Migrating from Console/ConsoleX to Console Plus

From Console, to ConsoleX, to Console Plus

If you are upgrading from Console/ConsoleX to Console Plus, your database must be prepared using the data migration scripts provided by Nintex support.

Functionality	Console (up to v19.x)	ConsoleX (from v20.3 to 20.9)	Console Plus (v21.4 onwards)
New Task	Tasks assigned directly to robots	Tasks added to the default queue automatically	Tasks assigned to one of multiple Queues
# of run time per task	X times / Y hours / Forever	Tasks can run only once	Tasks can run only once
New task - recurrence	Task recurrence available	Recurrence is supported only by triggers using CRON expression	Recurrence is supported only by triggers using CRON expression
Triggers - yearly recurrence	Available	Available only via 'custom' CRON expression	Available only via 'custom' CRON expression
Task priority	Predefined static task priority of Normal or High	Predefined static task priority of Normal or High	New smart algorithm of dynamic selection of priorities: Ranging from 10 (highest) to 1 (lowest) Expandable to up to 255
API	RESTful API based on IIS server	RESTful API based on NGINX	GraphQL based on NGINX
Task Management	-	One Queue	Multiple Queues
Assigning tasks to Robots	Tasks are assigned directly to Robots	Tasks are assigned via Groups or directly to a Robot	Tasks are assigned to a Queue Robots pull tasks directly from the Queue/s
Task execution	Tasks pushed to Robots based on priority (Normal vs. High)	Tasks pushed to Robots based on priority (Normal vs. High)	Robots query multiple queues to pull the relevant task
UI based monitoring	Manual UI refresh required to pull the latest data	Manual UI refresh required to pull the latest data	Real-Time Data Visualization

Before Migrating to Console Plus

• Make sure the Robots' names are unique before running the script. Having more than one Robot with the same name might cause migration issues.

• All Currently running tasks need to be complete

• All tasks In queue need to be complete or removed

  

Actions items right after upgrading to v21.4

• When Upgrading to Console Plus, you need to re-approve the Robots in the Console Plus:

• Open Console Plus > Go to Robots > Pending Approval tab > approve the pending Robots.

• If you were working with Nintex API in the previous RPA version, when upgrading to v21.4 you need to consider rewriting the following API sections

  • Authentication (rewrite to work with JWT tokens with Aerobase)

  • Request type (change from RESTful to GraphQL)

  • Task Assignment (change from Robot assignment to Queue assignment)

• After migration, all triggers are set to inactive. You need to review your triggers and activate those you need activated.

Main changes after migrating to Console Plus

Migration Script

The migration script will run on and modify all wizards accordingly. Therefore, a prolonged run time is expected.

Triggers

• All triggers that were assigned to Group, Robot, or First Available will receive new assignment to Queues

• For every migrated Robot, a Queue is created (Robot names must be unique)

• For every migrated Group, a Queue is created (Group names must be unique)

• For all the triggers with the 'First Available' Robot setting, a Queue under the name Default is created

Advanced Commands

The "Add Automation task to queue" Advanced Command priority field got modified to:

• High priority (old value) > Highest (new value)

• Low priority (old value) > 5 (new value)

Assignment rules are same as in Triggers.

Robot Status

The new Robot status are as following:

• Idle - Robot is available, waiting for task assignment

• Stopped - The Robot was manually stopped by a user

• Running - Robot is currently running a task

• Disconnected (previously known as 'ghost') - The Robot was disconnected from the server (communication issue, service issue, or any other issue):

  • The status of Disconnected means the connection to the robot has been lost and its attempting to re-establish the connection (through the WatchDog service)

  • User can check if the server is up and running

  • You might need to manually start the Robot

• Paused - Robot was manually paused by a user