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FC-ANY-RETRY-001: Infinite retry without limit

RetryScope has no NumberOfRetries limit and may retry indefinitely.

higherror handlinguipath

What it detects

RetryScope has no NumberOfRetries limit and may retry indefinitely. Flowcerta surfaces this finding from the active validation pipeline for supported file types and platforms.

Why it matters

Error-handling findings matter because unattended automations fail in ways humans do not immediately see. Without bounded retries, exception capture, and logging, a single bad dependency can create silent data loss or prolonged instability.

Example violation

RetryScope has no NumberOfRetries limit and may retry indefinitely.

Fix guidance

UiPath

  • Set NumberOfRetries to a finite value (e.g. 3) and configure exponential backoff.
  • Use platform-native assets, credentials, bounded retries, and Log Message checkpoints instead of hardcoded literals or silent failure paths.
  • Revalidate the workflow after the change and confirm the finding no longer appears.

Verification steps

  1. Run validation again and confirm the rule no longer appears in the finding list.
  2. Review the changed workflow artifact directly to verify the risky pattern is gone.
  3. Capture the new validation result as evidence for the relevant owner or compliance review.

Compliance references

Related rules

FC-ANY-EXC-001FC-ANY-HTTP-001FC-ANY-RETRY-002

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