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By default the Appian RPA designer doesn't come with a "code" activity (in Java I assume) that would give me full power on implementing whatever I want to do, am I right?
Do you guys have any suggestions? what can I do to come up with full programming power?
Thank you.
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Refer see this documentation that can enable you to write your own Java code to extend RPA capabilities and build custom RPA artifacts.
Harsha Sharma - I knew about this. I was talking about a default activity that allows you to write Java code that is already part of the system. If you know UIPath you know what I'm talking about: I just drag and drop a code activity and boom, I can write C# or VB.net code.
No, in Appian similar functionality doesn't exist yet!
Yes, you're correct!Use the Appian RPA SDK to build custom Java-based robotic actions, then import them into your robots for full programming power.https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/26.1/rpa-9.17/development-environment-overview.html