Action Center

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Last updated May 21, 2024

Installation Steps

Run the Windows Installer.
Select the I accept the terms in the License Agreement checkbox to agree to the terms in the agreement, then click Next. The Action Center IIS Settings selection window is displayed.
Change the IIS Settings as desired:
- Installation Path - Change the default path as desired. Don't use a user-profile path (C:\Users) because the IIS AppPool\<Apppoolname> doesn’t have adequate permissions on it. You need Readand Writepermissions on the installation directory.
- Host Name - Auto-populated with the hostname. For a server under a network domain, the discoverable machine name is read from the HKM registry key. If the installer does not find a registry value, the local hostname is displayed.
- Port - An unused port on the server. Use a different port than Orchestrator, if installed on the same server.
- SSL Certificate - The Subject or Thumbprint of the SSL certificate you want to secure connections with. By default, this is filled in with the full computer name. See Action Center Prerequisites for Installation for details about the SSL certificate you can use.
Click Next. The Action Center Application Pool Settings window is displayed.
Configure the editable options as desired:
- Identity - enables you to choose the identity under which the UiPath Action Center website runs. The following options are available:
  - Application Pool Identity - runs the Action Center website under the default identity of the application pool.
  - Specific User - runs the Action Center website under an existing Windows or Domain identity. Selecting this option displays two fields, Username and Password, which enable you to specify the identity under which to run.
    
    For more information on Application Pool Identities, please see Microsoft's official documentation.
- Click Next. The Action Center UiPath Identity Server window is displayed.
Configure the editable options as desired:
- Orchestrator URL - Specify port information in the URL only if it is not the default port (443 or 80).
- Identity URL - Specify the Identity Server URL. Automatically populated with the Orchestrator URL plus the suffix /identity.
- Action Center URL - Automatically populated based on hostname and port information provided. If the Action Center application is configured behind a reverse proxy or load balancer, provide the user-facing URL.
- Identity Installation Token - The access token taken from the Identity Management Portal. See Accessing Identity Management Portal for details on how to access it.
Click Next. The installation process starts. You can now use Action Center.

Accessing Action Center

Business users can access Action Center by using the https://<actioncenterhost>:<port>/ URL. They can use their credentials to log in to a particular tenant through the UiPath Identity Server.

Upon logging in, they are redirected to the Actions page (https://<actioncenterhost>:<port>/actions/) from where they can navigate to Processes (https://<actioncenterhost>:<port>/processes/) using the left -hand menu. The Processes page can also be accessed directly using the https://<actioncenterhost>:<port>/processes URL.

Get started with Action Center.

Orchestrator Settings to Accept Storage Bucket Requests From Action Center

Features within Action Center that rely on Orchestrator storage buckets (Images & PDF rendering on Form actions, Document Classification & Document Validation actions) require the following configuration changes in Orchestrator to function as expected:

Accept Action Center requests to Orchestrator
Go to the Orchestrator installation folder.
Open the UiPath.Orchestrator.dll.config file with administrative permissions.
Add the Action Center URL in the Authorization section using the AcceptedRootUrls parameter.
For example: <add key="AcceptedRootUrls" value="http://localhost:6234,https://ACTION_CENTER_ROOT_URL:PORT" />.
Important:
- Make sure the value of the AcceptedRootUrls key does not include space characters.
- Only add the PORT value if it is different than 80 or 443 (default ports).
Allow the OPTIONS verb in IIS for the Orchestrator website:
Navigate to IIS
Select UiPath Orchestrator from the Sites list
Click Request Filtering. The Request Filtering window is displayed.
Right-click in the window and select Allow Verb
Enter OPTIONS and click OK.
Reset IIS for the changes to take effect.

For other storage buckets like Amazon S3 and Azure, see CORS/CSP Configuration for details on how to configure CORS and CSP settings.

Command Line Parameters

It is possible to install or update the entire UiPath suite using the command line, provided you have the UiPath Action Center Windows installer (UiPathActionCenter.msi). The table below lists all the available parameters you can use with Orchestrator, paired with some examples.

