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Error extracting table in PAD when running unattended mode

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I am running an uattended power automate desktop flow that is triggered from a cloud flow and everything works up until the DESKTOP Flow Run - i have tested the desktop flow in attended mode and it runs however it fails when running unattended. 

I have tried adding wait into the flows but that hasn't seem to have helped.

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I am getting the below error:

"Problem while executing action 'ExtractTable'. Failed to extract data (web page error while extracting data).

Microsoft.PowerPlatform.PowerAutomate.Desktop.Actions.SDK.ActionException: Failed to extract data (web page error while extracting data). ---> System.Exception: Data extraction element not found.
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.DataExtraction.LegacyExtractorBase`1.GetExtractionResults(Stopwatch stopwatch, Nullable`1 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.DataExtraction.LegacyExtractorBase`1.InvokeExtraction(Nullable`1 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.DataExtraction.LegacyExtractorBase`1.Extract(Nullable`1 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Common.DataExtraction.Engine.WebDataExtractionEngine`1.AttemptExtraction(ICollection`1 resultsList, WebActionRetryParameters retryParameters, Int32 attempts, Nullable`1 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Common.DataExtraction.Engine.WebDataExtractionEngine`1.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<ExtractElementData>b__1(Int32 attempts)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.Core.Utilities.Clock.Execute[T](TimeSpan timeout, TimeSpan period, Func`1 action, Func`2 successCondition)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Common.ClockActionPeriodicRunner.Run(Func`2 func, TimeSpan pediod)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Common.WebPager.WebPageEnumerator.ForEachPage(IWebAutomationBrowser browser, WebPagerParameters pagerParameters, WebActionRetryParameters navigationRetryParameters, Action action)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Common.DataExtraction.Engine.WebDataExtractionEngine`1.ExtractElementData(IWebAutomationBrowser browser, WebPagerParameters pagerParameters, WebActionRetryParameters retryParameters, Nullable`1 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Common.Proxy.LocalWebAutomationRuntime.ExtractTableFromWebPage(WebBrowserInfo webBrowserInfo, IEnumerable`1 extractionSelectors, String baseCssSelector, WebPagerParameters pagerParameters, WebActionRetryParameters retryParameters, Nullable`1 timeout)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Common.Proxy.WebAutomationRuntimeRouter.Invoke(MethodInfo targetMethod, Object[] args)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Reflection.DispatchProxyGenerator.Invoke(Object[] args)
at generatedProxy_3.ExtractTableFromWebPage(WebBrowserInfo , IEnumerable`1 , String , WebPagerParameters , WebActionRetryParameters , Nullable`1 )
--- End of remote exception stack trace ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.Shared.Rpc.RpcDispatchProxy`1.GetRemoteResultOrThrow(RemoteMethodCallResponse response, Type expectedResultType)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.Shared.Rpc.RpcDispatchProxy`1.Invoke(MethodInfo targetMethod, Object[] args)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Reflection.DispatchProxyGenerator.Invoke(Object[] args)
at generatedProxy_1.ExtractTableFromWebPage(WebBrowserInfo , IEnumerable`1 , String , WebPagerParameters , WebActionRetryParameters , Nullable`1 )
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebAutomationRuntimeServiceProxy.<>c__DisplayClass15_0.<ExtractTableFromWebPage>b__0(IWebAutomationRuntime s)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebAutomationRuntimeServiceProxy.ExecuteSafe[T](Func`2 action, TimeSpan timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebAutomationRuntimeServiceProxy.ExtractTableFromWebPage(WebBrowserInfo webBrowserInfo, IEnumerable`1 extractionSelectors, String baseCssSelector, WebPagerParameters pagerParameters, WebActionRetryParameters retryParameters, Nullable`1 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.ExtractData.<Execute>b__53_3(IWebAutomationRuntime s)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebAutomationActionBase.PerformWebAutomationWithLogging[T](Func`2 action, WebAutomationRuntimeLogData requestData, Func`3 resultData)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.ExtractData.Execute(ActionContext context)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.ExtractData.Execute(ActionContext context)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.Engine.Execution.ActionRunner.Run(IActionStatement statement, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments)

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
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    Try adding a Take screenshot action to your flow next to the action that fails. This is the first step to debugging unattended flows. You will then be able to see if the screen looks any different from when you run it attended.

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