Manage Browser Tabs Or Windows Step

The Manage Browser Tabs Or Windows step lets you control the browser tabs and windows used by your process. It can open a new tab or window, switch to another tab, and close the current tab. Use this step when your process works with links that open in a new tab, pop-up pages, or multiple pages at once and you need to move between them.

Manage Browser Tabs Or Windows Step

Step 1: Add the Manage Browser Tabs Or Windows Step

1. Open your process in the Robotiq.ai editor.
2. Drag the Manage Browser Tabs Or Windows step into your workflow.

Step 2: Choose the Action

1. Pick an Action from the dropdown menu: Open New, Switch To, or Close.
2. The fields shown below the action depend on what you picked.

Step 3: Fill in the details for the chosen Action

If you picked Open New:

1. Select the Type: Tab or Window.
2. Enter the URL you want to open in the new tab or window.

If you picked Switch To:

1. Choose which tab to switch to under Select Tab:
   • First Tab
   • Last Tab
   • By Tab Title
2. If you picked By Tab Title, enter the title of the tab you want to switch to. The title is case sensitive.

If you picked Close:

1. Nothing else needs to be filled in. The step closes the tab that currently has focus.
2. After the tab is closed, focus moves to the tab on its right. If there is no tab on the right, focus moves to the tab on its left.

Important: Switch To and Close work on tabs only. The Type option is relevant only for the Open New action. 

Parameters Explained

Step Name (Optional)

• A custom name for the step.
• Example: open invoice in new tab
• Use this to make your steps easy to understand.

Action (Required)

• The operation the step performs on the browser.
• Options: Open New, Switch To, Close
• The other fields of the step depend on the selected action.

Type (Required for Open New)

• Defines whether a new tab or a new window is opened.
• Options: Tab Window
• Relevant only for the Open New action. For Switch To and Close the step always works with tabs, so this field is disabled.

Driver Reference (Required)

• The variable that holds the web browser.
• Example: myBrowserDriver
• This links the step to a specific open browser.

URL (Required for Open New)

• The web address that is opened in the new tab or window.
• Example: https://www.example.com
• You can use an existing variable name or type in a direct value.

Select Tab (Required for Switch To)

• Defines which tab the step switches to.
• Options: First Tab ,Last Tab,By Tab Title
• By Tab Title switches to the tab whose title you specify.

Tab Title (Required for By Tab Title)

• The title of the tab you want to switch to.
• Example: Invoices - Dashboard
• The title is case sensitive.
• You can use an existing variable name or type in a direct value.

Related Articles

• Open Web Browser - Find out how to open a browser and get its reference.
• Browser Group - Find out how to use the Browser Group.

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