Deploying Unattended Robots - Community License

1. Create a new process, add the Copy File activity, configure the fields/paths to the files, and select the Overwrite option so that the newly copied file can replace the previous file every day.

   
   

   

   
   
2. Publish the Process to Orchestrator.
3. Click the Publish button to the right of the Studio ribbon,
4. In the Publish properties tab, enter a name for the package.
5. In the Publish options tab, for the Publish to option, select Orchestrator Tenant Processes Feed, the location where unattended robots can access the automation.

6. Click Publish.

   For more information, see About Publishing Automation Projects in the Studio Guide.

   
   

   

   
   
7. In Orchestrator, create the process that the unattended robot uses for running the automation.
8. Access your Automation Cloud instance at https://cloud.uipath.com, and select your Orchestrator tenant.
9. In Orchestrator, select the Shared Folder > Processes, and then click the Plus button on the right side to open the Add Process page.

10. Select the package and click Create to add the process to the Shared Folder.

    
    

    

    
    
    Note: Keep in mind that you are working with two entities in this process. The first entity is you, the developer who creates and publishes the process. The second one is the unattended user that runs the automation and the Robot on the unattended machine.

1. Create the robot account.

2. Add the robot account to the Shared folder.

   At this point, the robot account exists only as an identity, with no roles or permissions assigned. Therefore, we need to add it to the Shared folder to gain access to processes published there and to give it the Robot role:
3. In Orchestrator, select the Shared folder > Users, and then click the Assign User or Group button on the right side.
4. Search for and select the robot account from the first list, then select the Robot role from the second list, and then click Assign.
5. Create the unattended robot that runs the automations:
6. Go back to the Shared folder and select More actions > Edit.
7. Select Unattended Robot, enable the toggle to Automatically create an unattended robot for this user, fill in the Windows credentials, and click Update.

1. In Orchestrator, select the Shared Folder > Machines, and then click the Manage Machine Templates button on the right side.
2. Click the Plus button on the right side to open the Add Machine page.
3. Enter a template name, for example Unattended Machines, assign one unattended runtime, and click Provision.

4. Copy the newly generated machine key for later use.

   
   

   

   
   

From Studio

From the UiPath Assistant

1. Open the UiPath Assistant.
2. On the Preferences menu, select Preferences.
3. Navigate to Orchestrator Settings.
4. In the Orchestrator URL field, enter your Orchestrator URL.

5. In the Machine Key field, enter the key you copied earlier when you created the machine template in Orchestrator.

   For details about the differences between machine entities in Orchestrator and when to use each one, see Machines in the Orchestrator Guide.

6. Click Connect. The status should show Connected, Licensed.
   
   

   

   
   
   Note: When setting up the machine, if the setup is based on a virtual environment, you can disconnect the remote session but make sure to leave the unattended user logged on the machine so that the connection to Orchestrator stays active.

1. In Orchestrator, select the Shared Folder > Automations > Processes. Look for the process deployed in step 1 and click the Start a Job button on the right side to open the Start Job page.

   
   

   

   
   

2. Choose the user and the machine configured earlier, and then click Start.

   This starts the selected unattended process on the selected machine. You can monitor the job in the Jobs Status section of the Shared Folder in Orchestrator.

   
   

   

   
   

1. In Orchestrator, select the Shared Folder > Triggers, and then click the Add button on the right side to open the Create Trigger page.
2. Make sure Time is selected and then provide the required information: enter a name for the trigger, select the process, the user, and the daily recurrence at 9 AM.

3. Click Add.