UiPath Updated UiPath-ADAv1 Exam Questions and Answers by ivy-rae

The Config.xlsx file is a configuration file that stores the values of various parameters used in the automation process1. It has three sheets: Settings, Constants, and Assets2. The Settings sheet contains hard-coded values that may need to be changed occasionally, such as file paths, file names, timeout values, etc23. The Constants sheet contains values that are universal variables for the process, such as selectors, URLs, etc23. The Assets sheet contains the names of Orchestrator Assets that are used to store dynamic values that can be accessed across different processes, such as credentials, text, boolean, integer, etc24. However, the Assets sheet does not contain the names of Credential Assets stored in Orchestrator, because they are retrieved using a different activity (Get Credentials) than other assets (Get Asset). Therefore, the Credential Assets are stored in the Settings sheet instead of the Assets sheet.

References: Config.xlsx documentation, Settings, Constants and Assets sheet in config file, Config Dictionary in ReFramework without Excel, Custom Configuration File Reader, [UiPath Framework - Assets VS Settings Sheet of Config.xlsx].

To manage assets for a specific folder in UiPath Orchestrator, you should select the folder from the sidebar menu and then click the "Assets" tab. This allows you to manage assets that are available to the processes running within the selected folder. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

References:

UiPath Orchestrator Guide: Managing Assets in Orchestrator

The Anchor Base activity is used to automate interaction with an application when the element selector is not reliable and the element’s position on the screen changes. The Anchor Base activity consists of two parts: an anchor and an action. The anchor is a UI element that has a reliable selector and a fixed position relative to the target element. The action is the activity that performs the desired operation on the target element. The Anchor Base activity uses the anchor to locate the target element based on its relative position (left, right, top, bottom) and then executes the action on it. This way, the automation can handle dynamic and complex UI elements that have unreliable selectors or change their position on the screen. References: Anchor Base and Example for Anchor Base Activity from UiPath documentation and forum.

Based on best practices, the selector attribute that is unreliable is innertext. The innertext attribute is the text content of a UI element, such as a table, a button, or a label. The innertext attribute is unreliable because it can change dynamically depending on the data or the state of the UI element. For example, the innertext attribute of a table can change when the table is updated with new values, or the innertext attribute of a button can change when the button is clicked or disabled. Using the innertext attribute in a selector can cause the selector to fail or to identify the wrong UI element if the text content is different from the expected value1. Therefore, the innertext attribute should be avoided or replaced with a more reliable attribute, such as tag, class, or title. The tag attribute is the name of the HTML element, such as table, button, or input. The tag attribute is reliable because it does not change unless the UI element is replaced with a different element. The class attribute is the name of the CSS class that defines the style or the behavior of the UI element, such as ui_side_menu, btn-primary, or form-control. The class attribute is reliable because it does not change unless the UI element is styled or modified differently. The title attribute is the text that appears when the mouse pointer is hovered over the UI element, such as temperature now, submit, or username. The title attribute is reliable because it does not change unless the UI element is renamed or removed2.

References: Selectors with Wildcards and UiPath Selectors from UiPath documentation and forum.