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Before you begin

See the ABC of unattended robots.
Learn a few basic notions about background versus foreground automation in this section on process types.
Learn about the difference between user accounts and robot accounts.

The following table shows the UiPath Robot version required to run foreground/background processes according to the robot credential considerations.

Setting up unattended robots for user accounts

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This procedure walks you through the steps for enabling unattended robots for user accounts.

1. Add or edit a user account and assign roles to it. See Assigning Roles for details.
2. On the Robot setup tab, enable the toggle for the unattended robot.
3. Select the Robot credentials option if you want to execute foreground processes with the unattended robot. Clear it if you want to execute only background processes.

4. For robots with credentials the following additional fields must be configured:

5. Enable the Run only one job at a time option to restrict a user account from simultaneously executing multiple jobs.
6. On the Robot settings tab, configure execution settings for the corresponding UiPath Robot.
7. Click Add. The user account is created/updated. One unattended floating robot is created for the user.

 

Setting up unattended robots for robot accounts

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This procedure walks you through the steps for enabling unattended robots for robot accounts.

1. Add or edit a robot account and assign roles to it. See Assigning Roles for details.
2. On the Robot setup tab, select the Robot credentials option if you want to execute foreground processes with the unattended robot. Clear it if you want to execute only background processes with the unattended robot.

3. For robots with credentials the following additional fields must be configured:

4. On the Robot settings tab, configure execution settings for the corresponding UiPath Robot.
5. Click Add. The user account is created/updated. One unattended floating robot is created for the user.