Create a custom Google G Suite role

Create a Google G Suite user and assign a custom role to the user. This allows users to execute bots and pass data using the add-on to automate their business processes.

Procedure

Create a custom Automation Anywhere for Google Workspace add-on role.

  1. From your local machine, log in to your Control Room as administrator.
  2. Go to Administration > Roles and click Create role.
    The Create role window appears with the Features tab content displaying.
  3. From the Features tab in the left panel of the Create role window, enter the following:
    1. A Role name and optionally enter a Role description.
      For example, enter: GSuiteUserRole
    2. Scroll to the Bots section and select the boxes for View my bots, Run my bots, Export bots, Import bots, Create folders, and Rename folders.
    3. Click Next.
  4. From the Bots tab:
    1. Select the folder of bots that the Automation Anywhere for Google Workspace add-on can access.
    2. Select the Run check box, and click Next.
  5. From the Run As tab:
    1. Select the devices that the Bot Runner user has access to from the list of Available bot runners.
    2. Click the right arrow to move the roles to the list in the Selected column, and click Next.
  6. From the Users tab:
    1. Select the Bot Creator user and Bot Runner user from the list of Available users.
    2. Click the right arrow to move the roles to the list in the Selected column, and click Create role.
    This completes creating the Automation Anywhere for Google Workspace add-on role.

Next steps

Create the user required to use the Automation Anywhere for Google Workspace add-on. This includes a Google G Suite specific user. See Create users for Automation Anywhere for Google Workspace (previously named RPA Bots for Google Workspace).