The Automation Anywhere Control Room Dashboard is the primary console for viewing the status of tasks in real time, including completion, failure, and in-progress states.
Quick Fix Summary
Log into the Automation Anywhere Control Room and open the Dashboard—this console gives you an immediate, consolidated view of all bot execution statuses.
Here’s why this works: the Dashboard pulls together live metrics and displays bot performance through widgets like "Bot Status," "Recent Activity," or "Execution Summary." No more jumping between menus just to check on individual TaskBot runs.
What's Happening
The Automation Anywhere Control Room Dashboard is designed to display real-time status of all automated tasks, including successful completions, failures, and in-progress runs.
You can launch or schedule bots from spots like Bots > My Bots or the Devices page, sure—but those screens don’t give you a unified status view. The Dashboard, on the other hand, is built by Automation Anywhere specifically to act as a single pane of glass for governance and operational visibility.
Step-by-Step Solution
Follow these five steps to reliably access task statuses on the Automation Anywhere Control Room Dashboard.
- Open a web browser and head straight to your Automation Anywhere Control Room (for example,
https://[your-server]:8080).
- Log in with your credentials—you might need to enter a second factor if your org requires it.
- You should land on the Dashboard after login. If you don’t, just click Dashboard in the main navigation menu.
- Scan for widgets labeled "Bot Status," "Recent Activity," or "Execution Summary." These show current task states with icons or text labels (for instance, Completed, Failed, In Progress).
- Use the filtering and sorting tools inside these widgets to zero in on specific bots, timeframes, or error categories.
If This Didn't Work
If the Dashboard doesn’t show the details you need, check the Activity Logs or individual bot history for granular execution details.
- Activity Logs: Go to Activity > Audit Logs for historical records or Activity > In Progress to watch currently running tasks. These logs include timestamps and error messages for failed runs.
- Bot History: Head to Bots > My Bots, pick a TaskBot, and open its "Run History" or "Recent Runs" tab to review past executions and outcomes.
Prevention Tips
To reduce task failures and simplify monitoring, implement error handling, smart scheduling, and standardized development practices.
- Embed Error Handling: Drop built-in error-handling commands and conditional logic into your Bot Creator scripts. That way you can manage unexpected states and make logs far easier to read.
- Set Up Scheduling & Alerts: Schedule bots during off-peak hours via Bots > My Bots or the Devices page, and turn on platform alerts so you get pinged the moment a task fails.
- Follow Development Standards: Stick to stable commands like "Insert Keystrokes" instead of Smart Recorder when you can. Honestly, this is the best approach for building more reliable TaskBots and cutting down on runtime errors.
