This article describes the RPA Browser functionality to select a dropdown option.

For a full list of available functions, please read BROWSER functions.

Description

The BROWSER Select a dropdown option function allows you to select a dropdown option.

Setting it up

To use the BROWSER Select a dropdown option function, follow these instructions:

Once on a process map:

Navigate to the process where you would like to add the BROWSER Select a dropdown option function
Click on the green button’s drop-down (right side of the green button labelled “Process”)
On the menu that appears, click on the “+ Activity” item
From here you can select the BROWSER Select a dropdown option option
Click "Add" once you are done

Parameter	Required	Type	Default	Description
Element selector	Yes	Text	–	Selector to identify the dropdown element.
Selector type	Yes	Select	XPath	Method to locate the element.
Option value	Yes	Text	–	The value or text of the option to select.
Scroll into view	No	Boolean	Off	Scroll to the element first.
Visible only	No	Boolean	Off	Only interact with visible elements.

This action does not produce any output variables.

Error	Description
Element not found	The dropdown element could not be found.
Option not found	The specified option does not exist in the dropdown.