# TAP Assistant

TAP Assistant is an application that allows you to run attended automation projects easily.

### How to open TAP Assistant

Go to the folder where TAP Studio and TAP Assistant was installed (by default, the path is C:\Program Files (x86)\TAP Studio\Tailent), and double-click on TAP Assistant.exe

Go to System Tray and click on the TAP Assistant icon.

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... and the application will open.

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If you don't want to repeat these steps every time you open your station, activate the setting "Launch on Windows startup", like in the example below.

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### How to add an automation project in TAP Assistant

If you want to add a new automation project in TAP Assistant, click on the Plus button (see the screenshot below)

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and an Open window will be displayed in order to allow you to select the .tap file you are looking for.

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### How to remove an automation project from TAP Assistant

If you want to remove an automation project from TAP Assistant, select the project and press on the Trash Button (see the screenshot below).

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### How to Log In with a different account in TAP Assistant

Click on the button below and then click "Sign Out"

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## Hardware & Software Requirements TAP Studio

### **TAP Studio**

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th width="186.33333333333331">Minimum</th><th>Recommended</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>CPU Cores</strong></td><td><strong>2x 1.8GHz 32-bit (x86)</strong></td><td><strong>4x 2.4GHz 64-bit(x64)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>RAM</strong></td><td><strong>4GB</strong></td><td><strong>8GB</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Disk Space</strong></td><td><strong>6GB</strong></td><td><strong>10GB+</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Display Resolution</strong></td><td><strong>1024x768</strong></td><td><strong>2560x1440</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>.NET Framework</strong></td><td><strong>4.6.2 or newer</strong></td><td><strong>4.6.2 or newer</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Browser Automation</strong></td><td><strong>Google Chrome version 97 or newer</strong></td><td><strong>Google Chrome version 97 or newer</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

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**Note:** Multiple monitors are highly recommended for bot development as they can speed up development, testing and debugging.
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### **TAP Assistant**

|                        | Minimum                               | Recommended                           |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| **CPU Cores**          | **2x 1.8GHz 32-bit (x86)**            | **4x 2.4GHz 64-bit(x64)**             |
| **RAM**                | **2GB**                               | **4GB**                               |
| **Disk Space**         | **2GB**                               | **10GB+**                             |
| **.NET Framework**     | **4.6.2 or newer**                    | **4.6.2 or newer**                    |
| **Browser Automation** | **Google Chrome version 97 or newer** | **Google Chrome version 97 or newer** |

## User Security Requirements

&#x20;In order to interact with all system components, windows APIs, application message pumps and device simulation (keyboard & mouse), elevated user permissions are required when running both **TAP Assistant** and **TAP Studio**.