Back up and restore the OpCon RPA database
How to back up the RPA Agent's local database before an update, how to restore it, and how to use a backup to return to an earlier version of OpCon RPA.
How to back up the RPA Agent's local database before an update, how to restore it, and how to use a backup to return to an earlier version of OpCon RPA.
How to mark the regions a Scan Document task reads — drawing a region with the right mouse button, naming it, choosing what it reads, and handling tables and multi-page documents.
How to copy an OpCon RPA task from the Archive and Drafts grids, including the three copy modes — copy all versions, copy a specific version as Version 1, and copy a specific version as a draft.
How to delete an OpCon RPA task or draft, including the difference between deleting all versions of a published task from the Archive grid and deleting a single draft from the Drafts grid.
How to move OpCon RPA tasks and user variables between RPA Agents by exporting them to a single file and importing that file on another machine, including how to resolve name conflicts and supply the credentials the imported tasks need.
Step-by-step installation of OpCon RPA, including adding an RPA agent in Solution Manager, Netcom Relay (for cloud), the ACS plugin, the RPA Agent, and the connection between OpCon and the RPA Agent.
How to place Netcom Relay so that OpCon RPA works for cloud customers who reach OpCon through a VPN tunnel, including the internal URL requirement and how this changes the standard install.
How to install VisualCron Server and Client for RPA on a Windows system, then activate the VisualCron license.
How to pass input and output data between OpCon and OpCon RPA using Schedule Instance Properties and Job Instance Properties — define them in Solution Manager, mirror them in RPA, reference them in a task, and write values back with an Output Expression.
Why some recorded clicks have to be replayed as real mouse input, how to record clicks that way, and how to change a click after it is recorded.
Two Windows local security policies required when the RPA Agent service runs as Local System and unlocks desktop sessions: disable SAS and disable Admin Approval Mode for the built-in Administrator account.
Run Robot Tasks on a host with nobody signed in — how OpCon creates the Windows session, how to secure the session afterwards, and how to verify the setup.
How to start OpCon RPA jobs from OpCon — by frequency, dependency, variable trigger, or Self Service — and how to configure OpCon jobs that initiate RPA workflows using the Web Services Connector.
How to manage VisualCron RPA job execution with OpCon, including frequency, dependency, and on-demand triggers, and how to configure OpCon jobs that initiate RPA workflows.
How to set up Credentials and Connections, create RPA Jobs, choose between Web Macro and Robot task types, and add Conditions or Triggers in VisualCron.
How to update the OpCon RPA Agent, Tray Client, and ACS plugin, including per-version update considerations, backing up before you update, and post-update tasks.