Development Environment Configuration

The capabilities described on this page are included in Appian's standard capability tier. Usage limits may apply.

This page describes the steps to set up the necessary infrastructure to develop, compile, and deploy a robotic task.

The steps to follow for the development environment setup consists of the installation of the following software:

Java 17
Maven 3
Eclipse (or another IDE)

Java 17

Java 17 must be installed on the host machine to launch the agent and run robotic tasks. Ensure your environment and host machines have Java 17. To ensure compatibility, choose the 32-bit or 64-bit Java version that matches your operating system.

Note: After installing Java, you must set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to point to the Java installation directory. The following image is an example for Windows:

Maven 3.0.0 or higher

Maven is a software tool that allows for compiling, packaging, and deploying Java artifacts. Appian RPA uses this open-source tool as a link between the developers and the execution platform due to its power and simplicity to get the binaries and make them available for the agent in the execution robot.

Learn more about installing and setting up Maven to use with Appian RPA.

Eclipse

Eclipse is an integrated development environment (IDE) we recommend for developing and debugging robots. It is advisable to use the last stable version.

Learn mor about installing and setting up IDEs to use with Appian RPA.

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