Downloaded agent to be added back to Appian cloud Resource?

RE: Downloaded agent to be added back to Appian cloud Resource?

olalekana0448 — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:04:07 GMT

Thanks for the clarification. I was able to establish connection between RPA and the resource, but that statement used to bother me. I guess it is kinda confusing the way its written.

RE: Downloaded agent to be added back to Appian cloud Resource?

Selvakumar Kumarasamy — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:57:57 GMT

Yes, it's the physical resource.

"If you're not working on the resource already, copy the AppianRPAagent.exe file to the resource after it has finished downloading." - I think they're trying to convey that resource should be online before we start the robotic process. If it is configured, then fine; else we have to download the agent and bring the resource online.

RE: Downloaded agent to be added back to Appian cloud Resource?

olalekana0448 — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:35:44 GMT

The resource here means the physical resource ?

RE: Downloaded agent to be added to the added back to Appian cloud?

olalekana0448 — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:30:48 GMT

Thanks Selvakumar for the response. I got that part. Just that I find this "If you're not working on the resource already, copy the AppianRPAagent.exe file to the resource after it has finished downloading."confusing or misleading . So the agent must be running on the physical resource all the time before RPA can run on the virtual Resource ?

RE: Downloaded agent to be added to the added back to Appian cloud?

Selvakumar Kumarasamy — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:20:36 GMT

Hi ,

Just sharing my understanding here:

Once we create a physical resource and set up the agent in that resource, we should not add another agent on the same resource. Appian recommends it as a best practice: