Create a Bot Runner role in Automation 360 - As a Control Room administrator, you can create a custom Bot Runner role and assign it to users who need to run automations on either their own devices or on dedicated Bot Runner devices.

Automation 360

As a Control Room administrator, you can create a custom Bot Runner role and assign it to users who need to run automations on either their own devices or on dedicated Bot Runner devices.

Before you begin

Automation 360 Control Room supports custom role creation with granular permissions that can be assigned to specific users and devices. Two Bot Runner license types exist, each enabling different capabilities:
  • Attended Bot Runner - user-triggered automation on their own registered device.
  • Unattended Bot Runner - automation triggered remotely on dedicated devices.

About this task

Before creating a Bot Runner role, ensure that:
  • You have the Manage roles permission in Control Room.
  • The target users and Bot Runner devices are already configured and available in the Control Room.
  • You have identified whether the role will be used for attended or unattended automations.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Administration > Roles.
  2. Click Create role.
  3. Enter the Name.
  4. Optional: Enter a description for the role that you are creating.
    Use the Features tab to select the following options:
  5. In the ACTIVITY section, select the View my activity check box.
    This feature enables the user associated with this Bot Runner role to view the automation execution progress and other historical activities. For more information, see Monitor and manage automation activities in Automation 360.
  6. Select the Manage my activity check box.
    Enables the user associated with this role to pause, resume or cancel activities from the In-progress screen and also view the historical activities.
  7. In the BOTS section, select the View my bots check box.
    This feature is required for any user associated with this Bot Runner role to view automations.
  8. Select the Run my bots check box.
    This enables the user associated with this role to execute automations on the registered device.
  9. In the PACKAGE MANAGER section, select the View packages check box.
    Ensure that this feature is enabled to allow users associated with this Bot Runner role to view the available packages and run automations with the minimum required permission.
  10. In the DEVICES section, select the Register device check box.
    This enables the users associated with this role to register a Windows or macOS device for deploying automation.

    Install Bot Agent and register Windows device | Install Bot Agent and register macOS device

  11. Click Next.
    Use the Bots tab to select the available folders that the role will access to.
    Note: Grant the minimum required permissions to run those automations. For more information, see Bot permissions for a role.
  12. Click Next.
  13. Optional: Use the Run as tab to select devices this role will have access to.
    • For attended Bot Runner user, select the user's registered workstation or attended automation device.
    • For unattended Bot Runner user, select the designated Bot Runner devices that will execute automations without user interaction.
  14. Click Next.
  15. Use the Users tab to select the available users whom you want to associate with this role.
  16. Click Create role.

Results

A custom role that can be assigned to Bot Runner users is created in the Control Room. For information on creating a user and adding the Unattended Bot Runner or Attended Bot Runner run-time licenses, see Create your users and assign their licensed roles.