Set up the Automation Anywhere app to access Automation Co-Pilot in the Microsoft Teams platform.

Integrating Automation Co-Pilot in Microsoft Teams

Use the Automation Co-Pilot experience with Microsoft Teams (desktop or web app) directly from your workspace and access authorized automations from within Microsoft Teams without having to open a new interface or learn a new app.

Task summary

  1. Download all files (color.png, manifest.json, and outline.png).
  2. Create one zip file for all of the files.
  3. Using the zip file, upload the Automation Anywhere app to your organization's app catalog in Microsoft Teams to make it available to end users for download.
Note: The Automation Anywhere app is not supported on mobile devices.

Prerequisites

  • Create a copy of the URL for your organization's Control Room from the Embed code field in Automation Co-Pilot using embedded widget. See Setup iFrame widget using Automation Co-Pilot.
    Note: You must use the following parameter in your URL to force the use of the Teams SDK and auth code.
    • If the embed code was generated with Tags, then add 
      &App=Teams
      to the end of the URL.
    • If the embed code was generated without Tags, then add 
      ?App=Teams
      to the end of the URL.
  • Click MS-Teams-Integration/Automation Anywhere/ to access the GitHub folder which contains the link used to download the zip folder. Download the following files which you will use in the setup process: color.png, manifest.json, and outline.png.
  • Use admin roles and permissions to access your Microsoft Teams platform during the setup process.

Procedure

  1. Open Microsoft Teams.
  2. From the side panel, click Apps and search for the Developer Portal app (a free app). If you have not yet installed it, click Add; otherwise, click Open.
  3. Create a zip file that contains the three files from the Automation Anywhere folder: color.png, manifest.json, and outline.png) to import into to Microsoft Teams.
  4. From the Developer Portal app, click the Apps tab at the top, and then click Import app.
    You must have admin privileges to upload directly. Users without admin privileges should work with their IT department to import the app with proper authorization.
  5. Select the zip file that you previously created.
  6. From the Apps tab, you can configure and customize the app information (such at title, version, description and so on).
  7. Click Configure → App features→Personal app.
  8. For the Automation Co-Pilot app, click the ellipsis button at the end of the line and select Edit.
  9. From the Edit a personal app window, update the Content URL by replacing the URL for your organization's Control Room in front of /copilot?App=Teams.
  10. Click Configure → Domains and then click +Add a domain. To enable communication, add your domain to the include list in your app, for example: acmecorp.cloud.automationanywhere.digital.
  11. Click Save at the top of the page.

Next steps

Click Publish to publish your app. You can:

  • Download a copy of the app package as a zip file for troubleshooting.
  • Publish the app to your org to send it to an administrator for approval.