Web extension installation

akaBot web extension helps to akaBot Studio or Agent to interact with web browsers when using the activity package Native Browser.

If you use activity package Browser to perform web automation and the browser is updated to the new version, you may need to update the new Browser driver.

akaBot support 4 types of browsers:

• Chrome
• Edge
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer

In order to install the akaBot web extension, please follow below steps:

Step 1 - Open Extensions page on your web browser.
Example: on Chrome

1. Click More icon
2. Select “More tools” menu
3. Select “Extensions”

Step 2 - Turn on Developer Mode then click "Load Unpacked"

Step 3 - Browse to akaBot Brower Extensions folder:

In x64 Windows, open folder: "C:\Program Files\FPT Software\akaBot Platform\akaBot"

In x86 Windows, open folder: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FPT Software\akaBot Platform\akaBot"

Select folder:

Select the folder whose name is Browser name then click Select Folder

• After successful installation, you will see the akaBot web extensions in your browser extensions list.

The akaBot mark will also appear in the upper right corner.

*If it does not appear, open the extension menu, which looks like a puzzle piece, and click the pin mark to fix the display.

After adding the extension, click "Indicate Element" in activities like Click Activity, and click any place where a red frame is displayed to automatically generate a selector.

<Setting Up Incognito Mode>

To enable the "Private Mode" property in the "Open Browser (NB)" activity of the "Native Browser" package added in Studio, you need to set this up.

Please set it accordingly as needed.

On the Chrome extension management screen opened earlier, go to the details page of "akaBot" and click on the setting item "Allow in incognito" to turn it on.

*When turning on this setting, note that all open windows, including tabs, will be refreshed.