File package updates

Review the updates in released versions of the File package such as new and enhanced features as well as fixes and limitations. The page also lists the release dates of each version, and the compatible Control Room and Bot Agent versions.

Versions summary

The following table lists the versions of File package released either with an Automation 360 release or as a package-only release (in descending order of release dates). Click the version link for information about updates in that package version.

Version Release date Release type Bot Agent version Control Room build
6.10.1 17 January 2024 Package-only; post Automation 360 v.31 release 21.98 or later 10789 or later
6.9.1 6 December 2023 With Automation 360 v.31 (Sandbox) release 21.98 or later 10789 or later
6.7.0 6 June 2023 With Automation 360 v.29 (Sandbox) release 21.98 or later 10789 or later
Note:
  • To download an individual package (updated in an Automation 360 release where you want only the package), use this URL:

    https://aai-artifacts.my.automationanywhere.digital/packages/<package-file-name>-<version.number>.jar

  • For File package, the naming convention is: bot-command-file-<version.number>.jar

    For example, bot-command-file-6.10.1.jar

For detailed steps on downloading a package and manually adding it to the Control Room, see Add packages to the Control Room.

6.10.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.98 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 10789 or later
Note: This package version is also available in the Automation 360 v.32 release.
What's new
Performance improvement for actions in File package (Service Cloud case ID: 01977250)
  • The performance of copying and deleting single files that are accessed over shared or network drive is improved.
  • To delete multiple files simultaneously, you can now use the new Delete multiple files simultaneously for improved performance option in the File > Delete action. This enhances the performance of your bot enabling you to meet your SLAs quicker and effectively delete large number of files over a shared or network location.

Using Delete action for file
What's changed
Enhancement to the File package (Service Cloud case ID: 02053860)

When you use the File package > Copy Desktop file or Copy Control Room file to copy an existing file from source location to destination location, and if there is not enough space left on the destination drive, an appropriate error message is now displayed with details of what went wrong.

6.9.1

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.98 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 10789 or later
What's new
Create dynamic file paths to assign a file (Service Cloud case ID: 01858508)
In the File > Assign action, you can now use the Dynamic file path option to insert variables in a file path when you assign a file from the Control Room where the file path is dynamic. This enables you to select a different file or a file from a different folder dynamically, as per the business logic. For example, Bots\FileBots\$csvName$
Note: The option for inserting variables in a file path was already available for local files.

Assign action
Fix
The Case sensitive option works as expected when you define a regex pattern for a file name in the following actions:
  • File > Open
  • File > Rename
  • File > Print multiple files
  • File > Delete
  • File > Copy

Service Cloud case ID: 01976721

6.7.0

  • Compatible Bot Agent version: 21.98 or later
  • Compatible Control Room version: 10789 or later
What's new
Performance improvement for Copy Desktop file action (Service Cloud case ID: 01858508)

To copy multiple files simultaneously, you can now use the new Copy multiple files at the same time to increase the copy speed option in the File > Copy Desktop file action. This enhances the performance of your bot enabling you to meet your SLAs quicker and effectively copy large number of files over a shared or network location.

Using Copy Desktop file action for file
Fix
If you have used the Open action from the Excel advanced package, errors are no longer displayed when you use the Create shortcut action in the File package.