Using "Functions" Activity

The Functions activity under the Applications component can refresh a page opened in a previous Open activity, check whether a field exists on the page, or find the number of rows in a table on the page.

Case Examples

Case 1: Counting Rows in a Table

Finding how many rows of data are in a table on a page.

With the Functions activity, it is possible to retrieve the number of different currencies listed on the TCMB daily exchange rates page.

Applications – Open – Properties

Applications – Functions – Properties

Note: In this example, since the header row is also counted as a row, the XPath must skip the first row using position()>1. The full XPath is: //*[@id="kurlarContainer"]/table[1]/tbody/tr[position()>1]

Case 2: Refreshing a Page

The Functions activity can be used whenever a page opened earlier in the process needs to be refreshed and reloaded.

Set the Action field to refresh and provide the Application name of the previously opened browser session.

Case 3: Checking Whether a Field Exists

The Functions activity can be used to check whether a specific field is present on a page — for example, to detect an error message that appears after an invalid form submission.

In this example, an incomplete form entry is submitted deliberately to verify whether the error message appears. In real processes, the same Gateway pattern can be used to branch logic based on whether a field is found (true) or not (false).

Applications – Open – Properties

Applications – Set Methods – Properties

Applications – Mouse Actions – Properties

Applications – Functions – Properties

Arrow – True – Properties

Arrow – False – Properties