Web applications

Before using the web application project item to automate Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, install and enable the desired Pega Browser Extension (PBE). During the installation of Pega Robot Studio and Pega Robot Runtime, you receive a prompt to install the browser extensions.

If you initially install Pega Robot Studio and Robot Runtime without the appropriate extension, you can install the PBE after the initial installation. For more information about installation PBE separately from Pega Robot Studio and Robot Runtime, see the Installing Pega Browser Extension with the Setup Wizard on Pega Community.

The BrowserType property determines the browser to use within web applications:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Internet Explorer (IE) Compatibility Mode
• Electron

For details on how to configure the properties, see Configuration of web applications.

Electron is a software framework that uses web technologies, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to develop desktop applications. To include an Electron application in a robotics project, add a new web application and select Electron from the Browser type selection. Because you launch an Electron application with an executable file, the StartPage property is removed and replaced with Path and AdditionalArguments. Use Path to specify the location of the executable and AdditionalArguments to provide any required command-line arguments for starting the application.

The web application project item provides partial support for interrogating and automating Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. To learn more about the web application implementation considerations, see Google Chrome support in Pega Robotic Automation and Microsoft Edge support in Pega Robotic Automation.

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