Is using Orchestrator the only way to have an external trigger start a workflow?

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We are about to purchase some licenses and wanted to have some workflows be triggered by having an email with an attachment sent to an email address or having a file uploaded to a folder in ShareFile without needing a user to manually start the workflow.

  1. Is this possible?
  2. Is it possible without Orchestrator?
  3. If so, how?

:grinning: Thanks!

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Hello @atevis,

Hope this could help:

Regards,
Susana

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Thanks! It seems like Orchestrator might be the only way to have a process triggered by an email. Orchestrator can do that, right?
:slight_smile: Thanks!

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Via email you can have your wf triggered using Outlook rule → Run script (vbs)

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Didn’t know that! Thanks!

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@vvaidya Do you know what coding in a .bat file could open a UiPath file and run it?

Thanks!

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Hi @atevis,

Hope it helps!

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Yes
Yes
Multiple ways to implement
Overall, if implementing UiPath, then why not stick to implementing within the UiPath Environment (Orchestrator)…? I wold recommend creating a “Controller” Automation that can be scheduled to run continuously on a daily basis. The Controller Job will have Monitor Activity that can monitor different events - such as Emails and File Drops, it could then call/start a secondary Job / Process without the need for user intervention.

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@rstaylor62

One heck of a necro, LOL :smiley: