Deploying assets to Orchestrator

Prerequisites:

• Create a CSV file that contains the assets that you want to deploy to Orchestrator.

  The CSV file must have the following three columns: name, type, value, and description.

• Run the CLI exe (for Windows) or dll (for Linux) file.

• Add the required Orchestrator API access application scopes.

For more information about the CSV file, check the example below.

name	type	value	description
asset\_1\_name	text	"i have a comment"	asset\_1\_description
asset\_2\_name	integer	1	asset\_2\_description
asset\_3\_name	bool	false	asset\_3\_description
asset\_4\_name	credential	username:password	asset\_4\_description

To deploy assets to Orchestrator, take the following steps:

1. Run the asset task, using uipcli asset. You can see a list of the available sub-tasks.
2. Specify the required parameters and run the deploy sub-task. See the list of parameters below.

Parameter	Description
-u , or --username ( Required if you use Basic Authentication , through a username and a password)	The username used for authenticating to Orchestrator. You must pair it with the corresponding password.
-p , or --password ( Required if you use Basic Authentication , through a username and a password)	The password used for authenticating to Orchestrator. You must pair it with the corresponding username.
-t , or --token ( Required if you use token-based authentication )	The OAuth2 refresh token used for authenticating to Orchestrator. You must pair it with the Account Name and Client ID .
-a , or --accountName ( Required if you use token-based authentication )	The Orchestrator CloudRPA account name. You must pair it with the OAuth2 refresh token and Client ID .
-A , or --accountForApp	The Orchestrator CloudRPA account name(organization name). You must pair it with the Application ID , Application Secret , and Application scope for external application.
-I , or --applicationId ( Required if you use external application authentication )	The external Application Id. You must pair it with the Application Account , Application Secret , and Application scope .
-S , or --applicationSecret ( Required if you use external application authentication )	The external Application Secret. You must pair it with the Application Account , Application ID , and Application scope .
--applicationScope ( Required if you use external application authentication )	The list of application scopes, separated by single spaces. You must pair it with the Application Account , Application ID , and Application Secret for external application.
-o , or --organizationUnit	The name of the Orchestrator folder (organization unit). To input subfolders make sure to input both the parent folder name and the name of the subfolder. For instance, use AccountingTeam\TeamJohn .
-l , or --language	The language used in the Orchestrator user interface.
-y , or --disableTelemetry	Disable telemetry data.
--traceLevel	Display the trace of the events.
--identityUrl ( Required for PaaS or MSI deployments)	The URL of your identity server.
--help	Displays the parameters and examples for this command.
--version	Display version information.
Assets File (pos. 0) ( Required )	The name of the CSV file that contains the assets you want to delete.
Orchestrator URL (pos.1) ( Required )	The URL of the Orchestrator instance.
Orchestrator Tenant (pos.2) ( Required ) for SaaP deployments. ( Optional ) for PaaS deployments.	The tenant of the Orchestrator instance, where you want to manage your assets.

Usage:

asset deploy <assets_file> <orchestrator_url> <orchestrator_tenant> [-u <orchestrator_user> -p <orchestrator_pass>] [-t <auth_token> -a <account_name>] [-A <account_for_app> -I <application_id> -S <application_secret> --applicationScope] [-o <folder>] [-l <language>]

Examples:

• asset deploy assets_file.csv "https://uipath-orchestrator.myorg.com" default -u admin -p 123456 -l en-US.
• asset deploy assets_file.csv "https://uipath-orchestrator.myorg.com" default -u admin -p 123456 -o OurOrganization.
• asset deploy assets_file.csv "https://uipath-orchestrator.myorg.com" default -t a7da29a2c93a717110a82 -a myAccount.
• asset delete assets_file.csv "https://uipath-orchestrator.myorg.com" default -A accountForExternalApp -I myExternalAppId -S myExternalAppSecret --applicationScope "OR.Folders.Read OR.Settings.Read".