# Runtime / Licenses Math **URL:** \ **Category:** Insights\ **Tags:** question, orchestrator, certification\ **Created:** [November 17, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/runtime-licenses-math/700451 "2023-11-17T09:27:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dillon\_Marius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/dillon_marius/32/425353_2.png) [@Dillon\_Marius](https://forum.uipath.com/u/Dillon_Marius)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/runtime-licenses-math/700451/1 "2023-11-17T09:27:33Z")
Hi all, I understand the basic of Runtime / licenses and Machine Templates. In the midst of trying to put the two and two together, could someone break this down for me in a digestible way? My understanding is if there is only 3 runtime / licenses, mean it means that there should only be 3 max foregrounds processes (since it mentions 3 machines whereby one max for each machine) - this i understand. However, how come it can run up to 5 background processes if there is only 3 runtime/licenses? Shouldn’t the max background processes run is 3 also? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/4X/a/4/4/a442294bc03ff9e5b7975788cb5718fbb399c8bb.png) ---
**Author:** ![Dillon\_Marius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/dillon_marius/32/425353_2.png) [@Dillon\_Marius](https://forum.uipath.com/u/Dillon_Marius)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/runtime-licenses-math/700451/3 "2023-11-17T09:32:56Z")
Also a quick follow up question, ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/4X/9/2/3/9238edae89171896283074b004d7e00ca4b79081.png) Isn’t the answer for this both unattended and attended? I thought to run automations for (unattended) robots require that you give them a role before hand? Like in the below? Or am i not understanding the question correctly ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/4X/0/3/3/033b885e2f3db29bf3b19f2d78084d9f1b31eee7.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jon\_Smith](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/jon_smith/32/523286_2.png) [@Jon\_Smith](https://forum.uipath.com/u/Jon_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/runtime-licenses-math/700451/4 "2023-11-17T13:09:05Z")
> [@Dillon\_Marius](#): > > Isn’t the answer for this both unattended and attended? I completed agree here. These are wrong. If you assign a robot to a folder without the robot role then I don’t think they will be able to run a job… Regarding the first one. Its not a far question cause it absolutely can be limited to 3 jobs irrespective of the foreground or background type as you can set robots to only run one job at a time. I also don’t know where the number 5 is coming from. Can you share what learning path that is on, it might need updating? ---
**Author:** ![Dillon\_Marius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/dillon_marius/32/425353_2.png) [@Dillon\_Marius](https://forum.uipath.com/u/Dillon_Marius)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/runtime-licenses-math/700451/5 "2023-11-18T09:48:05Z")
Hi Jon, Appreciate the above replies. Yeah some of these questions are quite confusing imo. As to where I got the questions from is from the following link - specifically the quiz part or “Check your Knowledge”. Say if indeed the answers to some of these questions are wrong is there a pic from the academy to clarify / escalate this to? Cheers Jon > **[Orchestrator Overview for Automation Developers](https://academy.uipath.com/courses/orchestrator-overview-for-automation-developers)** > > Discover the core Orchestrator concepts and features which are relevant for an Automation Developer, and how to use them in development.