Can I start two process with one "start process" activity?

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Can I start two process with one “start process” activity?
I 'm using the “Start Process” activity in production.
but I found there are two different path of outlook in different matchine.
“start process” activity’s path property was in config.
Is there anyway that don’t modify code, only change the config, then I can open the outlook with different path’s outlook?

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Hi @jmy ,

No, you cant start two processes with a single Start Process activity in UiPath

But you can follow below things

  1. Use 2 separate activities
  2. Use Invoke Powershell activity
Start-Process "notepad.exe"; Start-Process "calc.exe"
  1. If your automation is attended, use the Parallel activity inside a workflow to run multiple processes simultaneously.

Regards,
Vinit Mhatre

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@jmy

you cannot but may I know what is the requirement

cheers

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Hi @jmy

Do you want to call any other process from one process. Then you can use the Invoke Process activity which calls the other process in orchestrator or local file.

Hope it helps!!

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Hi @jmy

The “Start Process” activity in UiPath can only initiate one process at a time. If you want to start two processes simultaneously, you have a couple of options:

Option 1: Use Multiple “Start Process” Activities
You can place two “Start Process” activities in parallel branches or one after the other.

Parallel Example:
Utilize the “Parallel” activity, and within each branch, include a “Start Process” activity.

Option 2: Invoke a Batch Script or Command
Create a batch script that starts multiple processes and invoke it using the “Start Process” activity.