Get Info
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Get Info Action?
The Get Info Action retrieves information about a variety of targets. The type of information that can be retrieved varies based on the type of target chosen. This Action is available when targeting the following:
- An Excel Workbook
- An Excel Column
- An Excel Row
- An Excel Cell
- An Emulator Screen
- A Web Table
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Creating a Get Info Action
The Get Info Action may be created a variety of ways depending on the information you wish to obtain.
Creating a Get Info Action with an Excel Workbook
Drag and drop the Target Selector
onto the Targets
list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue
to drag the Target Selector to the Workbook
option. As an alternative, you may also
target the Select All button.
Note: The Select All button in an Excel workbook is located in the top-left corner (just left of the Column A column header, and just above the Row 1 row header).
If this is the first time the workbook was targeted, Nintex RPA LE will attempt to create a workbook connection automatically. (For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article.)
A preview of the target
is displayed. Select the Get
Info Action
from the Actions list
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action.
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 the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
From the list of available information, select the
Item you wish to retrieve. Enter where the results
should be Saved to
.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is 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, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.
Creating a Get Info Action with an Excel Column
Drag and drop the Target Selector
onto the Targets
list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue
to drag the Target Selector to the Column
option, expanding the available Column
Options
.
Choose the desired column option:
- Current Column - Performs the action to the active column in the workbook
- Exact Column - Performs the action to a column specified by the user
- Column Range - Performs the action
to a defined range of columns
Note: An Exact Column can also be accessed by targeting it directly.
If this is the first time the workbook was targeted, Nintex RPA LE will attempt to create a workbook connection automatically. (For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article.)
A preview of the target
column is displayed along
with a button that allows you to modify
the column to target
,
per the Column Options (above).
Select the Get
Info Action from the Actions
list.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. 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 the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
From the list of available information, select the
Item
you wish to retrieve. Enter where the results should be Saved
to
.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is 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, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.
Creating a Get Info Action with an Excel Row
Drag and drop the Target Selector
onto the Targets
list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue
to drag the Target Selector to the Row option,
expanding the available Row Options
. Choose the desired row option:
- Current Row - Performs the action to the active row in the workbook
- Exact Row - Performs the action to a row specified by the user
- Row Range - Performs the action
to a defined range of rows
Note: An Exact Row can also be accessed by targeting it directly. For more information about modifying a target column, read the Understanding Excel Targets section of the Understanding Targets article.
If this is the first time the workbook was targeted, Nintex RPA LE will attempt to create a workbook connection automatically. (For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article.)
A preview of the target
row is displayed along with a button that allows
you to modify the row to target
, per the Row Options
(above).
Select the Get
Info Action from the Actions
list.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. 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 the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
From the list of available information, select the
Item
you wish to retrieve. Enter where the results should be Saved
to
.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is 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, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.
Creating a Get Info Action with an Excel Cell
Drag and drop the Target Selector
onto the Targets
list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue
to drag the Target Selector to the Cell
option, expanding the available Cell
Options
.
Choose the desired cell option:
- Current Cell - Performs the action to the active cell in the workbook
- Exact Cell - Performs the action to a cell specified by the user
- Cell Range - Performs the action to a defined range of cells
- Named Range - Performs the action
to a named range within the workbook
Note: An Exact Cell can also be accessed by targeting it directly.
If this is the first time the workbook was targeted, Nintex RPA LE will attempt to create a workbook connection automatically. (For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article.)
A preview of the target
cell is displayed along with a button that
allows you to modify the cell
to target
, per the Cell
Options (above).
Select the Get
Info Action from the Actions
list.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. 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 the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
From the list of available information, select the
Item
you wish to retrieve. Enter where the results should be Saved
to
.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is 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, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.
Creating a Get Info Action with an Emulator Screen
Drag and drop the Target Selector
onto the Targets
list onto the target emulator to display the available target options.
Continue to drag the Target Selector to the Screen
item, releasing your
mouse to display the Target Preview.
If this is the first time the emulator has been targeted, Nintex RPA LE will attempt to
create an emulator connection automatically. (For more information about
Emulator Connections, read the Emulator
Connections article.)
A preview of the target is displayed along with a button that allows you
to modify the position to target
. Select the Get
Info Action
from the Actions
list.
Note: The Get Info Action is only available when using the Screen target option.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. 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 the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
From the list of available information, select the
Item
you wish to retrieve. Enter where the results should be Saved
to
.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is 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, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.
Creating a Get Info Action with a Web Table
Drag and drop the Target Selector anywhere on the web table
to display the Preview Pane. Modify
the target position
to interact with the Table
by clicking on the button to modify
the target
.
The target preview
will display a preview of the entire table that has been targeted.
Choose the Get Info
Action to display the Action Builder.
Note: The
Get Info
Action is only available when the Table is selected. To learn more about highlights,
read the Understanding
Web Tables section in the Understanding
Targets article.
Select the Rules
to modify how Nintex Bot 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 the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
From the list of available information, select the
Item
you wish to retrieve. Enter where the results should be Saved
to
.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is 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, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button to
save the Action.