UiPath integration with Selenium Script using Java, Python, etc.

Selenium is a tool which available open-source and used for testing web applications or websites. Whereas UiPath is a GUI-based Robotic Process Automation tool. It provides a complete solution for application integration, automating third-party applications, administrative IT tasks, and business IT processes.

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Here are simple and straight points on Selenium vs RPA:

1. Selenium is used only for Web-based testing i.e. testing of web applications whereas RPA can be used for both Web as well as desktop-based applications.
2. Writing test cases in selenium is comparatively time-consuming but in RPA, you can design the workflow within minutes.
3. Selenium is not compatible with virtual environments like Citrix but UiPath has the capability to automate in virtual environments like Citrix.
4. RPA is more cost-effective and has a user-friendly environment.
5. Plus! You don’t need to have programming knowledge to learn RPA, it is all activity-based!

What’s the use case for doing that?

There is no need to integrate Selenium and UiPath unless you are mixing test automation with process automation.

Trigger UiPath Process via CMD

The Execute Command

• UiRobot.exe execute [--process <Package_ID> | --file <File_Path>] [--folder <Orchestrator_Folder_ID>] [--input <Input_Parameters>]

The Pack Command

• UiRobot.exe pack <Project_Path> --output <Destination_Folder> [-v <Project_Version>]

The Connect Command

• UiRobot.exe connect [--url <Orchestrator_Server_URL> --key <Machine_Key>] | [--connectionString <Connection_String>]

You can refer to UiPath Docs for more information on this.

Trigger UiPath Process via Programming

Executing the UiPath Process via Python Script follows the same logic as executing the process via Command-Line. We invoke the same command via Python but here we get the advantage of creating an advanced script that could execute Selenium Script and then UiPath Process.

Python Script to Trigger UiPath

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