Workbench Commands

Most Commonly used Workbench Commands

♝ Excel Command:

Microsoft Excel is one of the most highly used application in the world today.

Most operations that involve using spreadsheets require repetitive tasks that can be automated.
Therefore, the Excel command is one of the most Powerful commands provided by automation anywhere.

It enables the user to transfer data to or from the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

You can use this command to :

➢ Copy data from one excel spreadsheet to another.
➢ Delete rows or columns in Excel.
➢ Compare two columns or two cells in an Excel Spreadsheet.
➢ Extract and transfer data from an application or websites to an Excel spreadsheet and vice versa.
➢ Transfer data from Microsoft Access to Excel.

♝ Read from CSV/Text Command:

It enables the process of reading the data from CSV or Text files.

You can use this command to :

➢ Read List separated or Tab delimited data from a CSV file.
➢ Read multiple lines in CSV or Text files.
➢ Encode files using ANSI,UNICODE and UTF-8.

♝ Database Command:

If you want to transfer data between database and other applications.
You can use database command to automate such processes.

You can use this command to :

➢ Import or Export data in various formats.
➢ Convert data from one format to another.
➢ Transfer data from a custom database to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, or from one database to another in pre-defined formats.
♝ Email Automation Command:

This command enables you to automatically manage your email messages with your Automation Anywhere Task bot or Meta bot logic.

You can use this command to automate tasks such as:

➢ Managing your incoming email messages.
➢ Downloading attachments to a specific folders.
➢ Clearing unwanted email messages.
➢ Communicating with your mail server.
➢ Monitoring your email activity.


♝ Delay Command:

In some cases, if you want a Task/Meta bot to wait for a certain of time before moving to the next command.
You can also use a delay command to make the task wait. Also can specify the amount of wait time.


String Operations Command:

It is required, when automating business processes.When you want to extract a portion of a text block from an email, a website or an application
window, you can use this command.

This Command can also be used to :

➢ Manipulate strings after capturing them.
➢ Search the string for particular phrases.
➢ Compare two strings.
➢ Convert a string to a lower or upper case.
➢ Obtain a length of a string.

♝ PDF Integration Command:

This Command has taken process automation to a next level.

PDF files have become pervasive on the web, in emails, and across businesses of all sizes.

PDF Integration command allows you to perform various simple tasks such as:

➢ Converting PDF to image.
➢ Extracting form fields and text.
➢ Merging documents.
➢ Splitting a document and
➢ Encrypting or decrypting a document.

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