Create device pools

Create a device pool with a unique name and add Unattended Bot Runners to the device pool.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure that you have one of the following roles to view the Device Pools tab:
    • Device pool owner
    • Device pool admin
  • Ensure that you have a role with Create device pools permission to create a device pool.
    Note: A Control Room administrator without device pool admin rights cannot view or create a device pool.
  • To add a device in the device pool, you must install it as a system-wide device (Bot Agent).
  • After you add the device, you cannot add the same device to another device pool.
  • You can add only those Unattended Bot Runners that are not part of any other pool.
    Restriction: Unattended Bot Runners that are a part of other device pools are disabled for selection.
  • You can use the Scheduled automations and Run with Queue automations options to run bots on that device.
  • You can add Control Room user roles as consumers. Only users with these roles can use the pool for any automation.
  • You can select only those devices with the Bot Runner installed at the system wide.
  • If the devices in a device pool are more than the number of work items added to a queue, multiple entries equal to the number of devices are shown in the Control Room In-progress activity and Historical pages. For details, refer to the View queue details page on the actual user device on which the workload automation is deployed.

To create a device pool, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Manage > Device pools.
  2. Click Create device pool.
  3. Enter the Name.
  4. Optional: Enter a description.
  5. Select the Devices from the list of Bot Runners.
  6. Click the right arrow (→) to add your selection.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Select the Device Pool Owners.
  9. Select user(s) from the Available users list.
    Tip: Search the list of users based on their Username, First name, or Last name.
  10. Click the right arrow (→) to add your selection.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Optional: Select the Device Pool Consumers.
    Complete this step to enable device pool consumers to view the device pool when they run the automation for the bot with a queue by following the next set of steps.
  13. Optional: Select a Role from the list of Available roles.
  14. Click the right arrow (→) to add your selection.
  15. Click Create device pool.
The device pools for which you have consumer privileges are listed in the Device pools page.

Next steps

View device pool details