Interrogated controls that appear as base controls can be good candidates for UI Connectors.

To create a UI Connector, perform the following steps:

1. Start the interrogation of the application.
2. On the Application Designer, right-click a matched control and click the CreateUIConnector option.Result: The system displays the Choose Control Target Interface window, shown in the following figure.

   

   

3. Choose the interface that best reflects the type of control being accessed. For instance, Grids should implement IGridTarget, buttons should implement IButtonTarget, and so on.
   Note: This option is available for .NET, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Java applications.
4. Click OK to create a C# (.cs) class file and open the script editor.
   The system uses this file to implement the UI Connector. The system generates the file, assigns the name of the control with Connector<#> appended, and places it in the UI Connectors folder in the project.
   The system generates the following files:

   • .cs file – The C# class file for UI Connector implementation
   • .json file - Contans metadata about the UI connector
   • .design.json file: Contains type information used for code completion. Do not modfy this file.

• Example C# class file

  Use a C# class file to implement UI connectors.

• Example JSON file

  The JSON file contains the same information stored in the ExpressTranslator and NativeTypeattributes. This provides Pega Robot Studio with a way to learn about a UI Connector without having to parse the code.

• Using the UI Connector framework