Core Activities

Version: 1.0.0  ·  ID: zoan-packages-core  ·  Author: Zoan Software

The Core package contains the fundamental activities that structure any automation: making decisions, repeating actions, handling errors, saving data and recording what happens. They do not automate a specific system (Browser, Excel, etc. do that), but they organize the flow of the playbook.

They are installed by default: you will always find them in the palette under the Core group.

If it is your first automation

These are the activities you will use the most. It is worth understanding three concepts well beforehand: variables (where the data is stored), expressions (how values ​​are calculated with =) and sub-flows / lanes (how some activities contain others).

Group activities

Decisiones

Activity	Type	What it does
If / Elseif / Else	if	Run one branch or another based on a condition

Repetition (loops)

Activity	Type	What it does
For Each	foreach	Repeat for each element of a list or table
For Loop	for-loop	Repeat a counted number of times
While	while	Repeat as long as a condition is true
Break	break	Exit the loop immediately
Continue	continue	Jump to the next turn of the loop

Manejo de errores

Activity	Type	What it does
Try / Catch	try-catch	Atrapa errores y permite continuar
Retry	retry	Retry a failing block
Throw	throw	Throws an error on purpose

Variables y datos

Activity	Type	What it does
Set Variable	set-variable	Assigns a value to a variable

Flow and debugging

Activity	Type	What it does
Log	log	Write a message to the execution log
Log to File	log-to-file	Append a log line to a file
Comment	comment	Documentation note on the canvas (no runtime effect)
Delay	delay	Wait a while before continuing
Invoke Playbook	invoke-playbook	Run another playbook and bring back its results

What activity do I need?

Quiero…	Usa
Do something only if a condition is met	If
Process each row of an Excel / each email of a list	For Each
Repeat N times (e.g. 10 pages)	For Loop
Repeat until something changes	While
Don’t let one mistake stop the entire bot	Try / Catch
Retry an unstable action (slow web, network)	Retry
Stop the bot with a clear error message	Throw
Save or change the value of a variable	Set Variable
Leave a record of what happened (to diagnose)	Log
Keep a log in your own file	Log to File
Document the flow with a note	Comment
Wait for a system to react	Delay
Reuse logic in another playbook	Invoke Playbook