Start Highlight

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What is the Start Highlight Action?

You may encounter a scenario where you need to copy information from a table that resides on a web page.  For example, the following table contains information about three individuals.  You may need to gather all the information about each individual.

Nintex RPA can be trained to systematically move through the rows and columns of a table to gather all the information.  This can be achieved by using the Start Highlight Action along with the Move Highlight Action.  The Start Highlight Action tells Nintex RPA where to start.

Note: The Start Highlight Action can only be used with tables residing on a web page. To learn more about highlights, read the Understanding Web Tables section in the Understanding Targets article.

Creating a Start Highlight Action

For demonstration purposes, we will continue working with the sample table:

Notice that the table has 6 columns and 4 rows.  The first row contains field names, or column headers, describing the data that resides in that column.

Drag and drop the Selector onto the target to display the Target Preview . Choose the Start Highlight Action to display the Action Builder.

Note: The Start Highlight Action is only available when the Exact Target is selected. To learn more about highlights, read the Understanding Web Tables section in the Understanding Targets article.

Select the Rules to modify how Foxtrot will find the target. Both the Timing  and Error settings for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will run.

Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.

Nintex RPA will show the row and column of the cell that was targeted. This may be changed as desired.

Optionally add Notes to the Action to document any special instructions or functionality. When the Run Switchis set to Run, the action will be executed after clicking OK.

Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run.  For more information, see Action Builder.

Click the OK button to save the Action.

Running a Start Highlight Action

Once the Start Highlight Action is executed, the color of the targeted cell will change indicating that the highlight has been started.

Note: In rare cases Nintex RPA may not be able to change the color of the cell.  However, Nintex RPA will still maintain knowledge of which cell should be highlighted.  If this occurs, continuing writing the script as if the cell was highlighted.

Read the Move Highlight Action article to learn how to move the highlight to a new cell in the table.