Always make sure to test all your projects after upgrading to the latest version of Foxtrot RPA! To ensure proper operation, all Foxtrot servers and workstations are required to run the same version. Upgrade the Foxtrot server first, followed by all Foxtrot workstations. Uninstalling will never delete Foxtrot scripts or databases.

Version Notes

Over 30 new actions are added, many to Excel. Also, new functionality is added to existing actions. The 'Format Cell', 'Format Column', and 'Format Row' actions have added functionality, but this has caused a very minor bug. If you use any of these actions in older scripts, after upgrading you must edit all of them and either select a 'Number format' or simply check and uncheck the option, and then save the action: https://www.screencast.com/t/BeDEfOxZ9q
- This minor issue is already solved and will be fixed in the next release.

The new version now uses 'Credentials' instead of 'Passwords' allowing users to utilize encrypted information more places and with greater flexibility. But, you also need to make sure that all your e-mail accounts, etc. are hooked up to this new functionality. Start by adding your credentials in the project pane, and then you can use them in the script actions.
The 'Set Filter' action performs incorrect filters in more combinations. This issue will be fixed in the coming release.
Various 'Folder' actions containing a colon and similar characters in the path sometimes fails. This issue will be fixed in the coming release.
Some users experience issues when using the Unlocker in this version. This is currently being investigated.

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New FoxHub Features

The following new features have been added to FoxHub:

Improved Layout - The layout has been improved making it even easier to use.
Solo Jobs - Users can now add a Solo Job. A Solo Job is one that will be worked by a single bot that does not involve a database.
Scan for Bots - FoxHub has been improved to be able to scan the network for bots. To find available bots, right-click in the Bots view and select Find.
Local Bot Control - FoxHub can now control a bot that is installed on the same machine as the hub.

New Before and After Tasks

A Task in a project can now be designated as the Before Task or After Task. The Before Task will run only once at the very beginning, regardless of how many times the project is set to run. Likewise, the After Task will only run once at the end.

To learn more about the Before and After Task, read the Tasks article.

The following new Actions allow you to control the Before Task:

Action Name		Description
	Clear Before Task	Changes the Before Task to a Normal Task, if one exists in the project.
	Set Before Task	Designates a Task as the Before Task.
	Toggle Before Task	Toggles the Before Task on or off.
	Turn Off Before Task	Turns off the Before Task.
	Turn On Before Task	Turns on the Before Task.

The following new Actions allow you to control the After Task:

Action Name		Description
	Clear After Task	Changes the After Task to a Normal Task, if one exists in the project.
	Set After Task	Designates a Task as the After Task.
	Toggle After Task	Toggles the After Task on or off.
	Turn Off After Task	Turns off the After Task.
	Turn On After Task	Turns on the After Task.

Additionally, the following new tokens are also available in the Expression Builder:

Item Name	Description	Example Value
After Task Exists	Indicates if an After Task exists.	"True"
After Task Name	The name of the After Task.	"MyAfterTask"
Before Task Exists	Indicates if a Before Task exists.	"True"
Before Task Name	The name of the Before Task.	"MyBeforeTask"
Is After Task On	Indicates if the After Task is turned on.	"True"
Is Before Task On	Indicates if the Before Task is turned of.	"True"

New Slack Support

A new Slack Action has been added allowing you to send a Slack message. Read the Slack Action article for more information.

Action Name		Description
	Slack	Sends a Slack message.

New Credential Actions

In previous versions of Foxtrot, users could add a Password for use in a project. Starting in this version, Passwords have been replaced with Credentials. In additional to storing a password, a Credential can also store a username as well as other custom fields (such as a PIN value, for example). Read the Credentials article for more information.

The following new Credential Actions have been added:

Action Name		Description
	Clear Credential	Clears a field of a Credential.
	Create Credential	Adds a new Credential to the project.
	Delete Credential	Deletes a Credential from the project.
	Get Credential	Retrieves a value from a target and stores it in a Credential.
	Send Credential	Sends a Credential field to a target.
	Set Credential	Sets a field value of a Credential.

New and Improved Excel Actions

The following new Excel Actions have been added:

Action Name		Description
	Clear Filter	In Excel, clears the filter.
	Text to Columns	In Excel, splits a column of text into multiple columns.
	Delete Filter	In Excel, removes the filter.
	Hide Sheet	In Excel, hides a sheet.
	Refresh Filter	In Excel, reapplies the filter.
	Remove Duplicates	In Excel, removes duplicate rows.
	Set Filter	In Excel, sets the filter.
	Show Sheet	In Excel, unhides a sheet.
	Sort	In Excel, sorts the cell values.

Additionally, the following Excel Actions have been improved:

Action Name		Improvement
	Format Cell	The Format Cell, Format Column, and Format Row Actions now all have the ability to set the Number Format.
	Paste Cell	The Paste Cell Action now includes a Paste Special option for greater paste control.

New Power Saving Actions

The follow Actions now allow you to reduce power consumption:

Action Name		Description
	Hibernate	Puts the computer in hibernate mode.
	Sleep	Puts the computer in sleep mode.

Other New Actions

The following new Actions have been added:

Action Name		Description
	Exit All Tasks	Exits all Tasks and returns to the Startup Task.
	Set Resolution	Sets the screen resolution.

New Culture Support

Foxtrot is now equipped with Culture Support to handle decimal, currency and date values of other cultures. To access these new features, you must enable Culture Support in a project by checking the Support culture option in Project Settings.

