Control-M for Automation Anywhere
Automation Anywhere performs robotic process automation (RPA), enabling you to automate repetitive digital tasks.
Control-M for Automation Anywhere enables you to do the following:
- Connect to any Automation Anywhere Robot service from a single computer with secure login, which eliminates the need to provide authentication.
- Integrate Automation Anywhere jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.
- Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Automation Anywhere, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, quantitative and control resources, and variables.
- Run 50 Automation Anywhere jobs simultaneously per Control-M/Agent.
Control-M for Automation Anywhere Compatibility
The following table lists the prerequisite that are required to use the Automation Anywhere plug-in, each with its minimum required version.
Component | Version |
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Control-M/EM | 9.0.20.200 |
Control-M/Agent | 9.0.20.200 |
Control-M Application Integrator | 9.0.20.201 |
Control-M Web | 9.0.20.200 |
Control-M Automation API | 9.0.20.250 |
Control-M for Automation Anywhere is supported on Control-M Web and Control-M Automation API, but not on Control-M client.
To download the required installation files for each prerequisite, see Obtaining Control-M Installation Files.
Setting up Control-M for Automation Anywhere
This procedure describes how to deploy the Automation Anywhere plug-in, create a connection profile, and define a Automation Anywhere job in Control-M Web and Automation API.
NOTE: Integration plug-ins released by BMC require an Application Integrator installation at your site. However, these plug-ins are not editable and you cannot import them into Application Integrator. To deploy these integrations to your Control-M environment, you import them directly into Control-M using Control-M Automation API.
Before you Begin
- Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Automation API Installation.
- If you plan to run jobs simultaneously (rather than sequentially), ensure that you have enabled multi-login through Automation Anywhere. For more information, see Multi-login user in the Automation Anywhere documentation.
Begin
Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.
Click http://www.bmc.com/available/epd and follow the instructions on the EPD site to download the Automation Anywhere plug-in from the Control-M Integrations page, or go directly to the Control-M for Automation Anywhere download page.
- Deploy the Automation Anywhere job via Automation API, as described in deploy jobtype.
- Create an Automation Anywhere connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Define an Automation Anywhere job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Web: Create a Job and then define specific Automation Anywhere parameters in Automation Anywhere Job parameters.
- Automation API: Job:Automation Anywhere
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