Available in the section are:
- view a list of running robots
- terminating the robot launch
- pausing the robot launch
- disabling the robot launch pause
- view the robot launch log
Running robots
Running robots table description
The table in the section contains a list of robots that are currently running.
The table displays the launches:
ready robots taken from the Orchestrator repository (published), for which the user has rights in the current tenant. The user may not have rights to the host's training record.
finished robots taken from the Orchestrator repository (published) that are executed on a host account that the user has access to in the current tenant. The user may not have rights to the robot itself.
finished robots taken from a local directory on the host account (not their repository). The user has rights to that account in the current tenant.
robots run in debug mode through the ROBIN Studio interface. The user has rights to the account of the host machine where the robot is running in the current tenant.
child robots (any option to launch the parent robot). In the current tenant, the user has rights to the host account where the robot is running, or rights to the parent robot (the very first "parent" in the chain).
by default, the table entries are sorted by launch start time (newer launches on top).
If there are no launches available to the user or the Orchestrator license is inactive, the phrase is displayed instead of the table:
Child robots inherit permissions from the very first "parent" in the chain. The user cannot view the log, disable, pause or unpause a child robot that has the 1st parent robot in the chain of links:
- is launched from Studio
- is a local robot (not from the Orchestrator repository)
- is a published robot, but the user has no rights to it in the current tenant
Table columns and buttons description
Column/button name | Description |
|---|---|
| "Status" column | The current status of the robot launch is displayed. One of the following values is possible:
Read more in in the subsection "Launched robot statuses" |
| "Robot" column | Displayed:
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| "Start time" column | Date and time when the robot launch started This is the time when the launch record was created in the database, not when the robot was actually launched (when we receive a response from the engine) Displayed based on the time zone of the Orchestrator user |
| "Duration" column | The meter only starts to operate after the "Launch" status Robot run time counter = date\time current - date\time of actual robot launch (as soon as the engine started the robot) Robot run time counter:
The counter is turned off:
The current status of a running robot can only be seen from the general table in the "Running robots" section |
| "Average time" column | If the robot version has been launched less than 2 times, the column indicates "No data". If this robot version has been launched 2 or more times, the column shows the average run time of this robot version, which Orchestrator automatically calculated based on the run time of previous launches |
| "Launch condition" column | Robot launch option:
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| "Initiator" column | The version of the initiator record depends on how the robot is started:
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| "Host" column | The name and IP address of the host on whose account the robot is running |
| "account" column | The account of the host on which the robot is running |
Button | The records in the table are updated as soon as you click on it |
"Stop execution" button | When clicked, the selected robot will stop working
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"Pause" button | Clicking this button pauses the selected robot
The "Pause" button is still displayed in this case When the Agent reports that the robot is paused, the button is replaced by "Continue execution", which is clickable (this can only be seen after the list is refreshed) |
"Continue execution" button | When you click on it, the selected robot is paused. If the robot is not yet paused, the "Pause" button is displayed instead of the "Launch" button When clicked:
The "Continue execution" button is still displayed in this case When the Agent reports that the robot has continued, the button is replaced by "Pause", which is clickable (this can only be seen after the list is refreshed) |
"Launch" button | The selected robot is paused by clicking on it. If the robot is not yet paused, the "Pause" button is displayed instead of the "Launch" button |
"View log" button | When you click on it, the "Robot log" window opens |
Use the Columns dropdown list to select which columns will be hidden or displayed, with the Robot column always displayed.
Running robot statuses
Status name | Description |
|---|---|
Launch | Indicates that the robot launch workflow has started, but the robot has not yet started executing its workflow. The status will be displayed until the Orchestrator is notified by the host account (from the ROBIN Agent) on which the robot is running that the robotic workflow has begun |
Execution | Indicates that the robot has already started and is now in the workflow of executing its script |
Pause waiting | The status indicates that the workflow for pausing the robot (pause activation) has begun While this status is active, clicking the pause button again does not initiate a repeat of the pause command The status is set as soon as the user clicks the robot pause button The status stays on until the agent sends a message that the robot's workflow is paused |
Pause | Status indicates that the robot launch is paused While this status is active, clicking the pause button again will not initiate a repeat of the pause command |
Pause disable | The status indicates that the workflow to unpause the robot has started The status is set as soon as the user clicks the robot continue button As long as this status is active, clicking the robot's continue button again does not initiate the pause command again. The status stays on until the agent sends a message that the robot's workflow has continued |
Termination | Indicates that the robot launch is being completed Appears when you click the button to terminate the robot or when the robot terminates on its own (successfully or due to an error). The status remains until the agent sends a message that the robot has completed its work: after that the line with the launch disappears from the list of current launches altogether and is recorded in the list of robots' work history. There may be 3 reasons for the occurrence of this status:
The status will be displayed until the Orchestrator receives from the host account side (from the ROBIN Agent) on which the robot was launched that the launch is complete |
| Server error | Indicates that an unknown error has occurred on the server side of the platform. The status will be displayed until the problem is resolved automatically or manually by the administrator |
| Agent unavailable | Indicates that communication with the host account of the robot has been lost (ROBIN Agent is not responding). The status will be displayed until the ROBIN Agent starts sending messages to the server again |
View robot log
If the robot has already started executing its workflow, the "View log" button can be used to open a window displaying the records of the robotic workflow actions that have already been performed or are currently in progress.
If you do not have access rights to the robot, you are also not allowed to view the logs of this robot. If you click on the "View log" button, an empty window will open:
Viewing the log of a robot that is launched in debug mode in ROBIN Studio (launching a robot project) is also prohibited.
Entries in the log table are updated automatically every 5 seconds. New entries are added to the top rows of the table.
When you click on the button 
a log file in .log format is downloaded. By default, the file is downloaded to the downloads folder. If there is already a file with the same name and extension in the folder, an index will be added to the new file name, for example, "Report generation - 10.11.2022 09\20\12 (1)".
The file contains all log entries (with input/output parameters) that have already been generated at the time of download. File example:
Robot log table description
Column/button name | Description |
|---|---|
| "Time" column | Date and time when the action began or ended |
| "Action" column | Action name Can be specified:
Typically, for each action, there are 2 entries in the log, reporting that:
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| "Message" column | Text that communicates what is currently happening with the action
Action has begun
Exact driver version not found. A driver for 'CHROME' / '100' is required. Specify it in the config file |
"Copy entry" button | When clicked, the entire log record generated by the robot execution system will be written to the clipboard. The log table does not show the input or output parameters of the actions, but they will be indicated in the record copied by this button Example of such an entry: 2023-06-27T21:38:33.400+05:00 RobotDeveloper DESKTOP-OLHVC8T Robin.Engine 14652 {"uniqueName":"Message 1","actionNumber":null,"actionId":"c05e9a56-0396-4c4b-8dfb-350da76ad59d","message":"actionStartMessage","robotId":"93562099-89f2-4227-87da-74f4f5428000","ParametersMap":{"DIALOG_TITLE":"END","REF_MESSAGE_TEXT":"b86c04af-e971-49a6-9733-65747db8812c","MESSAGE_TEXT":"2"}} |
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