Once turned on, Foxtrot will be capable of working with the following Cultures:

System
English (US)
English (UK)
Spanish
French
German
Danish
Italian
Slovak

The following new Actions have been added allowing you to easily convert values to new formats:

Action Name		Description
	Convert Field	Converts a field value from one culture to another.
	Convert Variable	Converts a variable value from one culture to another.

Additionally, certain items in the Expression Builder will have an icon displayed next to them indicating that item can be right-clicked to request a specific culture.

Note: The Calculate and Formula Action work with English (US) only. Therefore, to use these Actions, a value must be converted to English (US) format using a Convert Field or Convert Variable Action.

Improved OCR Tools

The following improvements have been made to the OCR Action making it easier to use:

An OCR Action can now be stopped by pressing the Break button
The OCR selection box color has been changed so it is more visible
An Expand button has been added which opens the image in a larger window for easier access

TN3270 Plus Emulator Support

Foxtrot now supports the TN3270 Plus terminal emulator. Read the Emulator Connections article to learn more about terminal emulator support.

New Default Project Settings

Default values for Project Settings can now be set up in Preferences.

Fixed: Multiple FoxHub Instances

In previous versions, FoxHub could be started more than once on the same machine causing problems controlling the bots. This has been fixed. Now, only one instance of FoxHub is allowed to be running on a machine.

Fixed: Mouse Recorder

In v13.1, the Mouse Recorder would fail to save the recording. This has been fixed.

Fixed: SQL Connections

In previous versions, a SQL Connection may fail to save in certain scenarios. Additionally, if a SQL connection was edited and saved, the password would become encrypted twice which caused it to no longer work. This has been fixed.

Fixed: FTP Passwords

In previous versions, FTP Connection passwords were not saving properly. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Email View

In previous versions, the Email View had the following problems which have been fixed:

The right-click popup menu displayed incorrect items
There was no way to access the Project Bar if sidebars were collapsed

Fixed: Close Me Action

In previous versions, the Close Me Action would not close Foxtrot if it had been launched by a batch file. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Create Variable Action

In previous versions, a Create Variable Action would fail to error if a variable was used in specifying the variable name and that variable was blank. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Emulator Key Actions

In previous versions, Foxtrot would display ***ERROR*** instead of the Action name for Emulator Key Actions. This has been fixed.

Fixed: If Action

In previous versions, if an If Action was edited and an Else was added, the Else Action would be inserted above all Actions inside the If statement. Now, the Else Action will be inserted below all Actions inside the If statement.

Fixed: Open Data Action

In previous versions, the Open Data Action would not fail properly in certain scenarios. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Prompt Action

In previous versions, the Prompt Action had the following problems which have been fixed:

The Hide cancel button option would be lost when the Action was edited
Checking Default value did not required the user to enter a default value
Checking Limit length did not require the user to enter a Length value
Other minor improvements

Fixed: Reply Action Error

In previous versions, if the Reply Action failed due to a missing variable, it would show the incorrect error message: No IMAP server specified. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Resume Action

In previous versions, Foxtrot would crash if a Resume Action was used in an Error Task in certain scenarios. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Search Cells Action

In previous versions, in certain scenarios the Search Cells Action would fail with Error 1004: "Select method of Range class failed." This has been fixed.

Fixed: Select Item Action

In previous versions, the Select Item Action would fail to select an exact item if that item contained a leading or trailing space. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Send Value Action

In previous versions, the Send Value Action was not saving the remove 'Leading & trailing' spaces option. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Sort Email Action

In previous versions, the Sort Email Action did not work in certain scenarios. This has been fixed.

Fixed: VBScript Action

In previous versions, a VBScript Action would display an empty message box when an error occurred in certain situations. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Write Log Action

In previous versions, a Write Log Action would not properly fail if the file path was invalid. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Window Actions

In previous versions, Window Actions (such as the Close Window and Maximize Window Action) would not properly apply the Right rule to the Window's Text. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Importing Blank Fields

In previous versions, when importing data, blank fields would import as a Logical field type. These field will now be imported as Text.

Fixed: Project Names with Commas

In previous versions, if a user double-clicked a project whose file name contained a comma, the project would not open. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Breakpoint Not Scrolled Into View

In previous versions, if Foxtrot stopped on a breakpoint while running a full speed, the breakpoint would not be scrolled into view. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Targeting While Maximized

In previous versions, if a user attempted to target while the Foxtrot window was maximized and while the sidebars were collapsed, they would be unable to create an Action. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Speed Slider Preference

In previous versions, the Speed Slider preference was not being applied. This has been fixed.

Fixed: WeekdayName Function

In previous versions, the WeekdayName formula function did not return proper results. This has been fixed.

Renamed Actions

The following Actions have been renamed in Foxtrot:

New Name		Old Name
	Custom Click	Super Click
	Sound	Play Sound
	Turn Off Record	Mark Record
	Turn On Record	Unmark Record
	Voice	Speak

The FTP Actions have also been renamed to be consistent with other Action names.

New Name		Old Name
	Create FTP Folder	FTP Create Folder
	Delete FTP File	FTP Delete File
	Download FTP File	FTP Download File
	Go to FTP Folder	FTP Go to Folder
	Log Off FTP	FTP Log Off
	Log On FTP	FTP Log On
	Rename FTP File	FTP Rename File
	Upload FTP File	FTP Upload File

Miscellaneous Fixes

This release also includes other minor bug fixes and usability improvements.

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