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Adding a project item with the New Project Wizard

Updated on January 28, 2021

Adding project items to your solution is performed on the second page of the wizard. The Project Items page can also be displayed by selecting Add Project Items from the project context menu. You can add multiple items from this page. 

New Project Wizard
  1. Click the Add (+) button beside the item you want to add.
  2. From the list on the left, select the parent folder for the item.
  3. Fill in additional fields, as needed. When you click Add, you return to the wizard to continue adding project items. 

Types of Project Items

Project itemDescriptionOptions
Application barUse an Application Bar as a special Windows form that you can dock on one side of the window. It can claim a portion of the desktop or overlay existing applications. Parent folder
Application Bar name
AutomationUse Automations to create logic for executing Studio integration, automations, and events projects. 

Parent folder
Automation name
Available Templates

For more options, see Adding an automation.

Global container Use a Global Container to add items to a project that are accessible throughout the project. Add global variables and utility components here.

Parent folder
Global Container name
Defaults: Diagnostic Log, Message Dialog, String Utils

For more options, see Adding a global container.

ConfigurationUse Configuration files to modify a set of property values in a solution at run time. A common use for Configurations is to change URLs or application paths of adapters, depending on whether the solution runs in a production environment or a QA environment.

Parent folder
Create default configuration names

For more options, see Adding a configuration.

Windows formUse a Windows Form project to construct a form for interacting with a user. This form is based on the .NET Framework System.Windows.Forms library.Parent folder
Form name
Form title
Show on startup
Form border style
Start position
New folderUse the New Folder project item to organize project items in Solution Explorer. Robot Studio saves project items to corresponding Windows folders on disk. Use folders to create a Solution Explorer hierarchy based on tasks.Parent folder
Folder name
Existing folderUse the Existing Folder project item to browse to and copy an existing folder into your project.Parent folder
Existing folder to copy
Name
Existing itemUse an Existing Item to browse to a project item and copy it into your project.

Parent folder
Folder name

See Adding an existing item for more options.

Miscellaneous itemUse this option to add bitmap, icon, text, or XML files to your project.Parent folder
File name
File type
ServiceUse the Service project item to create a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service that uses automations as web service endpoints.Parent folder
Service name
ContextUse the Context project item to create a container for other project items and specify where those project items run. When you run part of a solution on a Citrix server, you create a Citrix context for the parts of your project that run on the Citrix server.Parent folder
Context type
Windows appUse the Windows App project name to create an integration with a Windows application. Use interrogation to define the application elements to use in your automations. Parent folder
Name
Path
Working directory
Start method
Ready for robot work
Start my day
Friendly name
Web appUse a Web App project item to create an integration with a web application that runs in Internet Explorer. Use interrogation to define the application elements to use in your automations.Parent folder
Name
Start page
Start method
Ready for robot work
Start my day
Friendly name
Universal web appUse a Universal Web App project item to create an integration with a web application that runs in Chrome or Firefox. Use interrogation to define the application elements to use in your automations.Parent folder
Name
Start page
Start method
Ready for robot work
Start my day
Friendly name
Text adapterUse the Text Adapter project item to create an integration with an application that runs in a HLLAPI compliant emulator. Use interrogation to define the application elements to use in your automations. For more information, see Text application integration.Parent folder
Name
Adapter type
DLL name
Screen definition
Start my day
Friendly name
Session ID


 

For more detail, including a description of each type of project item and the available options, see Using the New Project Wizard

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