Open Selenium Step

The Open Selenium Step opens an internet browser using a Selenium web driver. You use this step to start web automation.

What You'll Need

• A downloaded Selenium driver for your browser. See Selenium driver for details.

How to Use Open Selenium Step

Use this step to launch a web browser at the beginning of your web automation.

Step 1: Add the Open Selenium Step

1. Drag and drop the Open Selenium Step into your process workflow.
2. Click on the step to set its properties.

Step 2: Configure Step Properties

Step Name (Optional)

• A custom name for the process step. This labels the step box in the editor.

Parameters Explained

Instance name (Optional)

• A unique name for this connection.

Driver Type (Required)

• Select the driver from the dropdown menu (e.g., Chrome, Firefox).

Driver Path (Required)

• The existing variable name or value that shows where your Selenium driver is located.

Process Name (Optional)

• The existing variable name or value that shows the process name.

Maximized (Required)

• T (true): The browser window opens maximized.
• F (false): The browser window opens in its default size. This is the default value.

Output Parameters

Driver Reference (Required)

• An existing variable name or value that shows the reference to the opened driver. You will use this reference in later Selenium steps.

Related Articles

• Selenium driver - Learn how to set up Selenium drivers.
• Close Selenium Step - Close the web browser after your automation is done.
• Web Automation with Selenium - Understand how Robotiq supports Selenium for web automation.

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