How to use Appian RPA Module

RE: How to use Appian RPA Module

Antonio Lamanna — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:26:17 GMT

Thank you, I now have this error:

[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:31 - - Robot 'OutlookTest' (5ee88089e4b0a11cc6ffa5c7), execution #6, technology JAVA, start method CONSOLE , log level TRACE, testing mode is ON, external workflow is OFF, user myemail@domain.com, preferred node is Antonio W10 (5eb2e8afe4b0a11cc6ffa53b#1)
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:31 - - Robot without instructions
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:31 - - Robot without environment variables
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:31 - - Waiting for Antonio W10 (5eb2e8afe4b0a11cc6ffa53b#1) node
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:33 - - Node selected was Antonio W10 (5eb2e8afe4b0a11cc6ffa53b#1), permissions: test
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:33 - - Agent version 7.0.0, revision 20040307
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:33 - - Memory: free 16.284Mb, reserved 37Mb (1%), limit 1.975Gb, maximum 1.975Gb
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:33 - - Disk: free 80.366Gb (31%), total 255.154Gb
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:35 - - Processing libraries
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:35 - - Checking #73 libraries
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:36 - - Sending #1 of #1 libraries
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:37 - - Assembling class com.novayre.jidoka.robot.test.OutlookTestRobot version 0.0.1
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:40 - - Processing support files

[ERROR] 2020-06-16 12:13:45 - - java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:564)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.RobotClientExecutor.invokeMethod(RobotClientExecutor.java:1537)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.RobotClientExecutor.robotStartUp(RobotClientExecutor.java:442)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ETechnologyClient.internalRunJava(ETechnologyClient.java:392)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ETechnologyClient.runJava(ETechnologyClient.java:375)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ETechnologyClient.lambda$static$1(ETechnologyClient.java:40)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ETechnologyClient.run(ETechnologyClient.java:117)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.RobotClientExecutor.tryExecute(RobotClientExecutor.java:354)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.RobotClientExecutor.execute(RobotClientExecutor.java:184)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ResponseHandler.execute(ResponseHandler.java:292)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ResponseHandler.robotDeclaredResponse(ResponseHandler.java:248)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ResponseHandler.onMessage(ResponseHandler.java:145)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.processResponse(ClientManager.java:1519)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.internalSendCommandRetry(ClientManager.java:1297)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.internalSendCommand(ClientManager.java:1172)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.sendCommand(ClientManager.java:1013)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.sendCommand(ClientManager.java:999)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.loop(ClientManager.java:988)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.realConnectToServer(ClientManager.java:872)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.ClientManager.connectToServer(ClientManager.java:830)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.JidokaClient.connect(JidokaClient.java:948)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.JidokaClient.mainLoop(JidokaClient.java:532)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.JidokaClient.run(JidokaClient.java:518)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.JidokaClient.main(JidokaClient.java:363)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class com.jacob.activeX.ActiveXComponent
at com.novayre.jidoka.outlook.impl.manager.OutlookApplication.<init>(OutlookApplication.java:67)
at com.novayre.jidoka.outlook.impl.JidokaOutlook.<init>(JidokaOutlook.java:43)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstanceWithCaller(Constructor.java:500)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.ReflectAccess.newInstance(ReflectAccess.java:124)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.ReflectionFactory.newInstance(ReflectionFactory.java:346)
at java.base/java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:604)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.JidokaFactory.getInstance(JidokaFactory.java:197)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.JidokaFactory.getFreshInstance(JidokaFactory.java:151)
at com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.JidokaFactory.getFreshInstance(JidokaFactory.java:107)
at com.novayre.jidoka.outlook.api.IJidokaOutlook.getInstance(IJidokaOutlook.java:45)
at com.novayre.jidoka.robot.test.OutlookTestRobot.startUp(OutlookTestRobot.java:43)
... 27 more

[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:46 - - Start of libraries cleanup
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:49 - - End of libraries cleanup
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:13:51 - - Start of robot cleanup
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:14:09 - - End of robot cleanup
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:14:09 - - Memory: free 13.402Mb, reserved 37Mb (1%), limit 1.975Gb, maximum 1.975Gb
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:14:09 - - Disk: free 80.366Gb (31%), total 255.154Gb
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:14:09 - - Memory difference: free -2.882Mb, reserved 0b (0%)
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:14:09 - - Disk difference: free 0b (0%)
[INFO] 2020-06-16 12:14:09 - -
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RE: How to use Appian RPA Module

David Catalan — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:36:37 GMT

The problem is that the initialization of the outlook class is done outside of a method.

Please declare only the variable :

IJidokaOutlook outlook;

And initialize outlook in the startUp() method:

outlook = IJidokaOutlook.getInstance(this);

When the startUo() method is executed, the robot (the this parameter) is already correctly initialized.

