multiple workstations running same robots script - will this lock processing to 1 table?

[ricob]

Hello, All.

Can the same Blue Prism robot run on multiple workstations at the same time?
We are trying to confirm if both robot scripts will be able to access a single source table for data (since each script will be running for a different region - meaning they should not be extracting the same data - just the same target table)

A couple of questions here:

• Can the queue list handle this? This would mean that there might be 2 locked items for processing in the queue right? I have not seen any case with that yet. Is this possible?
• This should also mean that every methods that uses the queue should be locked and unlocked right?

 

[anisjolly]

Hi @ricob

The same Blue Prism robot (Resource PC) cannot run on multiple workstations. Each robot needs to be configured as a separate Resource PC.

When you mention 'single source table' - do you mean a database table (i.e. SQL / Oracle etc) or do you mean a Work Queue? Either way, yes one queue can handle multiple automations / processes accessing data from within it. Just like you've mentioned, you'll see 2 locked items in the queue.

With regards to your second point, yes - for each item you lock, you would either mark it as complete or mark it as exception. Or, you could unlock each item for further use in your process - depending on it's rules and design.

I hope this helps