Set up the UiPath spoke

Integrate the ServiceNow instance with your UiPath account to authenticate ServiceNow requests.

시작하기 전에

• Request an Integration Hub subscription.
• Activate the UiPath spoke.
• Role required: admin.

이 태스크 정보

You can set up the UiPath spoke using OAuth authentication or API key as per your requirement.

• See Option 1: Using OAuth authentication to set up the UiPath spoke using OAuth authentication.
  • This authentication is available from UiPath spoke v2.2.1.
  • You can't use MID Server if you set up the spoke using OAuth authentication.
• See Option 2: Using API key to set up the UiPath spoke using API key.

Option 1: Using OAuth authentication

Integrate the ServiceNow instance with your UiPath account using OAuth to authenticate ServiceNow requests.

시작하기 전에

Role required: admin

주:

• This authentication is available from UiPath spoke v2.2.1.
• You can't use MID Server if you set up the spoke using OAuth authentication.

프로시저

1. Register an application in your UiPath account.
   1. Log in to your UiPath account as an admin.
   2. Navigate to Admin > External Applications.
   3. Click + Add Application.
   4. On the form, fill these values.

      Field	Description
      Application Name	Name of the OAuth application.
      Application Type	Type of OAuth application. Select Confidential application.
      Resources	Required resource and scopes. Click + Add Scopes. Select Orchestrator API Access from the Resource list. Select these application scopes: OR.Robots.Read OR.Robots.Write OR.Jobs.Read OR.Jobs.Write OR.Machines.Read OR.Execution.Read OR.Queues.Read OR.Queues.Write OR.Folders.Read Click Save.
      Redirect URL	ServiceNow instance redirect URL in this format: https://<ServiceNow-instance>.service-now.com/oauth_redirect.do

   5. Click Add.
      The application is registered and values of App ID and App Secret are displayed.
   6. Copy and record the values of app ID and app secret.
2. In your ServiceNow instance, configure the required connection and credential alias.
   1. Log in to your ServiceNow instance as an admin.
   2. Navigate to All > Connections & Credentials > Connection & Credential Aliases.
   3. Open the record for UiPath.
   4. For Configuration Template, select UiPath Configuration Template - OAuth Client Credentials.
   5. Click the Create New Connection & Credential related link.
   6. On the form, fill these fields.

      표 1. Create Connection and Credential form

      Field	Description
      Connection information
      Name	Name to identify the OAuth application registry record.
      Connection URL	Connection URL in this format: https://{base_url}/{organization_name}/{tenant-name}/orchestrator_. This URL depends on the type of UiPath deployment.
      Credential information
      Name	Name to identify the credential record.
      Token URL	Location of the token endpoint that the instance uses to retrieve and refresh tokens. This URL depends on the type of UiPath deployment.
      OAuth Client ID	App ID you had copied after registering application in your UiPath account.
      OAuth Client Secret	App secret you had copied after registering application in your UiPath account.
      OAuth Redirect URL	ServiceNow instance redirect URL in this format: https://<ServiceNow-instance>.service-now.com/oauth_redirect.do.

   7. Click Create.
   8. Click Submit.
      Connection and credential records are created.
   9. Open the UiPath Connection record, from the Connections tab.
   10. Select a value for the Orchestrator Feature Enabled field.

결과

The Connection and Credential alias is configured and the UiPath spoke is set up using OAuth authentication.

Option 2: Using API key

Integrate the ServiceNow instance with your UiPath account using API key to authenticate ServiceNow requests.

시작하기 전에

Role required: admin

프로시저

1. From your UiPath cloud account, obtain the values of the required API refresh tokens.
   주:

   These steps are applicable to UiPath cloud account.
   1. Log in to your UiPath account as an admin.
   2. Navigate to Preferences > Privacy & Security.
   3. For the required tenant, click View API access.
      The values of User Key, Organization ID, Tenant Name, and Client ID are displayed.
   4. Copy and record these values.
2. In your ServiceNow instance, configure the required connection and credential alias.
   1. Log in to your ServiceNow instance as an admin.
   2. Navigate to All > Connections & Credentials > Connection & Credential Aliases.
   3. Open the record for UiPath.
   4. For Configuration Template, select UiPath Configuration Template - UiPath Cloud or UiPath Configuration Template - Private/Public Cloud as per your requirement.
   5. Click the Create New Connection & Credential related link.
   6. On the form, fill these fields.
      • If you have selected UiPath Configuration Template - UiPath Cloud for Configuration Template, fill these fields.
        주:

        This option is applicable if you are using UiPath cloud account.

        표 2. Create Connection and Credential form

        Field	Description
        Connection Name	Name to identify the connection record. For example, UiPath Connection.
        Connection URL	Connection URL in this format: https://platform.uipath.com/<account-logical-name>/<instance-logical-name>
        Credential Name	Name to identify the credential record. For example, UiPath Credential.
        Token URL	Location of the token endpoint that the instance uses to retrieve and refresh tokens. For example, https://account.uipath.com/oauth/token.
        Client Id	Value of client ID you had copied from the UiPath Orchestrator application.
        Account Logical Name	Organization ID you had copied from the UiPath Orchestrator application.
        Tenant Logical Name	Tenant name you had copied from the UiPath Orchestrator application.
        User Key	User key you had copied from the UiPath Orchestrator application.

      • If you have selected UiPath Configuration Template - Private/Public Cloud for Configuration Template, fill these fields.

        표 3. Create Connection and Credential form

        Field	Description
        Connection Name	Name to identify the connection record. For example, UiPath Connection.
        Connection URL	UiPath instance URL.
        Credential Name	Name to identify the credential record. For example, UiPath Credential.
        Token URL	Location of the token endpoint that the instance uses to retrieve and refresh tokens in this format: http://<instance-URL>/api/account/authenticate
        Tenant Name	Tenant logical name.
        Username or email	Username or email address to authenticate the UiPath Orchestrator API.
        Password	Associated password.

      주:

      • You must enable Use MID server option in the connection record and create a SSL certificate from a trusted authority for on-prem support.
      • The MID Server users must have the sn_uipath_spoke.uipath_admin role.
   7. Click Create.
   8. Click Submit.
      Connection and credential records are created.
   9. Open the UiPath Connection record, from the Connections tab.
   10. Select a value for the Orchestrator Feature Enabled field.

결과

The Connection and Credential alias is configured and the UiPath spoke is set up using API key.