Activate a Robot
After you finish building a robot, activate it. Afterward, you can test and run the robot.
Requirements for Activation
If version 1.0.0 of a robot is active, you can't make version 1.0.1 or version 1.1.0 active. However, you can make version 2.0.0 active. Or, you can deactivate version 1.0.0 and then activate 1.0.1 or 1.1.0.
The same rule persists as you increase version numbers. If version 2.0.0 is active, you can't make version 2.0.1 or version 2.1.0 active. However, you can make version 3.0.0 active. Or, you can deactivate version 2.0.0 and then activate 2.0.1 or 2.1.0.
Prerequisites
Before you activate a robot, you must complete the following steps:
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Associate the robot with an environment pool. See Specify Where a Robot Runs.
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Fix all errors. See Fix a Robot's Errors.
Activate a Robot
- In the left toolbar, select Robot
. - In the Robots box, ensure that the robot's state is
Configured.
If the robot isn't in a Configured state, you haven't met all the prerequisites for activation. See Specify Where a Robot Runs and Fix a Robot's Errors.
- In the Robots box, point to the Configured robot, select
..., and select
Activate.
A Confirmation pop-up appears, and the state changes to Activation in progress.
- Navigate to another area of the application, and then return to the project to
check the robot's state.
Within a minute or two, the robot's state changes to Active.
Next, you can test the robot on its environment. See Test a Robot on Its Environment.