Enterprise A2019.10 Release Notes
- Updated: 2021/06/01
Enterprise A2019.10 Release Notes
Review the new features, supported packages, changed features, fixed features, and known limitations in Enterprise A2019.10 (Build 2545). There are no security fixes in this release.
Enterprise A2019
To verify which Bot Agent version is compatible with this release, see Compatibility with release builds.
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Migrate 11.3.x Task Bots to Enterprise
A2019
Enterprise A2019
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AISense Recorder to capture objects from
remote applications
This is a Beta release on Enterprise A2019 (Cloud deployment only) and Community Edition Record a task and capture objects using the AISense Recorder from applications that are usually accessed remotely and with a complex user interface (UI). |
| Manage your automation as Work Items
for resource optimization and workload automation
Enterprise A2019 and Community Edition Divide your automation into small, logical modules called Work Items using the new Workload feature. Process these Work Items simultaneously using queues to ensure that your organization's automation goals are achieved with optimum resource utilization. Use the workload module to create and manage workload queues and run bots on unattended Bot Runners through the workload queues. Also, pass the Work Item attributes or values to the bot from the Control Room when you Run bot with queue with the help of Work Item variables. |
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Install Control Room on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 and Linux CentOS 7.7
Enterprise A2019 Use the command line to install your Control Room on your Linux servers in the datacenter. |
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Use wildcard characters in folder and file path fields in
the Encrypt and Decrypt actions
Enterprise A2019 and Community Edition Substitute an asterisk (*) for one or more unknown alphanumeric characters or symbols. This maximizes the search results by returning all folders and files that contain the string that you have specified. |
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Use system variables to return data from the computer that
is connected to the running Bot Agent
Enterprise A2019 and Community Edition You can use the following system variables:
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Automate tasks in Oracle EBS and Forms with the Universal Recorder
Enterprise A2019 and Community Edition Open Oracle EBS applications in a browser as Java Web Start applications or as a thick client. The Universal Recorder can capture the following objects:
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Supported packages
| Package | Version |
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| Node Manager | 2.0.2885 |
| Application | 2.0.0-20200131-085947 |
| Analyze | 2.1.0-20200204-154550 |
| Boolean | 2.0.0-20200131-085949 |
| Browser | 2.0.0-20200127-180439 |
| Clipboard | 2.0.0-20200131-085958 |
| Comment | 2.0.0-20200130-183435 |
| CSV/TXT | 2.0.0-20200205-175938 |
| Database | 2.0.0-20200205-175940 |
| Data Table | 2.0.0-20200131-200235 |
| Datetime | 2.0.0-20200131-090006 |
| Delay | 2.1.0-20200131-090007 |
| Dictionary | 2.0.0-20200205-175946 |
| Run DLL | 2.0.0-20200205-230300 |
| 2.0.0-20200206-135926 | |
| Error handler | 2.0.0-20200130-183452 |
| Excel basic | 2.0.0-20200205-110122 |
| Excel advanced | 2.0.0-20200205-110012 |
| File | 2.0.0-20200131-090018 |
| Folder | 2.0.0-20200131-090021 |
| FTP / SFTP | 2.0.0-20200206-110020 |
| IF/ELSE | 2.0.0-20200131-090025 |
| Image Recognition | 2.0.0-20200131-090028 |
| IQ Bot | 2.0.0-20191031-150538 |
| JavaScript | 2.0.0-20200205-180013 |
| Simulate keystrokes | 2.0.0-20200205-105955 |
| List | 2.0.0-20200131-090039 |
| Log To File | 2.0.0-20200131-090040 |
| Loop | 2.0.0-20200131-090041 |
| Message Box | 2.0.0-20200131-090041 |
| Migration | 1.1.0-20200206-180601 |
| Mouse | 2.0.0-20200131-090044 |
| Number | 2.0.0-20200205-110015 |
| OCR | 2.1.0-20200131-090053 |
| Microsoft 365 Excel | 2.0.0-20200205-180122 |
| Microsoft 365 Calendar | 2.0.0-20200206-105949 |
| Microsoft 365 OneDrive | 2.0.0-20200127 |
| 2.1.0-20200131-090152 | |
| PGP | 2.1.0-20200205-110117 |
| Ping | 2.0.0-20200131-090156 |
| Play Sound | 2.0.0-20200127-180654 |
| Prompt | 2.0.0-20200127-180707 |
| Python Script | 2.0.0-20200205-180148 |
| Recorder | 2.0.0-20200212 |
| REST Web Service | 2.0.0-20200206-110309 |
| SAP | 2.1.0-20200205-180245 |
| Screen | 2.0.0-20200131-090311 |
| SNMP | 2.0.0-20200207-090446 |
| SOAP Web Service | 2.0.0-20200127-180819 |
| String | 2.0.0-20200131-090323 |
| System | 2.0.0-20200205-110240 |
| Terminal Emulator | 2.0.0-20200131-090330 |
| VBScript | 2.0.0-20200205-180309 |
| Wait | 2.0.0-20200131-090335 |
| Window | 2.0.0-20200131-090337 |
| XML | 2.0.0-20200131-090339 |
| Changed features |
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Updated layout for the summary report generated by Bot Scanner
The layout of the summary report is updated to provide information about the number of bots scanned, and the commands and variables used in the scanned bots that are supported in Enterprise A2019. Analyze Bot Scanner report for migration |
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Python script and VBScript packages return
output without quotation marks
The actions in the Python script and VBScript packages now return output without any quotation marks. For example, if the action previously returned "ABC" as the output, now the action returns only ABC. |