RE: How to use Appian RPA Module

Antonio Lamanna — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:37:01 GMT

Thank you, I have solved this problem now. I'm trying to continue, for now I have done a class that opens and closes outlook. I inserted the dll jacob-1.19-x64.dll inside the same folder where the agent is located on the resource, but when I try to perform the robotic process, from the Execution Log I see that it freezes, so it is even an hour!

The code is this:

pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

	<groupId>com.novayre.jidoka.robot.test</groupId>
	<artifactId>OutlookTest</artifactId>
	<packaging>jar</packaging>
	<version>0.0.1</version>

	<name>Outlook Test Robot</name>

	<properties>
		<jidoka.version>7.0.0</jidoka.version>
	</properties>

	<parent>
		<groupId>com.novayre.jidoka.robot</groupId>
		<artifactId>jidoka-robot-parent</artifactId>
		<version>7.0.0</version> <!-- VC -->
	</parent>

	<profiles>
		<profile>
			<id>jidoka-repo</id>

			<activation>
				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
			</activation>

			<repositories>
				<repository>
					<id>jidoka</id>
					<url>https://domain.appiancloud.com/rpa-repo/repository/jidoka/</url>
					<releases>
					</releases>
					<snapshots>
					</snapshots>
				</repository>
			</repositories>

			<pluginRepositories>
				<pluginRepository>
					<id>jidoka</id>
					<url>https://domain.appiancloud.com/rpa-repo/repository/jidoka/</url>
					<releases>
					</releases>
					<snapshots>
					</snapshots>
				</pluginRepository>
			</pluginRepositories>
			<distributionManagement>
				<repository>
					<id>jidoka</id>
					<url>https://domain.appiancloud.com/rpa-repo/repository/jidoka/</url>
					<layout>default</layout>
				</repository>
			</distributionManagement>
		</profile>
	</profiles>

	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>com.novayre.jidoka.module</groupId>
			<artifactId>jidoka-msoutlook-api</artifactId>
			<version>${jidoka.version}</version>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>
</project>

Java class:



package com.novayre.jidoka.robot.test;

import com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.IJidokaServer;
import com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.IRobot;
import com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.JidokaFactory;
import com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.annotations.Robot;
import com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.exceptions.JidokaFatalException;
import com.novayre.jidoka.client.api.multios.IClient;
import com.novayre.jidoka.outlook.api.IJidokaOutlook;
import com.novayre.jidoka.outlook.api.exception.JidokaMsOutlookException;

/**
 * The Class OutlookTestRobot.
 */
@Robot
public class OutlookTestRobot implements IRobot {

	/**
	 * Pause between interactions imitating the human behavior.
	 */
	private static final int PAUSE = 5000;

	/** The server. */
	private IJidokaServer< ? > server;
	
	/** The client. */
	private IClient client;

	IJidokaOutlook outlook = IJidokaOutlook.getInstance(this);
	
	/**
	 * Initialize the modules
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean startUp() throws Exception {
		// Initialization of the robot components
		server = JidokaFactory.getServer();
		client = IClient.getInstance(this);

		return IRobot.super.startUp();
	}

	@Override
	public String[] cleanUp() throws Exception {
		client.killAllProcesses("outlook.exe", 1000);
		return new String[0];
	}

	/**
	 * Initial action 'Init'.
	 */
	public void init() {

		try {
			// Default pause after typing or using the mouse
			client.typingPause(PAUSE);
			client.mousePause(PAUSE);

		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw new JidokaFatalException("Error initializing");
		}
	}

	public void openOutlook() throws Exception {
		try {
			outlook.open();
			client.pause(PAUSE);
		} catch (JidokaMsOutlookException e) {
			throw new JidokaFatalException("Error opening Outlook");
		}
	}

	public void closeOutlook() {
		try {
			outlook.close();
		} catch (JidokaMsOutlookException e) {
			throw new JidokaFatalException("Error closing Outlook");
		}
	}


	/**
	 * End.
	 */
	public void end() {
		server.debug("Robot finished!");
	}

}

RE: How to use Appian RPA Module

David Catalan — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:57:55 GMT

Your pom.xml file should have a reference to the parent file like this:

<parent>
<groupId>com.novayre.jidoka.robot</groupId>
<artifactId>jidoka-robot-parent</artifactId>
<version>7.0.0</version>
</parent>

It is in this parent file, where the <jidoka.version> property is declared.

<jidoka.version>7.0.0</jidoka.version>

Therefore, if you have a defined the parent file, you should be able to include dependency

<dependency>
<groupId>com.novayre.jidoka.module</groupId>
<artifactId>jidoka-msoutlook-api</artifactId>
<version>${jidoka.version}</version>
</dependency>

without problems.

Only after include the dependency, your should be able to use the package com.novayre.jidoka.outlook.api.

Do you have a problem compiling the project?