Parameter	Description
`/q`	Helps you install the specified UiPath features silently, without displaying the user interface.
`/L*V <LogFile>`	Generates an installer log file at the specified path. You can send the file further to our support team if, for any reason, you encounter difficulties during the installation process.
`HOST_NAME`	The hostname of the device on which Action Center is installed.
`WEBSITE_PORT`	An unused port on the server. Use a different port than Orchestrator, if installed on the same server. If not specified, the default value (`443`) is used to enable HTTPS.
`CERTIFICATE_SUBJECT`	The name of the SSL certificate you want to use to secure connections with Action Center. If not specified, by default, the full computer name is used. Please specify thumbprint if there are multiple certificates with the same subject.
`INSTALLDIR`	Enables you to install Action Center at a custom location. By default, it is installed at `C:\Program Files (x86)\UiPath\ActionCenter`. :fa-warning: You need Readand Writepermissions on the installation directory.
`PORT_FIREWALL`	Enables you to select if firewall rules are automatically added for this port. The available options are: `0` - Firewall rules are not added. `1` - Firewall rules are added.
`PORT_DO_VALIDATE`	Enables you to select if validation of the website port availability is performed. The available options are: `0` - No validation is performed. `1` - A validation is performed. The default value is 1.
`APPPOOL_IDENTITY_TYPE`	The type of application pool you are using for Action Center. The available options are: `SpecificUser` and `ApplicationPoolIdentity`.
`APPPOOL_USER_NAME`	The username running the application pool. This parameter needs to be included only if `APPPOOL_IDENTITY_TYPE` was set to `USER`.
`APPPOOL_USER_PASSWORD`	The password of the user running the application pool. This parameter needs to be included only if `APPPOOL_IDENTITY_TYPE` was set to `USER`.
`ORCHESTRATOR_URL`	The URL of the Orchestrator instance. Used by Action Center for all communication with Orchestrator.
`IDENTITY_URL`	The URL of the Identity Server instance.
`ACTION_CENTER_URL`	The Base URL of Action Center.
`IDENTITY_INSTALLATION_TOKEN`	The access token taken from the Identity Management Portal. See Accessing Identity Management Portal for details.

Examples

These examples have been written considering that you are already in the directory in which the UiPathActionCenter.msi installer is located. You can do this with the following command, for example: cd D:\UiPathActionCenter.msi.

