This action has specific requirements for the page's underlying HTML code.

You can use this action only when a UI element has a web element of select. For drop-down and multi-select lists, the HTML code might wrap the select element in an option element.

1. Open the robot to edit.

   See Open a Robot.

2. Start the recorder.
   1. On the canvas, select the action to record after.
   2. On the toolbar, select Record after the selected action .
   3. In the panel, from the Select browser tab to target drop-down, select the application where the robot works. You might need to scroll to find it.

      If the application doesn't appear, close the panel, open the application in another tab, and start the recorder again.

      A splash screen appears, and the RPA Smart Recording panel appears.

   4. Select Begin Recording.

      The Smart Recording window appears in the lower-left corner of your browser. Additionally, your mouse cursor can now target elements in the user interface.

      

3. Identify the list that the robot interacts with.
   1. Point to the list, but don't select it yet.

      For example, if the field is shaded purple and the magnifying lens icon appears, don't click yet. The recorder is still collecting information.

      

      

   2. After the shading turns green, the icon changes to a target, and the mouse icon changes to a hand, select the UI element.

      

      

      For more tips, see Quick Start for Building Robots.

      A panel appears with details about the element you selected.
   3. Review and update the fields as needed.

      • Name: Enter the name of the target. This text appears on the robot action in the canvas and in the list of targets in the robot.

        Your settings determine whether Oracle Integration reuses targets for previously selected UI controls. You can override these settings, if needed. Reusing a target offers benefits. For example, you can update a target one time, and all actions that use the target get the update.

      • Target name: Review the XML Path Language, or XPath, for the element that you selected. Underscores (_) appear in place of invalid characters. You can update the value, if you want.

      • Action: Select how the robot interacts with the list. See Operations for the List Action.

   4. For Save to, if you selected an operation that gets a label or value, specify where to save it. You have the following options:

      • Assign the value to a variable.

        1. Click within the Save to field, and select Variables .

           The Variables panel appears.

        2. Determine whether the variable that you need appears in the list. If not, create it. See Create a Variable.

        3. Select the variable to assign the value to, and drag it to the Save to field.

      • Assign the value to a property of the output.

        1. Click within the Save to field, select More options, and then select Flow Input/Output.

           The Input & Output panel appears.

        2. Select the Output tab.

        3. Determine whether the output that you need appears in the list. If not, create it. See Create a Trigger's Input or Output.

        4. Select the output to assign the value to, and drag it to the Save to field.

   5. Select Save.
4. Choose the appropriate next step:

   • Add another action using the recorder. See Add an Action to a Robot.

   • Pause the recorder so you can figure out your next steps. Select Pause in the Smart Recording window in the lower-left corner of the browser.

   • Stop the recorder and return to the canvas. Select Stop in the Smart Recording window in the lower-left corner of the browser.

     If you close the application that you're recording in, you can still stop the recorder. Select Stop in the toolbar of the canvas.

   • Customize the action you just added, such as by creating validation or identifying the screenshots to capture. Stop the recording, double-click the action on the canvas, and update the action as needed. All actions are read-only until you stop the recorder.

5. Above the canvas, select Save.

1. Open the robot to edit.

   See Open a Robot.

2. Add the action to the robot.
   1. On the canvas, point to an action, and click +.
      

      A menu of available actions appears.

   2. Select List.

      A List action appears on the canvas, and the List panel appears.

3. In the panel, enter a Name and Description for the action.

   The Name appears on the action in the canvas and should help you and others understand the goal of the action.

4. From the Selection List Type drop-down, select the type of list that the robot interacts with.

   Option	Description
   Single Selection List	The list allows you to select only one option. If the robot will select only one option, but the list allows multiple items to be selected, select Multiple Selection List instead.
   Multiple Selection List	The list allows you to select one or more options.

5. From Operations, select how the robot interacts with the list. See Operations for the List Action.
6. On the Input tab, specify input details for the action.
   1. In another browser window or tab, open the application where the robot works.
   2. In the robot, click within the Locator field, and select Target a page element .

      The Target a page element panel appears.

   3. In the panel, from the Select browser tab to target drop-down, select the application where the robot works, and select Go. You might need to scroll down to find the application.

      The application opens.

   4. In the application that the robot needs to work in, point to the list that the robot needs to interact with, but don't select the list yet.

      For example, if the field is shaded purple and the magnifying lens icon appears, don't click yet. The recorder is still collecting information.

      Regardless of the operation that you chose, always point to the list itself.

      

      

   5. After the shading turns green, the icon changes to a target, and the mouse icon changes to a hand, select the UI element.

      

      

      For more tips, see Quick Start for Building Robots.

      The recorder enters a value in the Locator field in the robot.

      Tip:

      Your settings determine whether Oracle Integration reuses targets for previously selected UI controls. You can override these settings, if needed. Reusing a target offers benefits. For example, you can update a target one time, and all actions that use the target get the update.
7. On the Input tab, specify whether to capture any screenshots as part of the action.

   See Capture Screenshots in Robots.

   If you choose an operation that gets a label or value, Oracle recommends taking a screenshot of the list.

8. On the Output tab, specify where to save the value(s) that you got from the action.

   The Output tab appears for only some operations, including Get Selected List Label(s) and Get Selected List Value(s).

   • Assign the value to a variable.

     1. Click within the Save to field, and select Variables .

        The Variables panel appears.

     2. Determine whether the variable that you need appears in the list. If not, create it. See Create a Variable.

     3. Select the variable to assign the value to, and drag it to the Save to field.

        If the action interacts with a multiselect list, you must select a collection variable, even if the operation gets a single value. If the action interacts with a single-select list, you must select a non-collection variable. Otherwise, an error occurs for the action when you save the robot.

   • Assign the value to a property of the output.

     1. Click within the Save to field, select More options, and then select Output.

        The Output panel appears.

     2. Determine whether the output that you need appears in the list. If not, create it. See Create a Trigger's Input or Output.

     3. Select the output to assign the value to, and drag it to the Save to field.

        If the action interacts with a multiselect list, you must select a collection variable, even if the operation gets a single value. If the action interacts with a single-select list, you must select a non-collection variable. Otherwise, an error occurs for the action when you save the robot.

9. On the Pre Validate and Post Validate tabs, specify whether to complete any validation before and after the action.

   See Add Validation to a Robot Action.

10. Click OK.
11. Above the canvas, select Save.