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UI Automation activities

Show Status Window

Displays a semi-transparent, always-on-top status card reporting what the automation is doing.

UiPath.UIAutomationNext.Activities.NShowStatusWindow

Description​

Shows the status window: a semi-transparent, click-through, always-on-top card reporting what the automation is doing. Showing it again resets its title and history.

Note:

When a workflow runs through Invoke Workflow Isolated, the status window is shown on its own UI Automation process.

Project compatibility​

Windows | Cross-platform

Configuration​

  • Title - The title of the status window. The default value is the name of the automation process.
  • Message - The message shown as the current one right away. If empty, the window opens with no current message.

Properties panel​

Options​

  • History size - How many past messages the history keeps, up to 100. The default value is 5.
  • Show timestamps - Shows the time of day next to each message in the history. The default value is True.
  • Use custom position - Indicates whether to place the status window at the X and Y position instead of at a preset location.
  • Position - Where the card sits on the primary monitor. Ignored when Use custom position is on and X or Y is set. The following options are available: Top left, Top right, Bottom left, Bottom right, and Center. The default value is Top left.
  • X - The left edge of the card, in screen coordinates. Ignored when Use custom position is off. Setting X or Y places the card instead of using Position. The property left empty defaults to 0.
  • Y - The top edge of the card, in screen coordinates. Ignored when Use custom position is off. Setting X or Y places the card instead of using Position. The property left empty defaults to 0.
  • Opacity - Opacity of the card, from 0 (invisible) to 1 (opaque). The default value is 0.96.
  • Theme - Theme of the status window. The following options are available: System default, Light, and Dark. The default value is System default.
  • Description​
  • Project compatibility​
  • Configuration​
  • Properties panel​
  • Options​

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