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Power automate desktop Flow fails using play mode or a second monitor.

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hello , i am having issues with a flow in power automate desktop , so the problems are: 

-Flow fails when i am using a second monitor

-Also i had to change the machine 2 times and in both machines the flow fails in play mode, but if i use the flow in edition mode the flow does not fails. 

 

can someone help me to understand! 

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  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Most Valuable Professional on at

    What does the flow do exactly? What action does it fail on? Do you have any error details?

  • Jsegura Profile Picture
    3 on at

    Hi Agnius , 

     

    I am inserting data in a web application.

     

    those are in high level my steps inside the flow. 

    - initialize web browser "Edge" in a specific web application then log in...

    - running a macro in Excel to combine two excel reports 

    - read this macro to find information in the webpage

    -extract the data from this web page 

    -write this data in the macro file "to make some analysis"

    -read from the macro this analysis 

    -using this analysis to fill some Fiels in the web page as a response then save the changes.

    -finish the loop 

    - send and an email via outlook

     

    the main issue is, if i connect a second monitor the flow fail due cannot find some ui elements to made click.

    i have been reading information about the resolution of the display but i am not sure about that.

     

    also when i run the flow from play mode it fails with the same issue , cant no find some ui elements but if i run the flow from editor mode it does not fail. 

     

     

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