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Using actions in the Designer

Using actions in the Designer

The Designer is Roberty Studio's visual environment, where you build your robots' flows. Each step of a process is an action — a configurable block that does one specific thing.

This guide is split into smaller, more focused tutorials. Pick the topic you want:

The tutorials​

1. Introduction to actions​

The basics of actions in the Designer:

  • What an action is
  • How to add actions to a flow
  • How to use the action catalog

For: anyone starting out with Roberty Studio

2. The anatomy of an action​

An action's structure and its parts:

  • The action card
  • The sections of the settings panel
  • Identity, output fields and run options

For: anyone who can add actions and wants to understand them fully

3. Input field types​

Every kind of field there is for configuring an action:

  • The basic fields (text, number, select, toggle)
  • The advanced dynamic fields
  • Selecting earlier actions

For: anyone configuring actions with different kinds of parameters

4. Chaining actions​

Using one action's result in another:

  • How the output system works
  • Step by step, referencing an output
  • Good chaining practice

For: anyone building more complex flows by connecting actions

5. Running and monitoring​

Controlling the run and following your actions' status:

  • Run options (stop on error, retries)
  • The visual states during a run
  • Diagnosing and fixing errors

For: anyone who wants to understand running and debugging robots

A suggested order​

If you are new to the Designer, go through them like this:

  1. Introduction to actions → the concepts
  2. The anatomy of an action → structure and parts
  3. Input field types → configuring fields
  4. Chaining actions → connecting actions to each other
  5. Running and monitoring → running and debugging

Need help?​

If you have questions, or run into trouble using actions in the Designer, see the full documentation or contact support.