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Schedule A Bot In Automation Anywhere

How To Schedule A Bot?

1. Using bot creator
2. Using bot runner
3. Using control room

Scheduling A Task Using Bot Creator

Scheduling A Task Using Bot Runner

1. Daily – Here you can specify whether you want to schedule a bot
   1. Everyday
   2. Weekdays
   3. Every n days. Here n could be any positive number.
You can also specify the date, time and start date.



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2. Weekly – Here you can specify on which day of the week, you want to schedule the bot.

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3. Monthly – Here you can specify in which month you want to schedule the bot.

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4. One time only – This is similar to bot creator for scheduling bot once.

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5. When My Computer Starts – This is to schedule a bot when VDI (or the system where the bot is scheduled) starts (or restarted)

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6. When I log On - This is to schedule a bot when a user logs in to VDI (or the system where the bot is scheduled).

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Scheduling The Bot Using Control Room

1. Log-in to the control room as an administrator.
2. Click on ‘BOTS – My bots’ on the left-hand side menu.

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3. Following screen will appear

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4. On the left-hand side menu, select any folder. A list of task bots will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. Select the bot (Task2.atmx in the below screen shot) and click on arrow (→).

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5. Click on ‘Next>’ button on the bottom right-hand side of the screen.
6. Select the machine where you want to schedule the bot. You can use arrow to add/remove machines.

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7. Select the schedule

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8. Click on ‘Schedule bot’ button on the top right hand side of the screen.

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