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ress simultaneously Ctrl+LeftMouseClick to recognize to Button issue

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Posted on by BlueBirdBKE 27

Hi

I would like to run a PowerAutomate Button in PowerBI dashboard. Im only using the way to press simultaneously Ctrl+LeftMouseClick to recognize to Button. My problem is that it works at the beginning but once i close the flow and restart it  after a while it stop working and i have to do the same work knowing that the element already exist in my UI element and used to work.

How to fix this?

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  • BlueBirdBKE Profile Picture
    BlueBirdBKE 27 on at

    i get this error: 

    ID de corrélation : 17940e3b-371e-4db9-b8b8-3fc7f2b3c4cf

    Une exception de type 'Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.Exceptions.ElementNotFoundException' a été levée.: Microsoft.PowerPlatform.PowerAutomate.Desktop.Actions.SDK.ActionException: Échec de Click (échec lors de l’obtention de l’élément d’interface utilisateur) ---> Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.Exceptions.ElementNotFoundException: Une exception de type 'Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.Exceptions.ElementNotFoundException' a été levée.
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.AutomationRuntimes.UIAutomationRuntimeBase.RetractElement(IntPtr windowHandle, String selector)
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.AutomationRuntimes.UIAutomationRuntimeBase.ClickElementInWindow(IntPtr windowHandle, String selector, MouseClickTypeEnum clickType, RectangleEdgePointEnum elementRectangleEdgePoint, Int32 offsetX, Int32 offsetY)
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.Proxy.LocalAutomationRuntime.ClickElementInWindow(UIRuntimeElement element, Int32 offsetX, Int32 offsetY, Int32 clickType, Int32 elementRectangleSubsector)
    --- Fin de la trace de la pile à partir de l'emplacement précédent au niveau duquel l'exception a été levée ---
       à System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.Proxy.UIAutomationRuntimeRouter.Invoke(MethodInfo targetMethod, Object[] args)
    --- Fin de la trace de la pile à partir de l'emplacement précédent au niveau duquel l'exception a été levée ---
       à System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
       à System.Reflection.DispatchProxyGenerator.Invoke(Object[] args)
    --- Fin du suivi de la pile d’exceptions à distance ---
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.Proxy.RemoteAutomationRuntimeProxy.Invoke(MethodInfo targetMethod, Object[] args)
    --- Fin de la trace de la pile à partir de l'emplacement précédent au niveau duquel l'exception a été levée ---
       à System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
       à System.Reflection.DispatchProxyGenerator.Invoke(Object[] args)
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Actions.ClickElementInWindow.<Execute>b__21_0(IAutomationRuntime r, UIRuntimeElement e)
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Common.UIAutomationActionBase.PerformAutomation(Action`2 action, UIControl control, Boolean logAction)
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Actions.ClickElementInWindow.Execute(ActionContext context)
       --- Fin de la trace de la pile d'exception interne ---
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.UIAutomation.Actions.ClickElementInWindow.Execute(ActionContext context)
       à Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.Engine.Execution.ActionRunner.Run(IActionStatement statement, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments)

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Agnius Bartninkas Most Valuable Professional on at

    The error says the element is not found. It likely means that your element has some parameters that may be dynamic and thus they are different each time you open the dashboard. You might need to modify your selector to remove those pieces.

    It is hard to be more specific without seeing the selector itself, though. Can you share a screenshot?

  • BlueBirdBKE Profile Picture
    BlueBirdBKE 27 on at

    here is it 

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  • BlueBirdBKE Profile Picture
    BlueBirdBKE 27 on at

    however , tjhe first time i execute the flow , the selector works perfectly but if try to rexecute it it give the error mentionned below

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Agnius Bartninkas Most Valuable Professional on at

    You are using UI actions for web automation. Please switch to appropriate Browser automation actions under the Browser group: 

    Agnius_0-1691499178712.png

    UI automation actions only work with local applications and not web pages.

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  • BlueBirdBKE Profile Picture
    BlueBirdBKE 27 on at

    actually i am working on a local application NOT a web page 

     

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Agnius Bartninkas Most Valuable Professional on at

    Okay, my bad. That doesn't look like a local app. Your selector is of type Pane which usually indicates a window or a screen, and not a single element, like a text field or a button. You might want to try to capture the exact element instead. If it doesn't get highlighted properly when inspecting it with the UiSpy, it might be that PAD is not able to capture specific elements inside the screen of this app. This can happen on some apps.

     

  • BlueBirdBKE Profile Picture
    BlueBirdBKE 27 on at

    Exactly the field doesn't get highlighted . what alternative i could use instead

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Agnius Bartninkas Most Valuable Professional on at

    If PAD is not able to interact with elements inside the screen, you will need to use alternative methods, such as using Move mouse to image and making it send a click after moving, or using Send keys and navigating through the screen with keystrokes. Not much else you can do there with normal UI actions.

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