Microsoft Internet Explorer EOL overview

Microsoft has announced retiring Internet Explorer (IE) for certain versions of Windows operating systems and recommends impacted users to move their apps or websites running on IE to Microsoft Edge with IE mode.

While support for the Control Room (Automation 360 v.25) on IE will end, new and advanced features will be added to Automation 360 v.24R2 patch that will be supported on alternative browsers.

To ensure your existing IE 机器人 are supported on Microsoft recommended browsers, such as Microsoft Edge with IE mode, based on the release you have installed, we recommend that you update to Automation 360 v.24R2 patch. To support conversion of IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode, the following tools are available in this patch:

  • Bot Scanner to scan Enterprise 11 机器人 for IE usage. This helps you to plan your efforts in the IE 机器人 conversion process whether you continue on Enterprise 11 or migrate to Automation 360.

    用于迁移的 Bot Scanner | 使用 Bot Scanner 扫描 Enterprise 11 或 10 机器人

  • 机器人迁移向导 to support conversion of IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode. This will help Enterprise 10 or Enterprise 11 users to migrate 机器人 to Automation 360 and convert the IE 机器人 at the same time.

    机器人迁移向导

  • 更新机器人向导 to help Automation 360 new users as users who have migrated from Enterprise 10 or Enterprise 11 and want to convert their IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode.

    更新机器人向导 用于转换 IE 机器人

See the following video on preparing your automations for IE EOL:

Update scenarios

  • If you are using Enterprise 10 , to update your IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode, you can choose one of the following methods:
    • Upgrade to Automation Anywhere Enterprise 版本 11.3.5.6 that supports IE 机器人 conversion to Microsoft Edgewith IE mode, convert your IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode, and later migrate to the latest Automation 360 release.
    • Upgrade to Automation 360 v.24R2 patch, migrate your IE 机器人 and update the IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
  • If you are using Enterprise 11 and are yet to migrate to Automation 360, update to Automation Anywhere Enterprise 版本 11.3.5.6, which supports Microsoft Edge with IE mode. You can then migrate to Automation 360.

    支持迁移 Control Room 版本

  • If you are using Enterprise 11 and plan to complete migration to Automation 360 before IE EOL, you can migrate to the latest Automation 360 v.24R2 patch, which supports Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
  • If you are using Enterprise 11 and plan to complete migration to Automation 360 after IE EOL, you can use one of the following methods:
    • Update to the latest Automation 360 release, convert the migrated 机器人 created in IE to Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
    • Update to the latest 企业客户端 version that supports Microsoft Edge with IE mode and convert the pending 机器人 created in IE to Microsoft Edge with IE mode in Enterprise 11, and later migrate these 机器人 to the latest Automation 360 release.
  • If you are using Automation 360 v.24 本地部署 or earlier and have created IE 机器人, you can update to Automation 360 v.24R2 patch to convert your IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode.
注： To ensure that your 机器人 continue to run on Internet Explorer after EOL, Microsoft recommends that you register your site or application running on Internet Explorer to the Microsoft Site List manager. See Enterprise Mode and the Enterprise Mode Site List.

For additional information on different upgrade scenarios, see Enterprise 11 and upcoming Internet Explorer 11 EOL FAQ | Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 EOL 常见问题解答

IE 机器人 update workflow

Update from Automation 360 to Automation 360 本地部署
Update scenario from Automation 360 to latest Automation 360 release supporting Internet Explorer 机器人 conversion to Microsoft Edge with IE mode
  1. Update to the latest Automation 360 release.

    更新 Automation 360 到最新版本

  2. Set up Automation 360 机器人运行程序 for 机器人 updates.

    安装 机器人代理 并注册窗口设备

  3. Back up the Control Room repository.

    从 Git 存储库恢复 机器人

  4. Identify 机器人 created in Internet Explorer using the Bot Scanner.

    使用 Bot Scanner 扫描 Enterprise 11 或 10 机器人

  5. Convert the 机器人 created in IE to Microsoft Edge with IE mode using the 更新机器人向导.

    更新机器人向导 用于转换 IE 机器人

  6. Analyze the updated 机器人 report using the 更新机器人向导.

    查看 Internet Explorer 机器人 的转换详细信息

  7. Verify that the updated 机器人 can run or be deployed.

    调度自动化 | 从公共工作区运行自动化

    重要： Before you deploy your 机器人, register your site or application running on Internet Explorer to the Microsoft Site List manager. For details, see Enterprise Mode and the Enterprise Mode Site List.

    Note that you can convert your IE 机器人 to Microsoft Edge with IE mode in one environment (for example, DEV) and then move these 机器人 to another environment (for example, UAT and PROD) without updating the 机器人 in each environment.

Upgrade from Enterprise 11 to latest Automation 360 本地部署
Update scenario from Enterprise 11 to latest Automation 360 supporting Internet Explorer 机器人 conversion to Microsoft Edge with IE mode
  1. Upgrade from Enterprise 11 to the latest Automation 360 release that supports Microsoft Edge with IE mode.

    准备 Enterprise 11 到 Automation 360 本地部署 的迁移

  2. Set up Automation 360 机器人运行程序 for 机器人 updates.

    安装 机器人代理 并注册窗口设备

  3. Back up the Control Room repository.

    从 Git 存储库恢复 机器人

  4. Identify the 机器人 created in Internet Explorer using the Bot Scanner.

    使用 Bot Scanner 扫描 Enterprise 11 或 10 机器人

  5. Migrate 机器人运行程序 and IE 机器人 from Enterprise 11 to Automation 360.

    机器人迁移向导

  6. View the 机器人 migration report.

    查看迁移报告

  7. Verify that the migrated 机器人 can run or be deployed.

    调度自动化 | 从公共工作区运行自动化