When developing RPA solutions, we breakdown our processes into multiple REFramework solutions or simple workflow files which run independently. For example, when dealing with web scraping and processing, we develop a dispatcher solution and a performer solution using REFramework which are independently executed one after the other.

In order to execute the Performer right after the Dispatcher process completes, people use many approaches. Some tend to include the Performer within the dispatcher workflow which can make it much more complicated while some come up with workaround solutions to handle this manually or by simple controller workflows.

However, if these Dispatcher, Performer and all the independent solutions are in UiPath Orchestrator as separate processes, we can easily execute them without any hassle using this controller template. In situations where you need to schedule these tasks to be run one after the other at a particular day/ time, rather than scheduling each and every independent process, we can simply schedule this one controller solution and it will handle the rest automatically.

The tasks that should be executed through the controller workflow solution should be published to the Orchestrator and should be available under Processes

The controller workflow is developed using REFramework. We have to include all the processes that needs to be run in the sequential order in Configuration excel sheet. The process will access this excel sheet and extract the jobs that needs to be executed one after the other.

REFramework template to centrally provide the execute command to other independent REFramework solutions or workflow processes which are in Orchestrator that need to be executed in a sequencial order

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Can we use this on non Orchestrator REFramework? I have two REFramwork with non orchestrator. One for Downloading and the other is for processing. Can this template do the job to combine it?

Useful for independent jobs - Good job bro. Its very helpful to run two independent jobs. Once the first job finished then  automatically it will take next process to run. 


very useful and amazing work - well done bro. really amazing workflow Template. its solved the problem that faced when most of the guys used dispatcher and performer process....
keep it up Lahiru Fernando..


Ease of Use - Hey Lahiru. Nice component!
There are many scenarios wherein I need to run another job right after the current job is finished, so with this, I can easily configure the sequence of running jobs.
Keep it up!


Neat - Neat work. I've tried it when two robots and it worked as intended. It's nice to see more developed on REFramework. I am curious to see more similar things using Enhanced REFramework or maybe even the REFramework Custom Activity that was recently uploaded!


Central Controller Template For Sequential Jobs

Central Controller Template For Sequential Jobs

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