Adding a robot step to a provisioning job
The Run Robot step adds an existing robot to a provisioning job for running on each remote host.
Prerequisites: A ProvisioningRobot customized to perform a task (or tasks) that specifically apply to all stations included in the provisioning job exists.
The station user in any remote host used by the
Super user permissions are not required to configure a provisioning job that includes a Run Robot step, where the referenced
ProvisioningRobot was previously added or edited by a super user.
Perform the following steps:
- In the top pane, Provisioning steps to run, of the Niagara Network Job Builder or Niagara Network Prototype View, click add (
).The New Job Step window opens. - Select the Run Robot step and click OK.The Select a Robot window opens.
- Navigate to the robot, select it and click OK.As a simple test, select the ProvisioningRobot itself (as copied from the provisioningNiagara palette). It should execute without errors on any target station with the ProgramService.
- In the bottom pane, Stations to include in the job, click add ().The Add Device window opens.
- Select the stations and click OK.
- To initiate the provisioning job, review your choices and click the Run Now.The ProgramService of each station in the provisioning job runs the robot. The view changes to the Niagara Network Job View, where steps and results appear as they are executed.