Clean Installing Action Center

msiexec /i UiPathActionCenter.msi^
HOST_NAME="ACTION_CENTER_HOSTNAME"^
WEBSITE_PORT="444"^
CERTIFICATE_SUBJECT="ACTION_CENTER_HOSTNAME"^
INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\UiPath\ActionCenter"^
APPPOOL_IDENTITY_TYPE="ApplicationPoolIdentity"^
PORT_FIREWALL="1"^
ORCHESTRATOR_URL="https://ORCHESTRATOR_URL"^
IDENTITY_URL="https://ORCHESTRATOR_URL/identity"^
ACTION_CENTER_URL="https://ACTION_CENTER_HOSTNAME:444/"^
IDENTITY_INSTALLATION_TOKEN="eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IkUyNjk3MDQzQjE1Q0QwRDlBMjBCQkZGODVGQjkyMTk2NkI4N0VFQTQiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJ4NXQiOiI0bWx3UTdGYzBObWlDN180WDdraGxtdUg3cVEifQ.eyJuYmYiOjE1OTkwNjk0NTQsImV4cCI6MTU5OTA3MzA1NCwiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ndXJwcmVldHVpcGF0aC9pZGVudGl0eSIsImNsaWVudF9pZCI6ImdlbmVyYXRlZENsaWVudCIsImF1ZCI6IklkZW50aXR5U2VydmVyQXBpIiwic2NvcGUiOlsiSWRlbnRpdHlTZXJ2ZXJDbGllbnRNYW5hZ2VtZW50Il19.MV9ehC8D5uBcg8PFRb8FPHv05oeFRwZgJURv2GUcmUxvQo3hzdjsxomMXoCHJiNQlqLxqsIzYrgfjwKcpVEchfyWl6HcqKvT_1s8eC3DP9qdrQJtuCrBJqgUcC99v3NaJ6UbdKYVtFDiPlIEetmqsl5ET2Dp0lNxxWle5Zp_p91U-I7SqRHz8lOm0oG0pyKeft53S7jM5Jj2Utr7bLb46ci2cmLgrwsH3Mu7rKOUCtfGHgaNvXoW5XZh9s2OYitZ-XRkCuncjXKoo9pSz7jq8MqVaLnxVRcFrpH2kDRfUew4CMeMJ-lx75maxWyElp9RnxDPykD6wXJAIPFsnuTqQA"^
/L*V "C:\InstallationLogs.log"^
/qmsiexec /i UiPathActionCenter.msi^
HOST_NAME="ACTION_CENTER_HOSTNAME"^
WEBSITE_PORT="444"^
CERTIFICATE_SUBJECT="ACTION_CENTER_HOSTNAME"^
INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\UiPath\ActionCenter"^
APPPOOL_IDENTITY_TYPE="ApplicationPoolIdentity"^
PORT_FIREWALL="1"^
ORCHESTRATOR_URL="https://ORCHESTRATOR_URL"^
IDENTITY_URL="https://ORCHESTRATOR_URL/identity"^
ACTION_CENTER_URL="https://ACTION_CENTER_HOSTNAME:444/"^
IDENTITY_INSTALLATION_TOKEN="eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IkUyNjk3MDQzQjE1Q0QwRDlBMjBCQkZGODVGQjkyMTk2NkI4N0VFQTQiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJ4NXQiOiI0bWx3UTdGYzBObWlDN180WDdraGxtdUg3cVEifQ.eyJuYmYiOjE1OTkwNjk0NTQsImV4cCI6MTU5OTA3MzA1NCwiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ndXJwcmVldHVpcGF0aC9pZGVudGl0eSIsImNsaWVudF9pZCI6ImdlbmVyYXRlZENsaWVudCIsImF1ZCI6IklkZW50aXR5U2VydmVyQXBpIiwic2NvcGUiOlsiSWRlbnRpdHlTZXJ2ZXJDbGllbnRNYW5hZ2VtZW50Il19.MV9ehC8D5uBcg8PFRb8FPHv05oeFRwZgJURv2GUcmUxvQo3hzdjsxomMXoCHJiNQlqLxqsIzYrgfjwKcpVEchfyWl6HcqKvT_1s8eC3DP9qdrQJtuCrBJqgUcC99v3NaJ6UbdKYVtFDiPlIEetmqsl5ET2Dp0lNxxWle5Zp_p91U-I7SqRHz8lOm0oG0pyKeft53S7jM5Jj2Utr7bLb46ci2cmLgrwsH3Mu7rKOUCtfGHgaNvXoW5XZh9s2OYitZ-XRkCuncjXKoo9pSz7jq8MqVaLnxVRcFrpH2kDRfUew4CMeMJ-lx75maxWyElp9RnxDPykD6wXJAIPFsnuTqQA"^
/L*V "C:\InstallationLogs.log"^
/q

Uninstalling Action Center

msiexec /uninstall UiPathActionCenter.msimsiexec /uninstall UiPathActionCenter.msi

Opting Out of Telemetry

UiPath collects usage and performance data to help diagnose problems and help improve Action Center. The information we collect can include data on UiPath product information, the operating system, and browser versions. For more details about UiPath’s privacy practices, please review the privacy policy.

The collection of data in Action Center is controlled through an appsettings.json parameter named DisableTelemetry. This is set to false by default during the installation process. To opt-out of sending usage and performance data collection in Action Center, set this value to true.

Note: The appsettings.json file for Actions Center can be found at the following location: <installation_directory>/ActionCenterService/, where the default installation directory is C:/Program Files (x86)/UiPath/ActionCenter/.

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Accessing Action Center
Orchestrator Settings to Accept Storage Bucket Requests From Action Center
Command Line Parameters
Examples
Clean Installing Action Center
Uninstalling Action Center
Opting Out of Telemetry

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