Release Notes
Releasing rpaframework version 17.0.1
New Intelligent Document Processing capabilities via integrated providers Base64.ai, Nanonets, and updates to Google libraries. New libraries RPA.Base64AI and RPA.Nanonets. RPA.Cloud.AWS breaking backwards compatibility (major version bump). RPA.Cloud.Google adds Document AI support. RPA.Excel.Files adds read_only mode.
Automation Studio 2.5.3 released
Push Robot updates from Automation Studio direct to Control Room. Linking to Control Room. Support for multiple .robot files within the same project. Allow navigating back when jumping to user keywords. Stop an in-progress run from the UI. Plus various UX and bugfixes.
Visual Studio Code extensions updated
Robot Framework Language Server v1.1.3 & Robocorp Code v0.37.0. Robot Flow Explorer now also in VS Code. Updated UX for the Robocorp Code sidebar.
New example robots in the Portal: Base64.ai and ADA
Two new reference architectures: intelligent document processing using Base64.ai, and conversational AI integration with Ada chatbots triggering digital workers with work items.
New navigation & UX improvements
New and improved navigation now enabled as default for all users in Control Room. Sign-up flows streamlined. Upcoming UX improvements to work data management, runs, robots, and environments planned for H2.
Reference architecture for Rasa chatbots triggering processes
New Portal example integrating Rasa chatbots with Digital Workers using Custom Action Server to trigger processes over Control Room API based on intent.
New navigation available in the Control Room
New and improved navigation for Control Room, streamlining flows and making navigation more intuitive. New user profile. Changelog moved in-product. Old navigation could be switched back to from user profile settings.
Process run notification improvements
Notification templates reworked to be more user-friendly with more information. Notifications can now be enabled for successful process runs too, containing work item statistics. Supported for both Slack and E-mail notifications.