Log to File Command in Automation Anywhere

Explanation of Log to File Command

➤ Logging detailed Task bot or meta bot logic information is an important aspect.
It helps in optimizing and debugging your automation task bot or meta bot logics.

➤ For this reason, Automation Anywhere provides Log to File command to create a log file
that is full of useful information about the events that occur as your task bot or meta bot logic runs.

➤ Log Files can be saved in the several file formats, including .csv and .txt files.
Encoding is provided for log files with options for ANSI, UNICODE and UTF-8.

★ This command helps to achieve the tasks by letting you:

➤ Verifying that a task bot or meta bot logic has run properly,
especially if the task bot or meta bot logic has more complex Conditional and looping commands.

✒ Create a new log file if one doesn't already exist.
✒ Specify a custom text to be included in the file.
✒ Add a timestamp to the file; and
✒ Use the file as a variable.


☝ First Use Case of Log to File Command

☛ The Sales Manager wants to extract sales order from 2014-2017
which have been given zero discount to decide the sales strategy for 2018.

➢ Solution

☛ Use the Log to File command to generate the excel file that will contain the sales order with zero discount.

➢ Process Step Flow

》Open Sales details excel file》Define condition to get 0 discount
》Store extracted details in a log file》Save task》Run task》Open output file.

➢ Benefits of using this command

☛ You can use this command to capture command button, dropdown, listbox,
text box,radio button, check box, status bar, tree view, tabs, menu items and table from windows application.

★ Note: When using this command, ensure the application to which you want to enter the information is opened prior to using the command.

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