IBM RPA on premises client-side architecture

The IBM Robotic Process Automation on premises client-side and optional software components are installed in a supported one-to-many Windows® host.

• Bot Agent
  The Bot Agent is a local client-side component of IBM RPA installed as a Windows service. Its primary responsibility is to manage the activities and settings of the host computer by communicating with the IBM RPA server.

• Bot Runtime
  The Bot Runtime is the runtime environment that runs scripts. When a Bot Runtime interprets an script and runs its commands, the bot is running. The Bot Runtime is a component available in all IBM RPA offerings.

• IBM RPA Studio
  The IBM RPA Studio is the client's authoring tool for building IBM RPA scripts. Depending on the function you use, IBM RPA Studio might request services from the IBM RPA server-side components.

• IBM RPA Launcher
  The IBM RPA Launcher is a client-side component for manually starting bots on your computer. This component loads the settings that are created in IBM RPA Control Center.

• IBM RPA Vault
  The IBM RPA Vault component is responsible for the configuration and encryption of credentials. It has two modes: local or user vault and systemic vault.