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Take Screenshot Action

Take Screenshot Action captures the current screen content or a region and saves it on a specified object. It is commonly used for documentation, error reporting, audit trails, or capturing the state of applications during workflow execution.

Appearance

In Talos, Take Screenshot Action appears as a rectangular node with a camera icon, indicating visual capture. It shows details of the selected process like where to save the content and what region to capture.

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Properties

As all Actions, Take Screenshot Action has a few unique properties that are essential for it's functionality.

Common properties

Common properties inherited from Action.

Display NameString
This is the display name of the action.

By customizing this property, you can differentiate between same type of actions.

Action IDString
Indicates the unique ID of this action.

This property is Read only and it is not customizable

DisabledBoolean
If set to true, this action is considered disabled and will not be executed.
Capture ContextEnum
What to capture. Enums: Entire screen, Primary screen, Application, GUI element
ApplicationElement
The application to capture (when Capture Context is Application).
ElementElement
The specific element to capture (when Capture Context is GUI element).
Output ToEnum
Where to output the screenshot.
Output VariableVariable
The variable to store the screenshot path or data.
Output File PathPath
The file path where the screenshot will be saved.