Overview

You can use an existing robotic task definition as the basis for your new robotic task. This page describes how to do this manually using Appian Designer.

Manual deployment is just one way of importing and exporting objects in Appian Designer. See the Deploy to Target Environments page for information and instructions on using direct deployment or APIs.

Know before you begin

Robotic tasks are imported and exported as part of a package in Appian Designer. Packages are a tool for building your applications and ensuring successful deployments. When you import a package, you add all the objects from the package to the current application. If a robotic task in the package already exists in the target environment, it only imports if there's a status change or detected conflict. Learn more about the entire process of importing and exporting objects on the Deploy to Target Environments page.

Export a robotic task

Required role: Developer or Administrator

To export a robotic task, complete the following steps:

1. In the Build view, click the CREATE PACKAGE button in the toolbar.
   Result: The Create Package dialog displays.
   
   
2. Configure the package properties.
3. Click CREATE.
4. Mark the checkbox next to the robotic task(s) you want to export then click ADD TO PACKAGE button in the toolbar.
   
   Result: The Add to Package dialog displays.
   
   
5. Select the package you just created in the dropdown list then click Add.
   Result: The Build view displays.
   
   
6. Click the VIEW PACKAGES button in the toolbar.
   Result: The Packages dialog displays.
   
   
7. Mark the checkbox next to the package you created and to which you added your robotic task.
8. Click the EXPORT button.
   Result: The Export Package dialog displays.
   
   
9. When the export is complete, click DOWNLOAD PACKAGE to download the ZIP file.

Import a robotic task

Required role: Developer or Administrator

To import a robotic task that is part of a package, complete the following steps:

1. In the Build view, click the Import Package button in the toolbar.
2. Upload your exported ZIP file.
3. Select the Include import customization file box if you're using one of these files to manage variables and other components.
4. Click INSPECT.
5. Review the inspection results. If there are no issues, click IMPORT.