Delay activity
In some situations, we have to wait for a particular action. For example, when opening the Outlook application, it needs to connect to the server (for synchronization). When it is opened, it takes some time (the UI element is not stable at this stage).
In the meantime, the robot's activity is waiting for the UI element to be stable so that it can perform the action. After waiting for some time, if the UI element is not stable, it results in an error because the activity cannot find the UI element. Thus, we have to add a Delay activity to ensure that the UI element is stable for action. Specify the time for the delay in the expression text box of the Delay activity. This activity will delay the process for the specified period ...
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