:::image type='content' source='media/uiautomation/parent-child-ui-element.png' alt-text='Screenshot of two UI elements with parent - child relationship.':::Īlthough selectors are created automatically when adding UI elements, some particular scenarios need manually created selectors. The parent UI element pinpoints the application window, while the child shows the hierarchical structure of the specific component inside the window. If you create a UI element that pinpoints a component inside an application window, two UI elements will be created automatically. When you create a UI element of an application window, its selector always has a root element named :desktop. Selectors use the > notation to indicate that each element is contained within the element on its left.

:::image type='content' source='media/uiautomation/create-ui-element.png' alt-text='Screenshot of the options to create a new UI element.':::Īll UI elements consist of selectors that pinpoint the hierarchical structure of the components. To add a new UI element, select Add UI element through the deployed UI automation action or the UI elements pane of the flow designer. Some UI automation actions require you to set UI elements in their properties to indicate the element you want to handle. Power Automate provides various UI automation actions to enable users to interact with Windows and desktop applications. To find more information regarding running Power Automate as an administrator, go to Run Power Automate with elevated rights. To use the UI automation actions (except for the Use desktop action) to interact with applications that run with elevated privileges, run Power Automate as administrator.

To prevent unauthorized access, Power Automate needs to run with the same or higher privileges as the applications it automates.

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