transaction to update the status of the transaction item and log the result. The workflow increments the TransactionNumber by 1 and sets the TransactionStatus to “Successful”, “Failed”, or “BusinessRuleException” depending on the outcome of the transaction. This allows the framework to move on to the next transaction item with a new index. (UiPath ReFramework documentation3)

References:

• 1: Robotic Enterprise Framework Template - UiPath Studio.
• 2: RetryCurrentTransaction.xaml - UiPath ReFramework.
• 3: SetTransactionStatus.xaml - UiPath ReFramework.

The Find Text Position activity is used to find the position of a text on the screen and return it as a UiElement variable. This can be used as an anchor to locate the text input field that corresponds to the text label. The Type Secure Text activity is used to type a password or other sensitive information into a UI element, without revealing the actual text. The input text is provided as a SecureString variable, which is encrypted and cannot be viewed in plain text. This ensures that the sensitive information is entered securely and accurately into the text input field.

References:

• Find Text Position - UiPath Activities
• Type Secure Text - UiPath Activities
• UiPath Anchor Base Tutorial & AnchorPosition Example

The developer should store the relevant data in Orchestrator as follows:

• Upload individual invoice data as Specific Data in Queue Items. The Specific Data is a collection of key-value pairs that can store additional information for each queue item, such as the invoice number, date, amount, etc. The Specific Data can be added to the queue items using the Add Queue Item activity in the Dispatcher workflow. The Specific Data can be retrieved from the queue items using the Get Transaction Item activity in the Performer workflow. The Specific Data can be used to process each invoice separately in the finance system as a single unit of work3.
• Create an asset for the finance team’s email address. An asset is a global variable that can store a specific value, such as a text, a number, a boolean, or a credential. An asset can be created and managed in Orchestrator, and accessed by the robots using the Get Asset activity. An asset can be used to store a value that is common for all the queue items, such as the finance team’s email address. The asset can be used to email the unique output ID to the finance team after each invoice is processed in the finance system4.

References: About Queues and Transactions and About Assets from UiPath documentation.

The Compress/Zip Files activity is used to archive a set of files and send them as an attachment in an email. This activity allows the developer to specify the source folder that contains the files to be archived, the destination folder where the compressed file will be created, and the name of the compressed file. The activity also supports various compression formats, such as zip, tar, gz, bz2, xz, and 7z. The compressed file can then be attached to an email using the AttachmentsCollection property of the Send Mail activity. This way, the developer can reduce the size and number of the files to be sent, as well as protect them with a password if needed.

References:

• Compress/Zip Files - UiPath Activities
• Send Mail - UiPath Activities
• How to send multiple files in one attachment in uipath - UiPath Community Forum

During debugging, when the execution is paused, the "Locals" panel in UiPath Studio is the place to go to alter the characteristics of the ongoing flow and change the values of variables within the existing scope. The Locals panel shows the current state of all variables and arguments in the current scope and allows their values to be changed on-the-fly.

References:

UiPath Studio Guide: Debugging

Within a "Use Excel File" scope, the "Sort Range" activity should be used to sort a table directly in an ".xlsx" file. This activity allows you to specify the range to sort, the field to sort by, and the sort order. The "Sort Data Table" activity (option B) operates on DataTable objects in memory and does not interact directly with Excel files.

References:

UiPath Activities Guide: Sort Range

In the Output property of all Get Mail activities, the supported variable type is List. The Output property is the property that stores the result of the activity in a variable. The Get Mail activities are the activities that retrieve email messages from various mail servers, such as POP3, IMAP, Outlook, or Exchange. The result of the Get Mail activities is a collection of email messages that match the specified criteria, such as the mail folder, the filter, or the top count. The collection of email messages is represented by the List type, which is a generic list that contains MailMessage objects. A MailMessage object is a class that represents an email message, with properties such as Subject, Body, Attachments, From, To, etc1. For example, if the Get Mail activity is used to retrieve the email messages from the Inbox folder of an Outlook account, the Output property can be configured with a variable of type List, such as mailList. The mailList variable will store the email messages as a list of MailMessage objects, which can then be accessed or manipulated using other activities, such as For Each, Save Attachments, or Send Mail2.

References: MailMessage Class and Get Outlook Mail Messages from UiPath documentation

To convert ExtractedDate to a DateTime type, the expression that should be used is:

DateTime.Parse(ExtractedDate)

This expression uses the DateTime.Parse method, which converts a string representation of a date and time to its DateTime equivalent. The DateTime.Parse method can accept different formats of date and time strings, as long as they are supported by the current culture or a specified culture. The DateTime.Parse method returns a DateTime object that represents the date and time value of the string1. For example, if the ExtractedDate variable has the value:

ExtractedDate = “08-22-2022”

Then the expression DateTime.Parse(ExtractedDate) will return a DateTime object with the value:

[08/22/2022 12:00:00 AM]

This DateTime object can then be used to perform a comparison with a different date, such as using the DateTime.Compare method or the comparison operators2.

References: DateTime.Parse Method and How to compare dates in UiPath? from UiPath documentation and forum.