Using 1 Unattended RPA bot on multiple machines

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Posted on 29 Aug 2024 12:25:31 by OC-29081213-0

So I can't seem to find a clear answer to this question online. I currently have a license for 1 unattended RPA bot, but i have 2 machines connected in Power Automate Cloud.

When i run a flow connected to Machine 1, the unallocated bot automatically gets assigned to machine 1. But when the flow is finished, it doesn't get de-allocated from that machine. So if i want to run a flow on Machine 2, i go over capacity because there are no free unattended bots available.

Is it possible for me to run desktop flows unattended on 2 different machines with only 1 unattended RPA bot? Once the flow on machine 1 is done running, i would like for that bot to be freed up automatically so it can run on machine 2. Is that possible? Or do i need 2 bots?

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Using 1 Unattended RPA bot on multiple machines

@AnthonyAmador I do NOT want to run them simultaneously, i want to run them completely separate of each other.

My issue is, the one unattended RPA bot i have does not de-allocate from machine 1 after it is done running the flow, i have to manually go in and remove it every time. So what it sounds like, there is no way to use 1 bot on 2 machines completely unattended? Or is there a way to share 1 bot between 2 machines without human intervention?
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AnthonyAmador 2,544 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 29 Aug 2024 at 13:54:00

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Using 1 Unattended RPA bot on multiple machines

Hi,

If you have just one unattended add-on, you need a license per bot if you want to run them simultaneously.

Currently, there isn’t an automatic de-allocation feature that frees up the bot immediately after the flow finishes.

Schedule your flows in such a way that they do not overlap. Ensure that the flow on Machine 1 completes before the flow on Machine 2 starts. This way, the bot will be available for the next flow, you can use a Power Automate Cloud Flow for this.

Hope this helps.
Anthony

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