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ABBYY Vantage Connector for UiPath is a set of activities that run inside your UiPath workflow. The activities are delivered as a NuGet package.

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Install the connector

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Run the installer

Run ABBYYVantageConnectorForUiPath.<version>.exe and follow the instructions of the Installation Wizard. During the installation, specify the connector installation folder. By default, it is set to C:\Program Files\ABBYY Vantage Connector for UiPath.
2

Open a UiPath Studio project

In UiPath Studio, open an existing project or create a new one.
3

Open Manage Packages

On the ribbon, click Manage Packages on the Design tab.
UiPath ribbon showing the Manage Packages button on the Design tab
4

Enable the nuget.org package source

Make sure the nuget.org package source is enabled. This package source is required in order to install some dependencies for the connector package.
If you already have a configured package source and want to use it, skip the next step.
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Create a new package source

Go to the Settings tab of the Manage Packages window and create a new package source:
  1. Enter a name for the new package source.
  2. Specify the path to the folder where you intend to place the connector NuGet packages.
  3. Click Add to confirm the settings.
Manage Packages Settings tab with the new user-defined package source name and folder path filled in
The new package source is displayed in the User defined package sources area and in the left pane of the Manage Packages window.
Manage Packages window showing the newly added user-defined package source in the User defined package sources list
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Copy the ABBYY Vantage NuGet packages

Copy all the NuGet packages of the ABBYY Vantage Connector for UiPath from the installation folder to your package source folder. The packages are in the UiPath Activities subfolder of the installation folder from the installer step. The default location is C:\Program Files\ABBYY Vantage Connector for UiPath\UiPath Activities.Once the NuGet connector packages are in the available package source, you can install the connector package to the project dependencies.
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Install Abbyy.UiPath.Vantage.Activities

In the Manage Packages window, navigate to the All Packages section and do the following:
  1. Click the newly created package source category.
  2. Select Abbyy.UiPath.Vantage.Activities from the list of available packages and click Install. The License Acceptance window will display licensing terms for each third-party package you install.
  3. Click View License to read the license terms.
  4. Click I Accept to agree with the license terms and install the packages, and then click Save.
Manage Packages window showing Abbyy.UiPath.Vantage.Activities selected for installation
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Verify the Vantage activities are available

Once installed, the Vantage activities appear in the ABBYY Vantage section of the list of activities available for your project.
Activities panel showing the ABBYY Vantage section with Vantage Scope, Use Skill, Get Results, and Map Fields activities
For detailed instructions on installing packages, see the UiPath Studio Guide.

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Convert legacy projects

Convert your Windows-legacy projects to Windows compatibility, because legacy compatibility is no longer supported.
To convert a project to Windows compatibility, you need to upgrade the version of the ABBYY Vantage Connector for UiPath. To do this, repeat all the install steps except the Create a new package source step.
The default compatibility for new projects is now Windows compatibility. Convert each existing Windows-legacy project by completing the following steps.
1

Open the Windows-legacy project

In UiPath Studio, open the Windows-legacy project.
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Click Convert to Windows

Click the Convert to Windows link in the message that appears under the ribbon.
UiPath ribbon with the Convert to Windows banner displayed under the ribbon
The Convert to Windows dialog box opens.
Convert to Windows dialog box with project name, location, and Create a new project option
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Choose the conversion mode

Specify how the Windows-legacy project will be converted to Windows:
  • To create a copy of the current project using Windows compatibility and keep the original Windows-legacy project, select Create a new project. Enter the name of the project, its location, and optionally a description for the new project.
  • To update the existing project and convert it to Windows compatibility, deselect the Create a new project option. If you deselect this option, the changes made to the project cannot be undone.
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Click Convert

Click Convert. For more information about converting Windows-legacy projects to Windows compatibility, see the UiPath Studio Guide.