Automate Schedule - Create session

Declaration

<AMSKYBOT SESSION="text" IP="number" PORT="number" USERNAME="text" PASSWORD="text (encrypted)" HTTPS="YES/NO" PROXYTYPE="text (options)" PROXYSERVER="text" PROXYPORT="number" PROXYUSERNAME="text" PROXYPASSWORD="text (encrypted)" />

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Description

Creates a unique session which can be used to associate subsequent Automate Schedule steps. This provides a single task the ability to execute numerous Automate Schedule operations simultaneously.

NOTE: The Automate Schedule activities enable Automate Schedule management and operations to be automated, therefore, a valid Automate Schedule license is required on the target computer in order for these activities to function properly.

Practical usage

Ideally used to create a session to correlate subsequent Automate Schedule-related activities. Numerous sessions can exist in a single task. These sessions can run parallel with one another without interference. To end a session, use the Automate Schedule - End session activity.

Parameters

Session

Property Type Required Default Markup Description
Server Number/Text Yes (Empty) IP="xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" The Domain Name System (DNS) name (for example, www.domain.com) or IP address (for example, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ) of the Automate Schedule Server of where to establish communication.
Port Number Yes (Empty) PORT="0880" The TCP/IP port assigned to enable communication with the Automate Schedule server.
User name Text No (Empty) USERNAME="jdoe" A valid username of a user configured to access the Automate Schedule Server.
NOTE: Certain Automate Schedule activities may or may not be permitted depending on the permissions set for the user.
Password Text No (Empty) PASSWORD="text (encrypted)" The correct password for the user entered above.
Session Text Yes (Empty) SESSION="SkySession" The name of the session to use to link to other Automate Schedule activities.
Use Https Yes/No No No HTTPS="YES" If selected, specifies that the server protocol type is HTTPS (secure HTTP). If disabled, the server protocol type is HTTP. This parameter is disabled by default.

Proxy

Property Type Required Default Markup Description
Proxy type Text (options) No Default
  • PROXYTYPE="none"
  • PROXYTYPE="http"
 The type of proxy required for Automate Schedule connections that pass through a proxy server. The available options are:
  • System default (default) - Points to the default proxy used by the system.
  • None - No proxy authentication required.
  • HTTP - Proxy type authentication is through HTTP.
Use authentication --- --- --- --- If enabled, indicates that proxy authentication is implemented. This parameter is active only if the Proxy type parameter is set to HTTP.
NOTE: This parameter does not contain markup and is only displayed in visual mode for task construction and configuration purposes.
Proxy server Text No (Empty) PROXYSERVER="proxy.host.com" The hostname (server.domain.com) or IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) of the proxy server. This parameter is available only if the Proxy type parameter is set to HTTP.
Proxy username Text No (Empty) PROXYUSERNAME="ProxyUser" The proxy username to use to authenticate and establish the connection. This parameter is available only if the Use authentication parameter is enabled.
Proxy password Text No (Empty) PROXYPASSWORD="encrypted" The proxy password to use to authenticate and establish the connection. This parameter is available only if the Use authentication parameter is enabled.
Proxy port Number No 8008 PROXYPORT="8008" The port to use to connect to the proxy server. This parameter is available only if the Proxy type parameter is set to HTTP. The default value is 8008.

Description

Error Causes

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Additional notes

Enabling Automate Schedule Web Service

By default, Automate Schedule has the web services option disabled. This will prevent Automate Schedule actions from running. To enable the Automate Schedule Web Service, log into Automate Schedule's UI and select from the main menu Admin > System Settings. Scroll down to the Configure Features section and select EDIT. Select Allow Web Service Requests (as shown below) and save the settings.

Example

NOTE:
  • Copy and paste the sample AML code below directly into the Task Builder Steps Panel.
  • To successfully run the sample code, update parameters containing user credentials, files, file paths, or other information specific to the task to match your environment.

Description

This sample task demonstrates use of sessions and loop operations as well as the List agents and Hold agent queue activities:

  1. A Create session activity creates and starts a session.
  2. A List agents activity retrieves all agents and places their names in a dataset.
  3. During each iteration, a Hold agent queue activity performs a hold on the next agent queue on the list
  4. During each iteration, a Hold agent queue performs a hold on the next agent on the list.
  5. An End loop activity ends the loop operation.
  6. An End session activity ends the current session.
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<AMSKYBOT SESSION="Skybot_1" IP="10.0.1.69" PORT="8008" USERNAME="admin" PASSWORD="AM4xbZm+mwQN5MGOCNMiHvJ5srNQYnFndV8aME" />
<AMSKYBOT ACTIVITY="list_agent" SESSION="Skybot_1" RESULTDATASET="theAgent" />
<AMLOOP ACTIVITY="dataset" DATASET="theAgent"><AMSKYBOT ACTIVITY="hold_agent_queue" SESSION="Skybot_1" AGENTNAME="%theAgent.AgentName%" /></AMLOOP>
<AMSKYBOT ACTIVITY="hold_agent_queue" SESSION="Skybot_1" AGENTNAME="%theAgent.AgentName%" />
<AMLOOP ACTIVITY="end" />
<AMSKYBOT ACTIVITY="close_skybot" SESSION="Skybot_1" />