Update Asset activity

An activity that changes an asset in UiPath.


Create Asset activity

Configure the Update Asset activity

To configure the Update Asset activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the UiPath RPA tab.

    Open UiPath
  3. On the UiPath RPA tab, drag the Update Asset activity onto your process.

    Drag Update Asset

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Update Asset activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Description:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Description:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
No

Update Asset Configuration

Specifies how to change an asset in UiPath.

Figure: Update Asset Configuration screen

Update Asset Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

UiPath

Description:
Specifies the access token that connects to your UiPath service.
Allowed Values:
A list of access tokens configured for your environment.
Default Value:
None

Create Add Token icon

Opens this Screen:
Access Token for UiPath
Function of this Screen:
Configure an access token to connect to UiPath.

Folder

Description:
Specifies the name of the folder in which to change the asset.

When you select the access token from the UiPath field, this field shows the folders associated with the access token from UiPath.

Allowed Values:
A UiPath folder name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Asset Name or ID

Description:
Specifies the name or ID of the asset to change.

When you select the folder in the Folder field, this field shows all asset names in the specified folder.

Allowed Values:
A UiPath asset name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

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?

Single Value / Per Robot

Description:
Specifies whether all robots in UiPath can access the asset.
Allowed Values:
  • Single Value - All robots can access the asset.
  • Per Robot - The specified robot can access the asset.
Default Value:
Single Value
Accepts Variables:
No

New Asset Name

Description:
Specifies the new name for the asset to create in UiPath.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Type

Description:
Specifies the type of the asset to change.
Allowed Values:
  • Text - An asset that stores a text strings with no quotation marks.
  • Bool - An asset that stores a true or false value.
  • Integer - An asset that stores integers.
  • Credential - An asset that stores usernames and passwords that the robot requires to execute specific processes.
Default Value:
Text

Robot

Description:
Specifies the name of the robot that can access the asset to execute the processes.

When you select the access token from the UiPath field, this field shows all the robots in UiPath associate with the access token.

To Open this Field:
  1. On the Update Asset Configuration screen, select Per Robot.
Allowed Values:
A UiPath robot from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Value

Description:
Specifies the value for the asset to change.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Update Asset Configuration screen, in the Type field, select one of these types:
    • Text
    • Boolean
    • Integer
Allowed Values:
  • If you select Text in the Type field, this field accepts more than one line text.
  • If you select Boolean in the Type field, this field accepts True or False.
  • If you select Integer in the Type field, this field accepts an integer.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

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?

Username

Description:
Specifies the user name for any account to store in the asset.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Update Asset Configuration screen, in the Type field, select Credentials.
Allowed Values:
A valid user name.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Password

Description:
Specifies the password to store in the asset.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Update Asset Configuration screen, in the Type field, select Credentials.
Allowed Values:
An alphanumeric string that represents a password.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Variables:
Yes

Add Add icon

Function:
Adds a row for a robot.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Update Asset Configuration screen, select Per Robot.

Delete Delete icon

Function:
Deletes the row.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Update Asset Configuration screen, select Per Robot.