You can install the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Hub application (sn_rpa_fdn) if you have the admin role. The application includes demo data and installs related ServiceNow® Store applications and plugins if they are not already installed.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that the application and all of its associated ServiceNow Store applications have valid ServiceNow entitlements. For more information, see Get entitlement for a ServiceNow product or application.
  • Review the RPA Hub application listing in the ServiceNow Store for information on dependencies, licensing or subscription requirements, and release compatibility.

Role required: admin

About this task

The following items are installed with Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Hub:
  • Roles
  • Scheduled jobs
  • Tables
  • Actions and subflow

For more information, see Components installed with RPA Hub and RPA Hub actions and subflow.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > System Applications > All Available Applications > All.
  2. Find the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Hub application (sn_rpa_fdn) using the filter criteria and search bar.

    You can search for the application by its name or ID. If you cannot find the application, you might have to request it from the ServiceNow Store.

    Visit the ServiceNow Store website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.

  3. In the Application installation dialog box, review the application dependencies.

    Dependent plugins and applications are listed if they will be installed, are currently installed, or need to be installed. If any plugins or applications need to be installed, you must install them before you can install Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Hub.

  4. (Optional) If demo data is available and you want to install it, select the Load demo data check box.
    Demo data comprises the sample records that describe application features for the common use cases. Load the demo data when you first install the application on a development or test instance.
    Important: If you don't load the demo data during installation, it's unavailable to load later.
  5. Select Install.

What to do next

Use the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Guided Setup to configure the application on your instance.

To access Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Guided Setup, navigate to All > Robotic Process Automation > Administration > Guided Setup. For more information about using the guided setup interface, see Using guided setup.