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Power Automate Desktop - dropdownlist issue

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Hi – I am in process of automating a business process using MS Power Automate Desktop.

Facing a challenge in identifying and setting a value in the drop-down list. Apparently, the dropdown list is created using kendoDropDownlist. When I try to select the dropdown list from the screen it is selecting a <span> which is failing when I am trying to run the process.

Unfortunately, it is restricted access page so can’t share the web link but below is page source and screenshot of the control.

Appreciate any help on this?

 

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<div class="fieldform" winautomationvisibilitylandmark="true">
<span title="Contact" class="k-widget k-dropdown k-header" unselectable="on" role="listbox" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0" aria-owns="advanceSearch_ResultSet637815563708370654_listbox" aria-disabled="false" aria-readonly="false" aria-busy="false" style="" winautomationvisibilitylandmark="true" aria-activedescendant="aac6ec7d-740f-4238-9c02-7f02af4e32f6">
<span unselectable="on" class="k-dropdown-wrap k-state-default" winautomationvisibilitylandmark="true">
<span unselectable="on" class="k-input" winautomationvisibilitylandmark="true">Contact</span><span unselectable="on" class="k-select" winautomationvisibilitylandmark="true">
<span unselectable="on" class="k-icon k-i-arrow-s" winautomationvisibilitylandmark="true">select</span>
</span>
</span>

<input data-uid="a0a3f981-0dd5-4646-a090-97599fb2702f" data-val="true" data-val-required="The ResultSet field is required." id="advanceSearch_ResultSet637815563708370654" name="ResultSet" type="text" data-role="dropdownlist" winautomationvisibilitylandmark="false" style="display: none;"></span><script winautomationvisibilitylandmark="false">
jQuery(function(){jQuery("[data-uid='a0a3f981-0dd5-4646-a090-97599fb2702f']").kendoDropDownList({"dataSource":["Account","AccountInvoice","Agreement","Application","Appointment","AsbCase","AsbTask","Asset","Communication","Contact","ContactGroup","CrmCase","CrmCommunication","CrmTask","Estate","EstateManagementCase","EstateManagementTask","FeedbackCase","FeedbackTask","FinanceCode","GenericCase"],"height":300,"autoBind":true});});

 

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    Highboy Profile Picture
    1,187 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    First of all, go kick the person who chose to use Kendo dropdown list. 😊
    One way to do it is to get the Ui element of the downarrow that is used in the dropdownlist.
    Then use sendkeys to choose what ever you like.
    The example below is also attached as a zip file, unzip it, open text file and and paste the content into pad.
    It uses a Kendo select example from here 
    Demo of core features in jQuery DropDownList widget | Kendo UI for jQuery (telerik.com)

    Highboy_0-1646040281441.png

    Not pretty but it works 

  • RKRPA Profile Picture
    5 on at

    Thanks HighBoy for the suggestion. Will check and accept it as Solution if it works fine.

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