Developing scripts

Bots in IBM RPA are scripts with commands defining the bots' actions. You can leverage this topic's content to improve your script development skills. In IBM Robotic Process Automation, you build scripts in the authoring tool called IBM RPA Studio.

• Script language
  In IBM RPA, you build scripts using IBM RPA scripting language: a procedural programming language that describes your bots' actions.

• Scripts
  Learn how to create and open scripts on IBM RPA Studio.

• Variables
  IBM RPA scripting language supports variables. Variables store values for use in your script. Use assignments to change variables' values, like increment and decrement operations, or during the script runtime. Also, use specific commands to assign values to the variables.
  

• Subroutines
  Subroutines are reusable blocks of commands. You can call a subroutine whenever you need it in your script.

• Control flow
  Control flow is the order in which bots run commands. In IBM RPA, bots run one command at a time in the order they appear in your script. You can create conditional statements, loops, and also reusable blocks of code.

• Date and time manipulation
  IBM RPA supports variables that can store date and time for evaluation.

• Text and number manipulation
  Learn about the parsing methods available for Text and Numeric variables.

• Assets
  You can embed files in your script for reuse during the bot's runtime. These files are called assets in your script.

• Parameters
  Parameters are super global text variables available in your environment.

• Logs
  Learn about the logs generated by IBM RPA components.

• Debugging scripts
  You can debug scripts in IBM RPA Studio. The debugging mode enables you to control the bot's operation, test commands, track variables, and debug scripts in remote computers.

• Script development guidelines
  Guidelines to develop scripts in IBM RPA Studio.