What is a MetaBot in Automation Anywhere?

MetaBots can be shared across an enterprise or uploaded to the Bot Store to make it available to the entire Automation Anywhere community. MetaBots help automate without requiring access to the live application. MetaBots also enable you to create or define custom objects, which is not possible using Object Cloning.

What is a MetaBot?

A MetaBot is an independent, reusable logic block. Use MetaBots for common user interface operations, such as logging on to a system, that several bots perform, or for common functions, such as manipulating data, implemented in DLL libraries.

What is MetaBot in Uipath?

MetaBots are the next type of bots available in Automation Anywhere. These bots are the advanced bots to that of the Task Bots. Meta Bots are used to automate applications on a PC. Meta Bots can be created using Application API’s, Visual Captures and Integration Flow.

How do I use MetaBot in Automation Anywhere?

Procedure

1. Open the Automation Anywhere Enterprise Client.
2. Click the MetaBot tab.
3. Click New.
4. Select the Application Specific radio button.
5. Select Microsoft Internet Explorer in the Application(s) list.
6. Type AddNewUsers in the MetaBot Name field.
7. Click Create.

What is the difference between MetaBot and TaskBot?

If you answered “structured data,” TaskBot + MetaBot are the bots for you. The big difference between the two is that MetaBots are designed to be reusable and can quickly adapt to changes, whereas Task Bots simply record and mimic the actions of the human user on the screen (and they are required to launch a MetaBot).

How do you call MetaBot in Automation Anywhere?

Select and drag or double-click the MetaBot to open it in the Workbench. Select the required Logic from the list or folders. Add parameters per your automation flow. Save to include the Logic in your existing or new Logic.

How do you make a MetaBot?

How do I call MetaBot in Taskbot?

Using MetaBot Logic in TaskBots and MetaBot Logics

1. To begin, click the MetaBot section given at the top of the command panel in the Workbench.
2. Double click/drag and drop a MetaBot from the list of MetaBots.
3. The MetaBot window is launched :
4. Select the desired logic from the list or folders as required.

When should I make a new MetaBot?

The developer needs to define the parameter type of all the MetaBot variables. The developer needs to correctly assign the variable type for all the defined variables. The developer needs to use variable operation command to map two variables.

How do you create a MetaBot in Automation Anywhere?