Block has invalid upstream key

Robert Fleming
Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:29:21 +0000
General

We have a call to interaction manager’s GetTable function to retrieve the count of backlogged tasks in it’s queue, the function has a Key parameter that is set to None, and the function works well in the Robot Studio, and legacy Visual studio plugin. When we attempt a deploy from the Robot Studio UI, an error is trapped indicating “Automation block has an invalid upstream key - KeyName: None”. (see attach pic)

A work around was noted in the support logs (Automation block has an invalid upstream key-Invalid key : none | Support Center) on how to change the Robot Studio to ignore the error. However, is this an error, or not? Is there a better way to get the count of items on the queue?

Our challenge is that we have to tell each developer that this is not an “error” and the default option of the “Project analysis” needs to be altered.. I would like a clean compile every time, Especially on the attached sample, as it is used by all our solutions at somepoint…

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