Attended Bot Runner users can use the Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant application to access bots without logging into Control Room.

Control Room administrator adds Active Directory (AD) users by selecting AD domain, providing environment details, and assigning a role and device license. Administrator can further deploy the Control Room RBAC by specifying role-based privileges and permissions at the bots and Bot Runner level.

Control Room RBAC on Bot Runner users facilitate a complete isolation based on pre-defined criteria such as users across various business units or departments. This also includes the privileges that is applied at a folder level to completely and seamlessly isolate bots of one department from the other.

In a typical scenario, triggering some specific bots to complete important tasks can be one of the daily routines for attended Bot Runner users. Entire process of signing into Control Room can be time consuming. Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant reduces this effort considerably.

Based on the device, when Bot Agent is installed, an application shortcut for Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant is also created.
  • macOS
    Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant is automatically added when the Bot Agent is installed on a macOS device. The assistant includes a native macOS-style application icon (macOS Icon.png). You can use one of the following methods to launch the Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant application on a macOS device:
    • Double‑click the application icon (macOS Icon).
    • Invoke the Bot Agent using the designated system command.
    • Searching for Desktop Assistant using the Spotlight or Launchpad.
    • Access the application through the Applications folder or Dock.
  • Windows
    When Bot Agent is installed on a device, an application shortcut on the desktop for Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant is also created along with a Start menu icon.
    Note: Ensure that you register your default device when you install the Bot Agent in order to access Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant using the desktop shortcut.
Users with attended Bot Runner license can launch this application, use their AD credentials to sign in and review the list of available bots, and run the specific bot.
Important: Automation Co-Pilot Desktop Assistant application is not available for the Citizen Developer license.