---
schema_version: "1"
id: dceacff3357bc72d8227a436af3095324336947268dff9bb3023dc48e70a90e2
title: "Step 5: Build the Automation from the BPMN diagram"
collection: mulesoft
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/automation-tutorial-build.md
canonical_url: https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-home/automation-tutorial-build
source_site: docs.mulesoft.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: e0d033f9617b634781cecbbe90f15a5359029b2f01661ca121333ae960ae0cc2
description: MuleSoft Documentation Site
latest: true
---
---
product: RPA
---

# Step 5: Build the Automation from the BPMN diagram

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Now that the BPMN diagram for the process to automate is ready, it’s time to use RPA Builder to
specify each of the actions the RPA bot executes when it runs this process. Because you used RPA
Recorder to create the diagram, each existing task already contains the action steps for the bot to
execute. During this step, you add a new task to confirm that the sign-up process was successful by
reading the confirmation text on the screen.

Before you start defining the actions, configure RPA Builder to connect with your RPA Manager
repository so you can import the designs and re-upload them after the build phase is finished.

## Step 5.1: Connect to the RPA Manager Repository

To connect RPA Builder with your RPA Manager repository:

1.  Open RPA Builder.

2.  If it is your first time opening RPA Builder, the connection dialog shows automatically. If the
    dialog does not show:

    - In the top menu bar, go to **Options** > **Repository**.

3.  Provide the required information:

    - **RPA Manager Address:** The URL of the RPA Manager instance you want to connect to

      For example: myorganization.rpa.mulesoft.com.

    - **User Name:** Your RPA Manager account user name

    - **Password:** Your RPA Manager account password

4.  Click **Test Connection**

    - If the test fails, ensure the provided information is correct and try again

    - If the test succeeds, click **OK** to close the message

5.  Click **OK**.

## Step 5.2: Import the Project From the RPA Manager Repository

To import the project from the RPA Manager repository:

1.  In RPA Builder, click the **Repository Explorer** panel.

    ![The Repository Explorer panel](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/repository-explorer-panel.png)

    If this panel is not visible, go to the top menu bar and click **View** > **Show Repository
    Explorer**.

2.  Find your project under the **Process** column and double-click it.

## Step 5.3: Edit the Project and Add an Action Step

To add a new action step into your automation project:

1.  In RPA Builder, drag the **Create bot task** element
    (![The Create bot task icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/create-bot-task-icon.png)) from the BPMN editor into your
    process flow, after the **Sign-up to newsletter** task.

    ![A BPMN diagram with three steps](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/add-bot-task-to-process.png)

    If the diagram does not automatically connect the new task, re-arrange the arrows to ensure that
    the new task comes after the **Sign-up to newsletter** task and connects to the **End
    recording** element.

2.  In the new task element, write `Confirm sign-up`.

3.  Double-click the **Confirm sign-up** task to open the workflow in edit mode.

    This action opens the task for editing in the **Workbench** panel.

4.  In the **Workflow Initialization** section, double-click **Activity Parameters**.

    ![The workflow Initialization section](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/activity-parameters.png)

5.  Double-click the **generatedWebSession1** parameter to move it to the **Used in this Workflow**
    session.

    Alternatively, you can use the arrow buttons to move this parameter.

    > [!TIP] RPA Recorder generated this Action Parameter when you selected the **Continue with
    > already existing web session** option while creating Web tasks during step 4.2 of this
    > tutorial.

6.  Click **OK**.

7.  Click the **Toolbox** panel.

    If this panel is not visible, in the top menu bar, go to **View** > **Show Toolbox**.

8.  From the **Web Automation** section, drag a **Web Session(Chrome)** element into the **Activity
    Workflow** section.

    ![The activity workflow with a Web Session element](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/drag-web-session.png)

    If you have a different web browser configured as the default, ensure that you use the
    corresponding **Web session** element that matches your default browser.

9.  Double-click the **Web Session** element you just added in the **Activity Workflow**.

10. In **Reuse Web Session**, click the **Web Session id** drop-down menu and select **Activity
    Parameters** > **generatedWebSession1**.

    ![The Web Session Wizard showing the generatedWebSession1 parameter selected](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/web-session-configuration.png)

11. Click **OK**.

12. In the **Toolbox** panel, search for the **Text Recognition (OCR)** section and drag an
    **Intelligent OCR(2020)** element to the **Web Session** inside the **Activity Workflow**.

    ![The Activity Workflow section with an Intelligent OCR (2020) element](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/activity-workflow-ocr.png)

13. Double-click the **Intelligent OC (2020)** element.

14. In **Search Mode**, select **Text Comparison**.

15. In **Search Text**, write `"Thanks\s*for\s*signing\s*up"`.

    This regular expression matches the text even if it spans over multiple lines.

16. Click **OK**.

17. In the top menu bar, click **File** > **Save Project**.

After you add the text recognition task and save the project, perform a local test of your process.

## Step 5.4: Perform a Local Test of the Process

To perform a local test of the created process:

1.  Ensure your project is open for edit.

2.  In the BPMN editor, click the **Run Process** (![The Run process icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/run-process.png))
    button.

    This action starts the execution of the process and shows the **Test run information** window:

    ![The test run information in RPA Builder](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/builder-test-run-information.png)

    As the tasks start executing, notice that new entries appear in this window and show a **Task
    execution succeeded** (![Task execution succeeded icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/rpa-home/_images/task-execution-icon.png)) icon
    in the **Run state** column when they finish.

    > [!IMPORTANT] Because the RPA Bot conducts the test using your current Desktop session, do not
    > interact with any elements in the screen until the test finishes. Otherwise, the test could
    > fail.

3.  Click **Close** to close the **Test run information** window and return to RPA Builder.

After confirming that the test is successful, upload the project to RPA Manager.

## Step 5.5: Upload the Project to RPA Manager

To upload the updated automation project to RPA Manager:

1.  In RPA Builder, go to **File** > **Upload Project**.

2.  Provide a description in the **Changes:** field and click **Upload**.

3.  Confirm that the upload was successful and click **OK**.

4.  Close RPA Builder.

## Next Steps

You’ve modified the automation project, added a new task to the process, and verified that the
automated process works as expected. Now, it is time to create a test plan in RPA Manager and
execute the tests for this project.

Continue with [Step 6: Test the automation](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-home/automation-tutorial-test)

## See Also

- [RPA Builder Overview](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/latest/)

- [Installing and Configuring RPA Builder](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/latest/install-and-configure)

- [Toolbox Reference](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/latest/toolbox)