8When working with applications, take note of the accelerator keys ("keystroke shortcuts") on every window's command menu, which can be identified by the underlined letter. For example, sending keystrokes "Alt f" will pull down the file menu on most applications. Using these shortcuts improves task reliability.ßWhile trouble-shooting tasks that send keystrokes or press objects, trying placing a pause of about a second between each interactivity step. This way you'll slow down the task enough to see what is happening with each step.ΩWhen trouble-shooting a task that uses Send Keystrokes or Click Mouse, be sure to first put in a "Focus Window" step to focus the window you want and avoid accidentally sending the keystrokes and mouse clicks to the wrong application.mNeed to print a report? While a standard Word or Excel sheet can be printed using the "Print" action, many ERP reports require a set of interactivity steps to walk through the application's menus. An easy way to get started is using the "Recorder" under "Tools". The macro will be converted to editable format and can be perfected by editing the individual steps.⌡Have a server that needs to be monitored from anywhere? A simple task using the "Ping Machine" step with the "On Error" action set to Email On Error will send a notification to a user's mailbox or their text message-enabled cell phone or pager!▒Did you know that every action in AutoMate includes error handling? This can be especially useful for controlling what a task does if a part of your task encounters an unexpected situation. For example, if you want a task to continue from a different part of the task if a window you waiting for with "Wait For Window" does not appear, you can set the "On Error" action to "Go To Line x", replacing x with the step number to go to.VNeed to check whether a specific step in your task executed properly? On any action, use the On Error Set Variable option to set a variable you've created with Create Variable to a particular value (for example, have it set variable MyError to 1). Then, follow with an If step that checks to see if MyError is 1, and execute a set of steps.Tip 0007Tip 0008Tip 0009Tip 0010Tip 0011Tip 0012Tip 0013Tip 0014Tip 0015
