Robots – An Overview
Console Plus supports the deployment and management of the virtual workforce of unattended robots. It's important to understand how robots are created, because the process begins outside of Console Plus.
A robot is defined in the system by two combined factors:
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The Windows Machine (physical or virtual) from which the robot connects to the server for the first time
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The OS Session User on the Window machines who runs the robot application
Each OS Session User on a machine can create only one robot. On the other hand, several robots can be created on one machine, when they are created by different OS session users.
The Robot User
Specific robot credentials are created in advance either in Active Directory and synced to the Nintex Admin Tool application or created in Nintex Admin Tool itself.
To connect a robot to the server for the first time, the session user runs the robot application.
Creating usernames and passwords for robots
Instead of defining a username/password for each robot, you can create a common user/password for robots from the same business unit (that share similar permissions). This will save you time as you on-board the robots.