Introduction to Adapters

Question 1

What does Pega Robot Studio use to integrate and interact with systems?

Answer 1

Adapters

Question 2

When Custom API’s and Pega platform cannot handle the communication what is provided to solve this situation

Answer 2

Pega robot studio provides specific adapters that allow access to the workflow process

Question 3

Name the four common adapter that are available with Pega Robot Studio?

Answer 3

Windows, Web
Universal Web
Text Adapter

Question 4

Name the application the windows adapter integrates with?

Answer 4

Windows Applications
Java Application
SAP GUI

Question 5

Name the application the web adapter integrates with?

Answer 5

Internet Explorer

Question 6

Name the application the Universal Web adapter integrates with?

Answer 6

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Question 7

Name the application the Text adapter integrates with?

Answer 7

Host-based application

Mainframe Applications

Question 8

Name the adapter properties that apply to a windows application

Answer 8

Path
TargetPath
HooChildProcesses
StartMethod
StartOnProjectStart
WorkingDirectory
Arguments
HideApplicationAtRuntime

Question 9

Describe the particulars of the PATH property?

Answer 9

You enter the full path in the path property and the executable file name when the application runs from the same installation folder of the program

Question 10

How do you enter PATH property if the application is in the system path?

Answer 10

CRM.exe

Question 11

What does the PATH property not support?

Answer 11

links
Wild cards
Regex text entries

Question 12

Describe the particulars of the TARGETPATH property?

Answer 12

This property references an application launched as the result of one or more other processes(applications) happening first.

Question 13

To use the Path/TargetPath relationship what must you change the StartMethod property to?

Answer 13

StartAndWait

Question 14

Using the Path/TargetPath configuration can interrogate the PATH application?

Answer 14

NO only the TargetPath Application

Question 15

What application usually use the TARGETPATH configuration?

Answer 15

Java-based Applications

Question 16

What does the HOOKCHILDPROCESSES property do?

Answer 16

Configures the solution to integrate with an application and any application launched from that application

Question 17

What 2 conditions would merit you to set HOOKCHILDPROCESSES property to true?

Answer 17

One application starts other applications

Both Parent and Spawned applications are required for the solution

Question 18

Name the three option for the StartMethod property?

Answer 18

Start
StartAndWait
MonitorAll

Question 19

Describe the Start option of the StartMethod property?

Answer 19

Tells Pega Robot Studio to Launch and Hook the application identified by the path property after the adapter starts. This is the default

Question 20

Describe the StartAndWait option of the StartMethod property?

Answer 20

Tells Pega Robot Studio to Launch and Hook the application identified by the path property after the adapter starts, wait for the TargetPath application to Launch and then hook the TargetPath application

Question 21

Describe the MonitorAll option of the StartMethod property?

Answer 21

Tells Pega Robot Studio to wait for the Path application to run and then hooks the application. In this case, starting the adapter does not cause the Path application to lauch

Question 22

Describe the STARTONPROJECTSTART property?

Answer 22

Its starts the adapter when the solution or project starts, the defauly for this property is true

Question 23

If the STARTONPROJECTSTART property is false what must you do?

Answer 23

you must start the adapter first in an automation

Question 24

Describe the Working Directory property?

Answer 24

This is a field populated with the location of the working directory which is the same value as the path property value

Question 25

Describe the Arguments property?

Answer 25

You use it to enter command line arguments required for starting the application associated with the adapter

Question 26

Describe the HideApplicationAtRuntime property?

Answer 26

Set this property to TRUE to hide the application during project runtime

Question 27

If you use the HideApplicationAtRuntime property how do you show the hidden application?

Answer 27

Call the Show method on the adapter