vocabulary:
  name: Robocorp RPA Automation Vocabulary
  description: >-
    Domain vocabulary for the Robocorp platform covering RPA automation,
    Control Room orchestration, workflow management, and Python-based
    automation concepts.
  version: "1.0.0"
  created: "2026-05-02"

terms:
  - term: RPA
    definition: >-
      Robotic Process Automation — software technology that automates
      repetitive, rule-based digital tasks by mimicking human interactions
      with computer systems.
    category: Technology Domain
    relatedTerms:
      - Robot
      - Bot
      - Automation

  - term: Robot
    definition: >-
      An automated software process that executes tasks, also called a bot.
      In Robocorp, robots are Python scripts using the RPA Framework libraries.
    category: Automation Concept
    relatedTerms:
      - Process
      - WorkItem

  - term: ControlRoom
    definition: >-
      Robocorp's cloud-based orchestration platform for managing, scheduling,
      monitoring, and scaling RPA automation processes.
    category: Platform
    relatedTerms:
      - Process
      - Worker
      - WorkItem

  - term: Process
    definition: >-
      A defined automation workflow in Control Room, consisting of steps,
      schedules, worker assignments, and trigger configurations.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - ProcessRun
      - Step
      - WorkItem

  - term: ProcessRun
    definition: >-
      A single execution instance of a Process, with a lifecycle from PENDING
      through RUNNING to COMPLETED, FAILED, or STOPPED.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Process
      - StepRun
      - WorkItem

  - term: Worker
    definition: >-
      An agent machine (physical or virtual) that executes automation tasks
      assigned by the Control Room.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - WorkerGroup
      - Process

  - term: WorkerGroup
    definition: >-
      A logical grouping of workers for organizing and assigning processes
      to specific machines or environments.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Worker

  - term: WorkItem
    definition: >-
      A unit of work containing input data that flows through an automation
      process. Work items enable producer-consumer automation patterns.
    category: Platform Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Process
      - Queue

  - term: Queue
    definition: >-
      The ordered collection of work items waiting to be processed by a
      robot. Enables parallel and distributed processing patterns.
    category: Platform Concept
    relatedTerms:
      - WorkItem

  - term: Vault
    definition: >-
      Secure credential storage in Control Room for managing secrets, API
      keys, and passwords used by automation processes.
    category: Security Feature
    relatedTerms:
      - Secret

  - term: Secret
    definition: >-
      A named credential value stored in the Vault, accessible to authorized
      processes without exposing the value in code.
    category: Security Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Vault

  - term: Asset
    definition: >-
      A named data store in Control Room for sharing files and data between
      process runs and automation steps.
    category: Platform Object

  - term: TaskPackage
    definition: >-
      A deployable bundle containing robot code and dependencies, sourced
      from a zip file, GitHub repository, or GitLab repository.
    category: Deployment Object
    relatedTerms:
      - Process
      - Worker

  - term: Webhook
    definition: >-
      An HTTP callback configuration that sends notifications to external
      systems when process events occur (e.g., run completed, run failed).
    category: Integration Feature
    relatedTerms:
      - Process
      - ProcessRun

  - term: RPAFramework
    definition: >-
      An open-source Python library collection for RPA, providing specialized
      modules for browser, desktop, Excel, email, PDF, and cloud automation.
    category: Open Source Library
    relatedTerms:
      - Robot
      - Python

  - term: Python
    definition: >-
      The primary programming language for Robocorp automations, enabling
      developers to use the full Python ecosystem in RPA bots.
    category: Technology
    relatedTerms:
      - RPAFramework

  - term: LinkToken
    definition: >-
      A one-time token used to connect a new worker agent machine to a
      Control Room workspace.
    category: Authentication Concept
    relatedTerms:
      - Worker

  - term: Sema4AI
    definition: >-
      The commercial successor platform to Robocorp, hosting AI Actions and
      data actions that extend automation with AI capabilities.
    category: Platform Evolution