UI flow inputs not working
Important
This article covers topics related to legacy systems. Migrate your flows created with these solutions to Power Automate for desktop or delete them.
- Selenium IDE is deprecated and will no longer work after February 28th, 2023.
- Windows recorder (V1) is deprecated and no longer works.
This article provides steps to solve the UI flow inputs not working issue.
Applies to: Power Automate
Original KB number: 4555723
Symptoms
Input not getting inserted into the field that was selected.
Verifying issue
Check Known issues and solutions.
Solving steps
Make sure that the input field
- Is not a read-only field(verified by checking if you can type in it normally).
- There wasn't an extra click between selecting the field and the recorder.
- The input field can be used normally by you while not recording & there are no input restrictions imposed by the application on it.
Best practices
Set focus to the input field by selecting it before selecting the Use Input option.
Clear the field in the recording before selecting the Use Input option. One way to clear an input field during recording is to:
- Select the input field.
- Press Ctrl+A key combination to select the text in the input field.
- Press the Backspace key to clear the input field.
Make sure a blue highlight appears around the textbox when selecting it.
Getting started: Use inputs and outputs in Windows recorder (V1) flows.