Adding A360 Automations to Copilot Agents

7 min

Once an A360 automation has been imported to Blueprint and its Copilot information generated, it can be added to a Microsoft Copilot Agent — enabling the agent to trigger the automation on demand.

Setup: Environment Variable

Before adding an A360 automation to a Copilot Agent, you must create an Environment Variable in the Dataverse Default Solution. This provides Blueprint with the connection information needed to reach your Automation Anywhere Control Center when the agent triggers a run.

In the Dataverse Default Solution, add a new Environment Variable and name it (e.g., A360_settings)

Set Data Type to {} JSON

In Default Value, enter the following structure:

{ "site": "<URL>", "username": "<username>", "apiKey": "<apiKey>", "deploymentDeviceId": <ID>}

where:

<URL> — address of your Automation Anywhere Control Center (e.g., https://a360acme.com)

<username> — your username in Control Center

<apiKey> — generate in Control Center: click your username at the bottom left -> My Settings -> Generate API Key

<ID> — your deployment device ID: go to Manage -> Devices, select your device, and find the number in the URL between "mydevices" and "edit" Example:

{ "site": "https://a360-dev.concare.com", "username": "tony.higgins", "apiKey": "x9>b$%^YrT=`KRNBU6U7{yq=@!LvZ9_L_|xUc_fa`", "deploymentDeviceId": 6}

Step 1: Find the Automation

Locate the A360 automation (Main Task Bot) you want to add using any of the following:

Filters in the main automation list

Navigation from the main dashboard

The Find with AI search bar at the top right of the automation list

The AI Navigator, available at the bottom right of the screen

Step 2: Generate Copilot Information

Open the automation and select the Agent Descriptions tab

In the Copilot area, click Generate with AI. Blueprint automatically fills in all required Copilot information using GenAI

ⓘ If you located the automation using the AI Navigator, you can also generate the Agent Description directly from within the AI Navigator.

Step 3: Add the Automation to a Copilot Agent

With Copilot information generated, add the automation using either method:

Select Add to Agent from the Actions dropdown at the top right of the automation's page

Select Add to Agent from the AI Navigator after selecting the automation

A dialog appears where you select the Copilot Agent and the Power Platform Environment Variable created in the setup step above. Click Continue — the Copilot Agent is now configured to use the A360 automation.