We will create the bot in the Control Room interface on our browser. To create the bot, let's follow these steps:
- In the A2019 control room, go to the Home option in the left-hand side pane.
- Once there, click on Create a bot..., as shown:
- Provide a name for your bot and click on Create a bot... This will take you to the Edit Task Bot interface, where you can configure the automation.
- We'll first check whether the connection to the controller is working okay by adding a message box and running the bot. To do that, search for Message box in the Actions pane. Drag and drop it into the workflow and configure its properties. Let's set Enter the message to display as A2019 Bot is Attempting RPA Challenge and check Close message box after to close the message box automatically after 5 seconds:
- Click on Save to save your bot so far. Go ahead and click on Run to execute...