Microsoft Internet Explorer EOL overview

Microsoft has announced retiring Internet Explorer (IE) for certain versions of Windows operating systems and recommends impacted users to move their apps or websites running on IE to Microsoft Edge with IE mode.

While support for the Control Room (Automation 360 v.25) on IE will end, new and advanced features will be added to Automation 360 v.24R2 patch that will be supported on alternative browsers.

To ensure your existing IE bots are supported on Microsoft recommended browsers, such as Microsoft Edge with IE mode, based on the release you have installed, we recommend that you update to Automation 360 v.24R2 patch. To support conversion of IE bots to Microsoft Edge with IE mode, the following tools are available in this patch:

Bot Scanner to scan Enterprise 11 bots for IE usage. This helps you to plan your efforts in the IE bot conversion process whether you continue on Enterprise 11 or migrate to Automation 360.
Bot Scanner for migration | Scan Enterprise 11 or 10 bots using Bot Scanner
Bot Migration Wizard to support conversion of IE bots to Microsoft Edge with IE mode. This will help Enterprise 10 or Enterprise 11 users to migrate bots to Automation 360 and convert the IE bots at the same time.
Bot Migration Wizard
Update Bot wizard to help Automation 360 new users as users who have migrated from Enterprise 10 or Enterprise 11 and want to convert their IE bots to Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
Update Bot wizard for converting IE bots

See the following video on preparing your automations for IE EOL: <span>Preparing your automations for IE EOL</span>

Update scenarios

Note: To ensure that your bots continue to run on Internet Explorer after EOL, Microsoft recommends that you register your site or application running on Internet Explorer to the Microsoft Site List manager. See Enterprise Mode and the Enterprise Mode Site List.

For additional information on different upgrade scenarios, see Enterprise 11 and upcoming Internet Explorer 11 EOL FAQ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 EOL FAQ

IE bot update workflow

Update from Automation 360 to Automation 360 On-Premises

Update scenario from Automation 360 to latest Automation 360 release supporting Internet Explorer bots conversion to Microsoft Edge with IE mode

Update to the latest Automation 360 release.
Update Automation 360 to latest version
Set up Automation 360 Bot Runners for bot updates.
Install Bot Agent and register device
Back up the Control Room repository.
Restore bots from Git repository
Identify bots created in Internet Explorer using the Bot Scanner.
Scan Enterprise 11 or 10 bots using Bot Scanner
Convert the bots created in IE to Microsoft Edge with IE mode using the Update Bot wizard.
Update Bot wizard for converting IE bots
Analyze the updated bots report using the Update Bot wizard.
Viewing conversion details for Internet Explorer bots
Verify that the updated bots can run or be deployed.
Schedule a bot | Run a bot

Important: Before you deploy your bots, register your site or application running on Internet Explorer to the Microsoft Site List manager. For details, see Enterprise Mode and the Enterprise Mode Site List.

Note that you can convert your IE bots to Microsoft Edge with IE mode in one environment (for example, DEV) and then move these bots to another environment (for example, UAT and PROD) without updating the bots in each environment.

Upgrade from Enterprise 11 to latest Automation 360 On-Premises

Update scenario from Enterprise 11 to latest Automation 360 supporting Internet Explorer bots conversion to Microsoft Edge with IE mode

Upgrade from Enterprise 11 to the latest Automation 360 release that supports Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
Prepare for Enterprise 11 to Automation 360 On-Premises migration
Set up Automation 360 Bot Runners for bot updates.
Install Bot Agent and register device
Back up the Control Room repository.
Restore bots from Git repository
Identify the bots created in Internet Explorer using the Bot Scanner.
Scan Enterprise 11 or 10 bots using Bot Scanner
Migrate Bot Runners and IE bots from Enterprise 11 to Automation 360.
Bot Migration Wizard
View the bot migration report.
View migration reports
Verify that the migrated bots can run or be deployed.
Schedule a bot | Run a bot