A Robot Error of an Unexpected Error is usually indicative of a data error. This data error may be easily corrected, it may require ETO Supports assistance.
Reporting these error to our team is helpful so that we can mitigate and resolve these errors. Here are some steps to get more details from these error messages.
Often these errors come when there is a special character in a field relevant to the form or action the user is taking. Remove special characters to avoid robot errors.
If you are seeing the Robot errors in reporting, please review this article and contact our team if you continue to find errors loading reports.
Reporting and Recording Errors
It can be most beneficial to our teams if you are able to provide a recording or screenshots of the issue.
Open an online video session with yourself; Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or any other screensharing service. Begin recording. You may choose to skip this step if you might expose participant PHI/PII in your recording. If you do not record, we will note the important screenshots.
Clear your browsers cache and cookies.
Close your browser
Open your browser again and navigate to the Network Tab.
Firefox Developer Tools from the menu by selecting Tools > Web Developer > Web Developer Tools or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + I or F12 on Windows and Linux, or Cmd + Opt + I on macOS.
Google Chrome, open the Chrome Menu in the upper-right-hand corner of the browser window and select More Tools > Developer Tools. You can also use Option + ⌘ + J (on macOS), or Shift + CTRL + J (on Windows/Linux).
Microsoft Edge: Open the browser. Press F12 on the keyboard. Optional: Press Ctrl+Shift+I keys or click the Setting and more ellipsis icon, then click More tools > Developer Tools.
Navigate to the Network Tab
Login and recreate the steps you took to create the error. If you are not recording with a video, take note the exact buttons you are clicking and the exact forms or participants you are working with. Taking screenshots of each click or writing down the details is sufficient.
When the error is on your screen, either take a moment to pause so the recording captures this data or take a screenshot of the following sections
The Error Message
The Network Tab of the Developers Console
The Console Tab of the Developers Console
Run an internet speed test in a new tab, take a screenshot of this.
Note:
If you are recording and your recording contains PHI/PII we recommend sending the file in a password protected format. The password and the file should be shared in two separate emails.
If you are taking screenshots. Take a screenshot of your entire screen. Use screenshot tools like GreenShot, Snipping Tool, or SnagIt to capture the photo and then edit out PHI/PII.
Once you've gathered this data, send it to our team! If you cannot get all the data, send what you can and we will attempt to recreate on our end with what you provide. You can also always chat in with our team to get live support for reoccurring or one time errors.
Robot Error
Click the body of the Robot to load the Error Message text. See above image as example.
This error message might point to the data issue, special character, improper text formatting, etc.
Note: Reference Log ID is not as helpful to our team. Clicking the body of the robot to load the error message is the most helpful step. If it does not load a error message, you can follow the steps in "Unexpected Errors" below to get the Network Errors.
Detailed reproduction steps are very helpful for our team.
Unexcepted Error | F12 / Developer Tools
In any browser, click F12 or open Developer Tools and open the Network Console.
Reload or resubmit the page showing the error. You may need to take the action (upload the file, add the demographic value, etc.) to re-trigger the error.
See the Network tab to an Error (This screenshot from IE 11)
Right Click 500
Copy Response payload
Paste response payload to a Notepad.
This can be sent to our support team.
Find the "Message:" in the copied text.
This message may point to the data error. Contact support (eto@bonterratech.com) to get further assistance with the error. Detailed reproduction steps will be extremely helpful for our team.