# RPA by Workato - Start job action

The Start job action starts an RPA job in the process you specify.

# Input

Input fields Description
Stage Select the stage of the job you plan to start. Alternatively, you can switch to Use stage ID and enter 0 for DEV, 1 for TEST, or 2 for PROD.
Department ID Select the department associated with the job you plan to start. Alternatively, you can switch to Use department ID and input a Department ID datapill.
Process ID Provide the ID of the process that contains the job you plan to start.
Job name Provide the name of the job you plan to start.
Wait for response? Select whether to wait for the RPA job to complete before proceeding with the next step of the recipe. The maximum allowed wait time is three hours.

# Output

Output fields Description
Job ID The ID of the job.
Process name The name of the process that contains the job.
Process ID The ID of the process that contains the job.
Department name The name of the department associated with the job.
Department ID The ID of the department associated with the job.
Job name The name of the job.
Job status The status of the job.
Canceled description A description of the job's cancellation, if it was canceled in Robotiq.ai.
Started at A timestamp indicating when the job started.
Completed at A timestamp indicating when the job completed.
Priority The job's priority level.
Timeout The number of minutes Robotiq.ai will wait for the job to be run by a bot. The job is cancelled if this length of time is exceeded.
Schedule ID The ID of the job's schedule in Robotiq.ai.
Retry attempts The number of times Robotiq.ai retries the job if it encounters an error.
Job execution timeout The maximum run time for the process.
Robot name The name of the robot assigned to the job.
Robot ID The ID of the robot assigned to the job.
Error details The job's error message, if applicable.
Job status last updated at A timestamp indicating when the job's status was last updated.


Last updated: 2/27/2025, 5:40:46 PM

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