Start Job(s)

The Start Job(s) action starts a specific job or jobs for a specific process in your UiPath Orchestrator tenant.

How It Works

The following steps are an example of how to configure the action and describes the input and output properties.

1. Complete the Setup steps.
2. On your recipe, place the Start Job(s) action.
3. Enter values for the input properties.

Properties

The values for the following properties are specified below.

Note: The properties that appear on the Start Jobs action are dependent on the type of folder you selected in the Connection step.

If you choose a Modern folder, the following properties are available:

Property	Description
Process	Select the name of your process from dropdown list.
Job Count	How many times the process will be executed.
Job Type	Choose the type of job, the license type will be used accordingly.
Job Parameters	If your process has input arguments they will be listed here.
User/Robot (Optional)	Select a specific User/Robot. If not selected the Orchestrator will choose one.
Machine (Optional)	Select a pre-configured machine listed in your Orchestrator. If not selected the Orchestrator will choose one.

If you choose a Classic folder, the following properties are available:

Property	Description
Environment -	Select the Environment.
Process	Select the name of your process from dropdown list.
Strategy	If the Strategy you choose is Specific, then you will also see Robots. If the Strategy you choose is JobsCount, then you will also see JobsCount.
Job Parameters	If your process has input arguments they will be listed here.

Input

Environment

Select the environment to use

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	Yes, if the connection is to a classic folder.
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Select from a list or enter a String value.
Notes	Only available when the connection is to a classic folder

Jobs Count

Enter the number of jobs to start.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	Yes, when folder is modern folder or Strategy is JobsCount for classic folder.
Default value	Normal
Allowed values	Enter a String
Notes	Only available when folder is modern folder or Strategy is JobsCount for classic folder.

Job Parameters

Set the values for the job parameters for the job(s).

Attributes	Details
Type	Dictionary<string,object>
Required	No
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Enter a Dictionary<string,string> of values
Notes	N/A

Job Type

Select the runtime type of the machine session to consume for the job(s).

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	No
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Select from a list or enter a String value.
Notes	If you select a value from the list, that value is fixed every time the recipe is executed. If you enter a value, it can be a data pill that can be used to set the value during recipe execution.

Machine

Select the machine on which to execute the process.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	No
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Select from a list or enter a String value.
Notes	If you select a value from the list, that value is fixed every time the recipe is executed. If you enter a value, it can be a data pill that can be used to set the value during recipe execution. This is only available when the folder is a modern folder.

Process

Select the process to execute.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	Yes
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Select from a list or enter a String value.
Notes	If you select a value from the list, that value is fixed every time the recipe is executed. If you enter a value, it can be a data pill that can be used to set the value during recipe execution.

Robots

Select the robots on which to execute the process.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	No
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Select from a list or enter a String value.
Notes	If you select a value from the list, that value is fixed every time the recipe is executed. If you enter a value, it can be a data pill that can be used to set the value during recipe execution. Only available when folder is classic folder. You can select more than one robot.

Strategy

Select the strategy to use

Attributes	Details
Type	enum
Required	Yes, if the connection is to a classic folder.
Default value	All
Allowed values	{ All, Specific, JobsCount
Notes	Only available when the connection is to a classic folder

User/Robot

Select the user/robot on which to execute the process.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	Yes, when the folder is modern folder.
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Select from a list or enter a String value.
Notes	If you select a value from the list, that value is fixed every time the recipe is executed. If you enter a value, it can be a data pill that can be used to set the value during recipe execution. You can only select one robot.

Output

Job Id(s)

The IDs of the newly created job(s)

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	No
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Enter a String variable
Notes	N/A