1. Using Robots in Oracle Integration 3
  2. Build a Robot
  3. Create and Update a Robot Resource
  4. Work with Robot Connections and Robot Connection Types

Work with Robot Connections and Robot Connection Types

Update robot connections and robot connection types within a project. You don't need to open a robot to update these resources.

To learn more about robot connections and other robot resources, see Alternatives to Hard Coding Data.

Update a Robot Connection

A robot connection lets you store sensitive data, such as sign-in credentials, outside a robot for easier maintenance. You can update a robot connection at any time without having to open or update a robot. The next time a robot instance runs, it uses the updated values.

If you need to create a robot connection, see Create Connections to Applications.

Required Step After Deploying to a Higher Environment

After you deploy a robot to a higher environment, all robot connections in the project return to a Draft status, and their connection details are removed. You must update the robot connections appropriately for the higher environment. For details about deploying to a higher environment, see Workflow for Deploying a Robot.

Update a Robot Connection

  1. Open a project.
    1. In the navigation pane, select Projects.
    2. Select the project name.
  2. In the left toolbar, select Robot Robot.
  3. In the Robot Connections box, find the robot connection to update.
  4. To the right of the robot connection, select …, and then select Edit.

    The Edit robot connection panel appears.

  5. Update the fields as necessary, and select Update.

    For example, if you've deployed a robot to a production environment, update the robot connection so that it contains the production URL and credentials.

Update a Robot Connection Type

You can update a robot connection type at any time. However, if a connection is already based on the robot connection type, the change might make the robot connection no longer valid.

  1. Open a project.
    1. In the navigation pane, select Projects.
    2. Select the project name.
  2. In the left toolbar, select Robot Robot.
  3. In the Robot connection types box, find the robot connection type to update.
  4. To the right of the robot connection, select …, and then select Edit.

    The Edit robot connection type panel appears.

  5. Update the fields as necessary, and select Update.

    If the robot connection type is used by a robot connection, a warning appears. You can cancel or proceed. If your change makes a robot connection invalid, such as by adding a new field, the status of the robot connection changes to Draft.