How you automate tasks which have a gui app instead of CLI? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Auth@lemmy.world to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world

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I am trying to use powershell to setup a process that off boards users and doing the AD side of things is great but I am not sure how to use powershell to interact with our other software that only has a gui.

For example user management in studio3T where they only have a web UI or an application that you can download and run locally.

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 weeks ago

I wouldn't personally

What if your automation clicks the wrong button after an update? GUI is for humans not scripts.

[-] Auth@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

but im lazy and I dont want to have to manually do it every time 😅

[-] bright_side_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I mean yes, but updates can also break scripts. I'd say less likely, but if the automation solves an annoying issue, just go for it. It's good to understand though that the automation needs adjustment from time to time

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