After you build an automation in Control Room, you require Bot Agent to run that automation. Use your macOS device to download Bot Agent from Control Room.

Review the following notes before installing Bot Agent on your macOS device:
  • For On-Premises, as Safari is currently not supported for device registration, ensure that you use Google Chrome to register your macOS device on Control Room.
  • Ensure that you have Control Room administrator account in order to download and install Bot Agent.
  • The Bot Agent installer is downloaded as a .pkg file.

    When you download Bot Agent for the first time on your macOS device, a user's consent screen is displayed. Ensure that you click Open in order to download the Bot Agent .pkg file.

  • The date and time of your macOS device is in sync with the current date and time of Control Room so that the device registration is successful.
  • Review the following table to understand the default location of Bot Agent related downloads in macOS device:
    Name Default location
    Bot Agent installation folder /Library/Application Support/AutomationAnywhere/BotAgent
    Registration file /Library/Application Support/aai
    Global Cache folder
    Note: All Node Manager and Bot Launcher logs.
    		 /Library/Caches/AAI/NM/Logs

Procedure

Download Bot Agent

  1. Download Bot Agent.
    1. Use Google Chrome browser to log into Control Room through Automation Anywhere URL on your macOS device.
    2. Click the Device Settings icon at the bottom left of the screen, and click Connect local device.
      Optionally, you can also click Manage > Devices, and then click the Connect local device icon at the top of the table.
    3. Click Connect to my computer.
      The Bot Agent setup file is downloaded.
  2. Install Bot Agent on your macOS device.
    1. Launch the Bot Agent installer.
    2. Click Continue.
      Standard install on 'Macintosh HD' screen is displayed.
      Note: An error is displayed if any of the minimum requirements for installing Bot Agent are not honored. See Bot Agent device requirements for macOS.
    3. Click Install.
    4. On the Installer screen, enter your macOS device password and click the Install Software button.
    5. After Bot Agent installation completes, click Close.
      The Enable browser extension screen is displayed where you can follow the setup instructions to enable the browser extension.
    6. On the Device information page, click Done.
      The Bot Agent is installed and your macOS device is registered in the Control Room.