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nicolaem159908
January 29, 2026
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By default the Appian RPA designer doesn't come with a "code" activity (?)

  • January 29, 2026
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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.

    Best answer by harshas2775

    Refer see this documentation that can enable you to write your own Java code to extend RPA capabilities and build custom RPA artifacts. 

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    harshas2775Answer
    January 30, 2026

    Refer see this documentation that can enable you to write your own Java code to extend RPA capabilities and build custom RPA artifacts. 

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      nicolaem159908Author
      January 30, 2026

      [mention:65b14048184a4eb5aff3a76c87b97431:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] - 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. 

      harshas2775
      harshas2775
      February 2, 2026

      No, in Appian similar functionality doesn't exist yet! 

      shubhama926776
      shubhama926776
      February 2, 2026

      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

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