Release date

Notes

03.12.2023

• Improved “Excel function” action

Works now more in line with how standard Excel functions work. In addition, when in the Test mode, columns P-Z display how the function was derived

• Ability to call Automation Dock process from code

     ●   Example of how to execute a robot from VBA code:

Sub Test()

    Dim addIn As COMAddIn,result as string

    Set addIn = Application.COMAddIns("AutomationDock")

    Result=addIn.Object.runprocess("name of the backup")

End Sub

               ●   Function returns “OK” if the call was successful or an error message if an issue occurs (for example when an invalid backup name is specified)

25.10.2023

New features

• Licence management and extensions are now online and there is no need to use license keys any longer
• New Cloud repository

                ●   In addition to the local (ADB) data repository, users can choose to store their logs, backups, scheduler, user defined functions and global variables online

• Automation dock personal cloud is now available for users that are in the Cloud repository mode.  There users can view their log, execute and share processes with other Automation Dock users and more
• Virtual assistant

               ●   Ability to disable execution logging for testing purposes

• Scheduler

               ●   Ability to specify email addresses of users that should receive an email if the process execution fails

• Enhance Windows item detection – Automation Dock can now identify and work with Windows items that were inaccessible in the previous versions (items without a name or ID)

Action updates

• Value Retrieve

                ●   JSON value – allows for easy parsing of JSON values (see instructions tab for an overview)

                ●   Get clipboard – replaces the previous “Clipboard” function

                ●   Set clipboard – allows writing text to the clipboard

• Window Select

              ●   Ability to specify extended Windows detection (1-60 seconds)

              ●   Useful for Windows that open slowly or with a delay without the need to pause the step

• Item Select
  • Ability to specify extended Item detection (1-60 seconds)
    • Useful for items that open slowly or with a delay without the need to pause the step
• Process Redirect
  • Action has been removed