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New to Power Automate, how can I set up so that I can work concurrently when running Power Automate

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So I have set up a Power Automate workflow, which involves the below:

 

- opening a web page in Chrome

- click on a search box

- type some key words

- then wait for a few seconds for the relevant results to appear

- click on the first result. 

 

Kinda like google search box, where I want to tell Power Automate to key in google and select the first result that pop out.

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It works as long as I don't do anything while running the workflow. The problem is that the website has set up such that the search box drop down is fleeting. If I do as much as single click anywhere (say on another excel or explorer windows), the result popup will disappear, and the workflow will be halted.

 

As this involves potentially hours of repeating the workflow for different key words, I essentially have to step away from my computer when running the workflow.

 

Is there anyway that I can freeze such behavior, or isolate the browser windows such that it won't recognise any other input while the workflow is running?

 

Thank you

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    VJR Profile Picture
    7,635 on at

    Hi @Fam 

    This cannot be stopped because at times for certain operations the flow requires to focus or click or write or needs a window to be in the foreground.

    The only way to totally get rid of the problems you are facing is when an API is called from within the flow. In such cases the operations happen behind the scenes and nothing will be visible on the screen like clicking or typing. 

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