What's new in IBM Robotic Process Automation as a Service 23.0.6

TN5250 Terminal Support

Now you can connect to terminal-based applications under System i5®, eServer i5®, iSeries or AS/400 systems over the 5250 protocol and automate your tasks. Use the IBM RPA Studio's recorder to map the fields and commands to do all automation.

You can connect using the IBM RPA internal provider, IBM® Personal Communications provider, or the High-level Language Application Program Interface (HLLAPI) standard. All three options are available in the Connect to Terminal (terminalConnect) command .

See more about how to configure each of the providers in Connecting to the terminal emulator. The following videos demonstrate the terminal automation over 5250 protocol with IBM® Personal Communications provider and HLLAPI standard.

New parameters on Start Browser (webStart) command

Two new parameters have been added to the Start Browser command:

• Use profile preferences: Starts the session logged into the desired user profile. See available options:

  • Default for automation: Loads the default IBM RPA Studio profile, ignoring the browser's profile preferences.
  • Automation-optimized user profile: Load the browser's profile preferences, while still maintaining some IBM RPA Studio's preferences to optimize the automation.
  • Full user profile: Load the browser's profile preferences, while ignoring IBM RPA Studio's preferences. Using this option might lead to your automation not working properly.

• Download path: The path to save a downloaded file.

Server-side fixes

• [APAR DT212271] Fixed an issue that would cause an orchestration process to fail after losing connection with the MSMQ system queue provider.
• [APAR DT213193] The Name and Computers fields now load normally on the Edit Computers page of the IBM RPA Control Center.
• [KI DT208628] If the installation key validation fails, an error message should now provide more details about the issue.
• Removed an additional blank step after the Summary step when creating a new user in IBM RPA Control Center.
• It is now possible to update the Audit log path field in the Service Parameters tab of IBM RPA Control Center.

Client-side fixes

• [APAR DT211137] Fixed an issue in which running scripts in debug mode with the Open Office File (officeOpen) , Run Macro in Excel (excelMacro) commands or any command that establishes connection with SAP could freeze IBM RPA Studio.
• The Send To File System (uploadStorage) command can now upload files to Microsoft™ One Drive.
• The Assign Value to Office (officeSet) command now replaces all the contents in a Microsoft™ Word file page.