<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
UI	I-Application
Automation	I-Application
(	O
UIA	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
that	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
access	O
,	O
identify	O
,	O
and	O
manipulate	O
the	O
user	O
interface	B-Application
(	O
UI	O
)	O
elements	O
of	O
another	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
facilitates	O
GUI	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
engine	O
upon	O
which	O
many	O
test	B-Application
automation	I-Application
tools	O
are	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPA	B-Application
tools	O
also	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
automate	O
applications	O
in	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UIA	O
's	O
property	O
providers	O
support	O
both	O
Win32	B-Library
and	O
.NET	B-Application
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
specification	O
of	O
UIA	O
is	O
found	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
UI	I-Application
Automation	I-Application
Community	O
Promise	O
Specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Mono	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Managed	O
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
API	B-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
native	O
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
API	B-Application
(	O
provider	O
)	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2008	I-Application
SDK	I-Application
and	O
is	O
also	O
distributed	O
with	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UIA	O
is	O
available	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	O
Automation	O
API	B-Application
3.0	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
download	O
for	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2003	O
and	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
client	O
side	O
,	O
UIA	O
provides	O
a	O
.NET	B-Application
interface	B-Application
in	O
UIAutomationClient.dll	O
assembly	O
and	O
a	O
COM	B-Application
interface	B-Application
implemented	O
directly	O
in	O
UIAutomationCore.dll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
server	O
side	O
,	O
UIAutomationCore.dll	O
is	O
injected	B-Operating_System
into	O
all	O
or	O
selected	O
processes	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
desktop	O
to	O
perform	O
data	O
retrieval	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
a	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
Core	O
also	O
offers	O
the	O
provider	O
and	O
client	O
API	B-Application
interfaces	O
for	O
unmanaged	O
applications	O
and	O
clients	O
;	O
unmanaged	O
applications	O
(	O
either	O
clients	O
or	O
providers	O
)	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
managed	O
assemblies	O
listed	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Managed	O
Provider	O
API	B-Application
(	O
UIAutomationProvider.dll	O
and	O
dependents	O
)	O
A	O
set	O
of	O
interface	B-Application
definitions	O
and	O
functions	O
that	O
are	O
implemented	O
by	O
managed	O
UIA	O
provider	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Managed	O
Client	O
API	B-Application
(	O
UIAutomationClient.dll	O
and	O
dependents	O
)	O
A	O
set	O
of	O
interface	B-Application
definitions	O
and	O
functions	O
for	O
managed	O
UIA	O
client	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UIAutomationClientsideProviders.dll	O
A	O
set	O
of	O
UIA	O
provider	O
implementations	O
for	O
legacy	O
Win32	B-Library
controls	O
and	O
MSAA	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
a	O
well-known	O
identifier	O
allows	O
assistive	O
technology	O
(	O
AT	O
)	O
devices	O
to	O
more	O
easily	O
determine	O
what	O
types	O
of	O
controls	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
interface	B-Application
(	O
UI	O
)	O
and	O
how	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
properties	O
enable	O
UIA	O
client	O
applications	O
to	O
discover	O
information	O
about	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	B-Application
(	O
UI	O
)	O
,	O
especially	O
controls	O
,	O
including	O
both	O
static	O
and	O
dynamic	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
controls	O
include	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
.NET	I-Application
Framework	I-Application
TextBox	O
and	O
RichTextBox	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
Win32	B-Library
equivalents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UIA	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
useful	O
as	O
a	O
framework	O
for	O
programmatic	O
access	O
in	O
automated	B-Application
testing	I-Application
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
providing	O
more	O
refined	O
solutions	O
for	O
accessibility	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
robust	O
functionality	O
for	O
automated	B-Application
testing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
Elements	O
are	O
individual	O
components	O
in	O
the	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
Properties	O
provide	O
specific	O
information	O
about	O
UI	O
elements	O
or	O
the	O
Control	O
Pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
Control	O
Patterns	O
define	O
a	O
particular	O
aspect	O
of	O
a	O
control	O
's	O
functionality	O
or	O
feature	O
;	O
they	O
can	O
consist	O
of	O
property	O
,	O
method	O
,	O
event	O
,	O
and	O
structure	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
Events	O
provide	O
a	O
trigger	O
to	O
respond	O
to	O
changes	O
and	O
notifications	O
in	O
UIA	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UIA	O
was	O
initially	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
and	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2003	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
integrated	O
with	O
all	O
subsequent	O
Windows	O
versions	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
Olive	O
project	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
add-on	O
libraries	O
for	O
the	O
Mono	B-Application
core	O
aiming	O
for	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
support	O
)	O
includes	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
WPF	O
(	O
PresentationFramework	O
and	O
WindowsBase	O
)	O
and	O
UI	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Novell	O
's	O
Mono	B-Application
Accessibility	O
project	O
is	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
UIA	O
Provider	O
and	O
Client	O
specifications	O
targeted	O
for	O
the	O
Mono	B-Application
framework	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
provides	O
a	O
bridge	O
to	O
the	O
Accessibility	B-Language
Toolkit	I-Language
(	O
ATK	O
)	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
assistive	O
technologies	O
(	O
ATs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
information	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
APIs	B-Application
,	O
an	O
MSAA-to-UIA	O
Proxy	O
and	O
UIA-to-MSAA	O
Bridge	O
were	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
is	O
a	O
component	O
that	O
consumes	O
MSAA	O
information	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
UIA	O
client	O
API	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessible	B-General_Concept
Rich	I-General_Concept
Internet	I-General_Concept
Applications	I-General_Concept
(	O
ARIA	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
UIA	O
AriaRole	O
and	O
AriaProperties	O
properties	O
can	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
ARIA	O
attribute	O
values	O
corresponding	O
to	O
an	O
HTML	O
element	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
exposed	O
as	O
an	O
automation	O
element	O
by	O
web	O
browsers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Automation	O
API	B-Application
:	O
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
is	O
packaging	O
its	O
accessibility	O
technologies	O
under	O
a	O
framework	O
called	O
Windows	O
Automation	O
API	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mono	B-Application
Accessibility	O
Project	O
:	O
On	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Novell	O
Inc.	O
,	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
their	O
interoperability	O
agreement	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
extending	O
their	O
agreement	O
to	O
include	O
accessibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Novell	O
would	O
develop	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
adapter	O
allowing	O
the	O
UIA	O
framework	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
existing	O
Linux	B-Application
accessibility	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Linux	B-Language
Accessibility	I-Language
Toolkit	I-Language
(	O
ATK	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
ships	O
with	O
SUSE	O
Linux	B-Application
Enterprise	O
Desktop	O
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
Enterprise	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
