Invoke Robot activity
An activity that invokes a Blue Prism robot to execute a specified method.
![Invoke Robot activity](images/cloudenvShapeBluePrismInvokeRobot.jpg)
Configure the Invoke Robot activity
To configure the Invoke Robot activity, do the procedure in this topic.
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Prerequisites
- AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 Software Update 2 or higher.
Good to Know
- To send an email notification, click
Advanced
> Email Notifications
.
For more information, refer to Email Notifications screen (Process Activities).
- In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
- You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
- This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
- Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?
How to Start
- Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
- In Process Builder, in the Activity Library,
open the Blue Prism tab.
- On the Blue Prism tab,
drag the Invoke Robot
activity onto your process.
General Configuration
Specifies the basic settings for the Invoke Robot activity.
![General Configuration screen](images/cloudenvSystemBasicConfigWinInvokeRobotUiPath.jpg)
Good to Know
- Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.
Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Display Name |
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Description |
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Invoke Robot Configuration > Request tab
Specifies the information to invoke a robot.
![Invoke Robot Configuration Request tab](images/cloudenvBluePrismInvokeRobotConfigWin.jpg)
Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Blue Prism |
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Create |
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Method Name |
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Request Mapping |
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Invoke Robot Configuration > Response tab
Specifies how to store the response from the Blue Prism robot to your process schema.
![Invoke Robot Configuration Response tab](images/cloudenvBluePrismInvokeRobotResponseConfigWin.jpg)
Fields
Field Name | Definition |
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Blue Prism |
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Create |
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Method Name |
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Store the Response in Custom Variable / Map Response to AgilePoint Schema |
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