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Under the ThinkAutomation hood
How does it work?
ThinkAutomation is comprised of nodes dedicated to retrieving, parsing, and responding to data. Its basic infrastructure looks like this:
ThinkAutomation server
The brain. This is where you configure ThinkAutomation.
Edge server
The fetcher. This farms out your data.
Message server
The processer. This runs all your actions.
Mail server
The sender. This receives and sends messages.
Message store
The database. This holds a copy of your messages.
Metadata
The settings. This holds all your configuration.
How do I work it?
To build your workflows, you use logical task building. These are the ‘if this, then that’ type rules that determine how ThinkAutomation responds to your inbound data.
First, you create your conditions. Then, you define your ‘if’ actions. You can automate simple actions, or you can create detailed workflows with multiple ‘if’ and ‘else’ blocks.
If properties
Allow you to fine-tune your ‘if’ blocks.
Logical operations
Allow you to conditionally execute your desired actions.
You simply drag and drop your triggers and actions – no code required.
How do I host it?
ThinkAutomation is an on-premises solution that you can run on a company server or a workstation. You install the ThinkAutomation client to a computer on your network to configure your workflows. The client then connects to the ThinkAutomation server using a secure HTTPS connection.
This means that from a single network-connected workstation, you can automate workflows across your entire operation. Or, if needed, you can download multiple clients and servers to meet even the heaviest processing needs.