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Use Microsoft SQL Server
address as alias for database
Service Cloud case ID: 00401484 The Control Room now supports using a Microsoft SQL Server address as alias for a database during installation. |
Fixed features
| Service Cloud case ID | Description |
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| 00463210 | In a virtual machine using Remote Desktop Protocol, the Keystrokes action now functions properly without prompting a special characters error. |
| 00455359, 00466407, 00475122 | When the Control Room is used in Google Chrome, renaming a folder in the My bots section no longer causes the browser to crash. |
| 00440659 | In the Data Table package, the Create folders/files if it doesn't exist option in the Write to file action now functions properly and does not create a file when the option is not selected. |
| 00377861, 00466104 | When you install Enterprise A2019 On-Premises with Amazon Relation Database Service (RDS) and there is no internet connectivity, the installation now completes successfully. |
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00472738, 00496476 |
In the Control Room, the bot now runs successfully without prompting an interactive bot error message in any circumstance. |
| 00472655 | In the Loop action, selecting the Cell range in the Loop through option now functions properly with the For each row in worksheet in the Iterator option. |
| 00475040 | When a bot is developed in Google Chrome, the pause and resume options now function correctly. |
| 00445671 | The time taken to connect to the Control Room is now less than 2 minutes after you restart the Control Room services. |
| 00421864 | You can now configure your Bot Agent using the Google Chrome browser. The following error message is no longer displayed: Please use Chrome to configure your bot agent. |
| 00462095 | Bot compilation time has decreased, so it takes less time for the bot to run. Previously, some bots took up to 40 seconds in pre-processing mode. |
IQ Bot
The IQ Bot On-Premises version is available for this release with additional features or updates since the last release. This IQ Bot version supports all the features and functionality available in IQ Bot Version 6.5.2.
IQ Bot feature comparison matrix
Review the compatibility of the IQ Bot A2019 On-Premises version with the corresponding Automation Anywhere Control Room On-Premises version.
Automation 360 IQ Bot version compatibility
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IQ Bot
On-Premises unified database
IQ Bot Build 2545 On-Premises now supports a unified database. You have to run a migration script to migrate the databases of Builds 1089, 1598, and 2079 to Build 2545. |
Bot Insight A2019
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New Bot Insight homepage
The new homepage displays all the available dashboards in a single page and enables you to directly access the dashboard of your choice. The smart search functionality enables you to search for dashboards in the Search text field. The homepage also enables you to bookmark your favorite dashboards and to sort the dashboards based on the following parameters:
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Operations dashboard
View information about the bots that are deployed on different Bot Runner machines and their statistics based on the performance from the Bot Insight Operations dashboard. You can use this information to enhance productivity and take measures based on real-time information for RPA deployments. You can directly access the Bots and Audit dashboards from the hyperlinks in the Operations dashboard. |
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Transaction data
View data that is aggregated and logged by the bots when they are deployed in the Bot Runner machines by using the Transaction data feature in the Profile menu. You can access this feature from the Business dashboard. |
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Exporting data from widgets
Export data that is generated by the various smart widgets to comma-separated value (CSV) files on your local drive from the Custom Business dashboard. The export file for all the widgets, except the Data Table Chart and the US Map, contains the following headers:
The Data Table Chart export file contains all the headers that are present in the Data Table Chart. The US Map export file contains the state codes, metric values, and the volume headers. |
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Visualization updates
Customize the widgets on the Bot Insight dashboards to gain insights for specific scenarios. The following widgets are added to Bot Insight:
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Known limitations
- The Select item by text action does not retrieve the
value of a selected ListView object.Workaround: Manually enter the item value after capturing the object control or use the Select item by index action.Note: Item index count starts at 1.
- At runtime, the Select item by text and Select item by index actions do not appear to select the item specified in a PageTab object, but the bot successfully executes the action.
- At runtime, the Select item by text and Select item by index actions do not appear to select the item specified in a ComboBox object, but the bot successfully executes the action.
- Create a queue
- Create a device pool
- Create a bot
- Run a bot with a queue