In Blue Prism, "Runtime Resource" and "Anonymous Runtime Resource" determine how robots (runtime resources) can access credentials stored in Credential Manager.
RR: Best for secure environments where you need detailed control over access.
ARR: It’s useful in test setups or places where security isn’t as strict.
In older versions (like 6.x), all robots needed to log in with a username, so "Anonymous Runtime Resource" wasn’t necessary. Blue Prism added it in 7.x to give you more flexibility.
Here You can find more info about the security roles:
https://docs.blueprism.com/en-US/bundle/blue-prism-enterprise-7-4/page/frmManageRoles.htmRuntime
Runtime Resources—The permissions assigned to this role cannot be changed, and the role cannot be deleted. It is now obsolete and might be removed in a future release.
Anonymous Runtime Resources – The permissions assigned to this role cannot be changed and the role cannot be deleted. This role allows system administrators to configure the credentials to which anonymous runtime resources can have access, so they do not have access to sensitive information that is unnecessary for their operation. This role is assigned the same permissions as the Runtime Resources role. If an anonymous runtime resource does not have access to a specific credential, an exception is triggered at runtime.
The Anonymous Runtime Resources role only displays on the System > Security - User Roles, it does not display on the Roles and permissions tab of a user's details screen, and it cannot be assigned by using the Manage role membership option on the Security - User Roles screen.
Brigiana Kopec
Senior Product Support Engineer (Bilingual) – Americas
