Lookup Password

For Basic Engine Robots, this step securely retrieves a password from the Vault and stores it in a variable. This step accesses sensitive data without disclosing it.

Basic Engine Robots stored in local projects cannot access services provided by the Management Console, such as passwords stored in the Vault. In Design Studio, place the robot in a shared project to use the Lookup Password step.

Before your robots can retrieve password information, the Management Console administrator must configure target system, passwords, and robot access in the Vault.

To use the Lookup Password step:

Create or edit a Basic Engine robot.
Add a new Action step.
From the Properties > Action > Select an Action menu, select the Other > Lookup Password.

The Action > Lookup Password pane appears.
Type the User Name.

The user name corresponds to the Label in the Management Console Vault.
In the Target System box, type the target system.
Target systems are configured by an administrator who provides passwords for users on different systems such as production, pre-production, and development.
From the Variable list, select or type a variable.
Execute the robot.
- When executing in Design Studio, the project name of the shared project is used to determine which password to look up.
- When executing from the Management Console, the project where the robot is located is used to determine which password to look up.

Every time you upload your robot or any of its components, such as types, snippets, and so on to the Management Console, a new password access entry must be created for the robot. Previous entries are kept in the Vault and the administrator can delete them manually.