String package updates

Review the updates in released versions of the String package such as new and enhanced features as well as fixes and limitations. The page also lists the release dates of each version, and the compatible Control Room and Bot Agent versions.

Versions summary

The following table lists the versions of String package released either with an Automation 360 release or as a package-only release (in descending order of release dates). Click the version link for information about updates in that package version.

Version Release date Release type Bot Agent version Control Room build
5.9.0 6 December 2023 With Automation 360 v.31 (Sandbox) release 20.18 or later 9130 or later
5.8.0 6 September 2023 With Automation 360 v.30 (Sandbox) release 20.18 or later 9130 or later
5.7.1 6 June 2023 With Automation 360 v.29 (Sandbox) release 20.18 or later 9130 or later
Note:
  • To download an individual package (updated in an Automation 360 release where you want only the package), use this URL:

    https://aai-artifacts.my.automationanywhere.digital/packages/<package-file-name>-<version.number>.jar

  • For String package, the naming convention is: bot-command-string-<version.number>.jar

    For example, bot-command-string-5.9.0.jar

For detailed steps on downloading a package and manually adding it to the Control Room, see Add packages to the Control Room.

5.9.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 20.18 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 9130 or later
What's changed

Internal update in packages

Minor update to support API tasks.

5.8.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 20.18 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 9130 or later
Fixes

The Before and After options in the String > Extract text action in the interface are now correctly translated in Japanese language.

Service Cloud Case ID: 01959775, 01995941

5.7.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 20.18 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 9130 or later
What's new
Extract maximum number of characters from the source string

A new Up to field has been added to the String > Extract text action that enables you to enter the maximum number of characters to extract from the source string.

Using Extract text action of String package
New option in the Substring action

When you use the String > Substring action to extract a part of content from a string, you can select the Return blank if the range is not found check box. This enables the bot to return a blank value when the value in the Start from index field is greater than the length of the source string.

Substring action
Fixes

When you use the String > Extract text action and select either Before, Before and/or after, or After options to extract the text, the event data now correctly shows the options that you select.

Previously, when you used one of the specified options to extract the text, the event data of the bot showed only the Before option irrespective of the option that you had selected.

The bot no longer generates an incorrect output when you use the String > Replace action to find and replace a string which contains a regular expression.

Service Cloud Case ID: 01967997, 01969353, 01969353