Control-M for UiPath
UiPath is a robotic process automation (RPA) software, which enables you to create bots that observe human actions in the digital workplace, identify repetitive rules-based tasks, and automate these tasks.
Control-M for UI Path enables you to do the following:
- Execute UiPath processes on specific UiPath folders.
- Manage UiPath credentials in a secure connection profile.
- Connect to any UiPath endpoint.
- Integrate UI Path jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.
- Monitor the status, results, and output of UI Path jobs in the Monitoring domain.
- Attach an SLA job to your UI Path jobs.
- Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for UI Path including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.
- Run 50 UI Path jobs simultaneously per Agent.
Control-M for UiPath Compatibility
The following table lists the prerequisite that are required to use the UiPath plug-in, each with its minimum required version.
Component | Version |
---|---|
Control-M/EM | 9.0.20.200 |
Control-M/Agent | 9.0.20.201 |
Control-M Application Integrator | 9.0.20.201 |
Control-M Web | 9.0.20.200 |
Control-M Automation API | 9.0.20.235 |
Control-M for UiPath 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 UiPath
This procedure describes how to deploy the UiPath plug-in, create a connection profile, and define a UiPath job in Control-M Web and Automation API.
Before You Begin
Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Automation API Installation.
Begin
Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.
- Download the UiPath plug-in from the Control-M for UiPath download page in the EPD site.
- Install the UiPath plug-in via one of the following methods:
- (9.0.21 or higher) Use the Automation API Provision service:
- Log in to the Control-M/EM Server machine as an Administrator and store the downloaded zip file in the one of the following locations (within several minutes, the job type appears in Control-M Web):
- Linux: $HOME/ctm_em/AUTO_DEPLOY
- Windows: <EM_HOME>\AUTO_DEPLOY
- Log in to the Control-M/Agent machine and run the provision image command, as follows:
- Linux: ctm provision image UIP_plugin.Linux
- Windows: ctm provision image UIP_plugin.Windows
- Log in to the Control-M/EM Server machine as an Administrator and store the downloaded zip file in the one of the following locations (within several minutes, the job type appears in Control-M Web):
- (9.0.20.200 or lower) Use the Automation API Deploy service, as described in deploy jobtype.
- (9.0.21 or higher) Use the Automation API Provision service:
- Create a UiPath connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Web: Creating a Centralized Connection Profile with UiPath Connection Profile Parameters
- Automation API: ConnectionProfile:UiPath
- Define a UiPath job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Web: Creating a Job with UiPath Job parameters
- Automation API: Job:UiPath
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