Process and apparatus for executing workflow scripts

摘要

In order to improve the safety against unauthorized access and spying in a method and a respective computer program product for the script-controlled execution of at least one application on a computer, using the help of a software robot, which controls a graphic user interface (28, 28a, 28b) by applying pattern recognition, it is provided to install on the computer a terminal server and, preferably by a first program component (18, 18a, 18b), to start a terminal client, which establishes via a remote control protocol a remote connection to the terminal server. Here, the terminal client provides the graphic user interface (28, 28a, 28b) for the software robot. Within a session (24, 24a, 24b) allocated to the terminal client then a second program component (22, 22a, 22b) is started, which calls the software robot and implements a script (26, 26a, 26b) to execute at least one application.

主权项

1. A method for a script-controlled execution of at least one application on a computer using a software robot, which controls a graphic user interface (28, 28a, 28b) by applying pattern detection, the method comprising: installing a terminal server on the computer,
starting a first program component (18, 18a, 18b) in an initial session (14) not allocated to the terminal client, starting a terminal client on the computer which establishes via a remote control protocol a remote connection to the terminal server, with the terminal client providing the graphic user interface (28, 28a, 28b) for the software robot, within a session (24, 24a, 24b) allocated to the terminal client, starting a second program component (22, 22a, 22b), which calls the software robot and executes a script (26, 26a, 26b) for execution of the at least one application, wherein the first program component (18, 18a, 18b) starts the terminal client and instructs the session (24, 24a, 24b) allocated to the terminal client to start the second program component (22, 22a, 22b).