Enterprise A2019 (Build 2094) Release Notes

These release notes describe new features, changed features, fixed features, security fixes, deprecated features, and known limitations in Enterprise A2019 (Build 2094).

To verify which Bot Agent version is compatible with this release, see Compatibility with release builds.

Enterprise A2019 Build 2094

Build 2094 contains updates for the following:

New features in Build 2094

Feature Description
Migration Migrate Enterprise 11.3.x Task Bots to Enterprise A2019.
  • Run the Bot Scanner (previously called the pre-migration utility) to analyze if your Enterprise 11.x bot (currently only 11.3.1, 11.3.2, and 11.3.2.x versions are supported) can be migrated to Enterprise A2019. The utility generates a summary report in HTML format and a separate report for each bot in XML format.

    Bot Scanner for migration

  • Migrate multiple Task Bots with dependent Task Bots using a single Run-as user.

    Migrate Enterprise bots

  • As part of the bot migration process, you can identify previously migrated Task Bots on the bot selection page and preview a list of the dependent Task Bots before finalizing the migration.

    Migrate Enterprise bots

  • Analyze the status of individual bot migrations and identify any unsupported commands or attributes associated with the migrated bot and its dependencies.

    View migration reports

  • Additional support is provided for packages and variables.

    Package mapping for migration

SAML 2.0 Switch an authenticated environment Control Room database to a SAML identity provider (IDP).

Set up SAML authentication

Bot Deploy API The Bot Deploy API now includes /automations/deploy and is introduced to support the runAs user feature for Bot deployment.
  • The Bot Deploy API works only in Enterprise public accounts, and not in Community Edition.
  • The API supports callback URL for environments that have both the Control Room and callback server on the same network.
Geo Presence The Geo Presence feature is a multi-tenant, secure, scalable, Cloud Control Room enhancement to securely communicate with users and Bot Runners over a customer network.
Exchange Web Services support Actions in the Email package enable users to automate email-related operations using Exchange Web Services (EWS).

Email package

Variables in place of an index or key value

Data table, dictionary, list, and record type variables can express index and key values as variables.

Variable types

Copy bot The copy bot functionality retains the metadata of the original bot, including captured images, recorded objects, called files, and child bots.

Copy a bot

Excel actions to retrieve cell, column, or row location

The following actions enable users to retrieve location information from an Excel sheet and save it to a variable.
Recorder enhancements Users can discard the most recently captured object while the Recorder is running.

Supported packages

Package Version
Node Manager 1.0.1891
Application 2.0.0-20191223-210256
Boolean 2.0.0-20191223-210258
Browser 2.0.0-20191223-210259
Clipboard 2.0.0-20191223-210308
Comment 2.0.0-20191223-210309
CSV/TXT 2.0.0-20191223-210310
Database 2.0.0-20191223-210312
DataTable 2.0.0-20191223-210802
DateTime 2.0.0-20191223-210316
Delay 2.1.0-20191223-210318
Dictionary 2.0.0-20191223-210318
DLL 2.0.0-20191223-210742
Email 2.0.0-20200114-060001
Error Handler 2.0.0-20191223-210326
Excel 2.0.0-20200107-140225
Excel_MS 2.0.0-20200107-140116
File 2.0.0-20200114-060009
Folder 2.0.0-20200114-060012
FTP/SFTP 2.0.0-20191223-210334
If/Else 2.0.0-20191223-210336
IR 2.0.0-20191223-210339
IQ Bot 2.0.0-20191031-150538
JavaScript 2.0.0-20191223-210345
Keystrokes 2.0.0-20191223-210348
List 2.0.0-20191223-210350
LogToFile 2.0.0-20191223-210350
Loop 2.0.0-20191223-210352
MessageBox 2.0.0-20191223-210352
Migration 1.1.0-20200111-070201
Mouse 2.0.0-20191223-210355
Number 2.0.0-20191223-210402
OCR 2.1.0-20191223-210525
Office 365 Excel 2.0.0-20191231-170605
Office 365 Calendar 2.0.0-20191231-170422
Office 365 OneDrive 2.0.0-20191231-170612
PDF 2.1.0-20191223-210631
PGP 2.1.0-20191223-190649
Ping 2.0.0-20191223-210634
PlaySound 2.0.0-20191223-210636
Prompt 2.0.0-20191231-130717
Python 2.0.0-20191223-210644
Recorder 2.0.1-20200111-070529
Rest 2.0.0-20191231-120639
SAP 2.1.0-20191223-210745
Screen 2.0.0-20191223-210748
SNMP 2.0.0-20191223-210752
SOAP 2.0.0-20191210-081952
String 2.0.0-20200114-110316
System 2.0.0-20191223-210800
Terminal Emulator 2.0.0-20191223-210806
VBScript 2.0.0-20191223-210809
Wait 2.0.0-20191223-210812
Window 2.0.0-20191223-210814
XML 2.0.0-20191223-210815

Changed features

Feature Description
Office 365 packages authorization Authorize each Office 365 package separately through the Connect package in each package.

Using Connect action in Microsoft 365 Calendar package

Fixed features

Feature Description
Bot Agent In the Control Room, upgrading to the latest Bot Agent version now successfully executes the bot without any prompted error messages. See Switch Bot Agent to a different Control Room.
Excel advanced package In the Excel advanced package, the Close action now terminates only a specific open session as defined by the session name.
Keystrokes The Keystrokes command now functions properly with the Japanese keyboard layout.

Security fixes

The security fixes in this release have not changed since the previous release. For a list of these fixes, see Enterprise A2019 (Builds 1598 and 1610) Release Notes.

Deprecated features

The deprecated features in this release have not changed since the previous release. For a list of these deprecations, see Enterprise A2019 (Builds 1598 and 1610) Release Notes.

Known limitations in Build 2094

Migration
  • When selecting a bot for migration, values for the Last Migrated and Migrated By columns might differ for the same bot in the Available Files and Selected tables.
  • The "System" value in the Migrated By column indicates that the bot has not been migrated previously.
  • When viewing commands and variables associated with each migrated bot, you should only see the unsupported commands and variables. Currently, all commands and variables are shown.

IQ Bot Build 2079

IQ Bot On-Premises version is available for this release with no additional features or updates since the last release. This version is based on IQ Bot Version 6.5.2 feature and functionality.

IQ Bot feature comparison matrix

IQ Bot On-Premises version is compatible with the corresponding Automation Anywhere Control Room On-Premises version.

Automation 360 IQ Bot version compatibility

For a fresh Control Room installation, the user has to upload the IQ Bot package manually. See Add packages to the Control Room for details.

Go to Automation Anywhere support site to download the package:

A-People Downloads page (Login required).

IQ Bot fixed features

The fixed features in this release have not changed since the previous release.

IQ Bot security fixes

The security fixes in this release have not changed since the previous release.

IQ Bot deprecated features

The deprecated features in this release have not changed since the previous release.

IQ Bot known limitations

There are no new known limitations in this release.

Bot Insight new features in Build 2094

Feature Description
Visualizations The Visualization widget in the Bot Insight dashboard provides a host of highly customizable widgets that you can use to gain insights on specific scenarios. Vertical and horizontal Clustered and Stacked bars are added.

Adding a dashboard widget

Bot Insight changed features

The changed features in this release have not changed since the previous release.

Bot Insight fixed features

The fixed features in this release have not changed since the previous release.

Bot Insight deprecated features

The deprecated features in this release have not changed since the previous release.

Bot Insight known limitations

The known limitations in this release have not changed since the previous release.