Actions available for captured objects

The GUI Automation command enables you to perform various actions on the objects you have captured from the SAP GUI.

The actions that you can perform on an object depend on the type of the object. The following table lists the actions available for each object type:

Object Type Actions Available
Text box

Set Text

Append Text

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Combo box

Select Item By Index

Select Item By Text

Select Item By Key

Get Total Items

Get Selected Item Text

Get Selected Item Key

Get Selected Item Index

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Note: The index for the combo box starts with zero. For example, if you want to select the second item in the combo box, you must specify one as the value.
Check box

Check

Uncheck

Toggle

Get Status

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Button

Click

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Radio button

Select

Get Status

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Table

Set Cell By Index

Get Cell Text By Index

Get Total Rows

Get Total Columns

Select Row

Export To CSV

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Note: The index for row and column starts with zero. To select or clear a check box in a table, you must specify check or uncheck as the value in the Value field. Similarly, you must specify select or deselect to select or clear a radio button.
Menu bar

Select Item By Text

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Tree

Expand Node

Select Node By Text

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Note: Provide name of the node and its occurrence. The value for occurrence starts with one.
Tab

Select

ScrollToLeft

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Shell

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Grid view

Select All

Set Cell By Index

Set Current Row

Select row

Click Cell By Index

Double Click Current Cell

Get Total Rows

Get Total Columns

Get Cell By Index

Export To CSV

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Note: The index for row and column starts with zero.
Main window

Send Key

Close Window

Maximize Window

Activate Window

Restore Window

Get Focus Control Id

Execute script

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Note: You must record the script using the SAP's Script Recording functionality. After recording the script, if the script is of the single line you can use it as input for the Execute script action. However, if the recorded script is of more than one line, you must copy and paste the script in a string variable and use that variable as input for the Execute script action.
Shell:ToolbarControl

Press Button

Select Context Menu Item By Text

Get Property

Set Focus

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click

Note: The position of a button on toolbar starts with zero.
Rest of the Control

Set Focus

Get Property

Left Click

Right Click

Double Click