Use the Terminate component
End the specified Windows system process by using the Terminate component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
Before you begin
Role required: none
About this task
You can configure the properties for the Terminate component. For more information about these properties, see Properties of the System Process components.
Procedure
In the Toolbox pane, navigate to Utilities > System Process.
Drag the Terminate component to the Design surface.
To configure the input fields, see Configure port properties.
Connect the data and control ports of the Terminate component to the corresponding ports of the other component as described in the following table.
| Parameter | Description | Port type | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProcessId | The process ID of the process to terminate. You can pass this value from a previously executed component. You can get the processId by opening the Task Manager on your Windows machine.- Example: ProcessId of Services.exe: 660 | Data In | Yes |
- To test the component, under the DESIGN tab, click Run.
Example
As part of your automation workflow, after you have opened an app, such as Windows Terminal and ran a command on it, you can terminate the app by providing the process ID in the Terminate component.
Terminate component in a simple workflow showing ProcessId as parameter.
Parent Topic:System process