Installing Blue Prism Trial Edition

SS&C Blue Prism offers a free 30-day Trial Edition (trial version), providing a valuable opportunity for learners to explore the platform.

This edition is ideal for gaining hands-on experience with Blue Prism, understanding its core functionalities, and experimenting with real-world use cases. Whether you're new to RPA or looking to deepen your automation skills, the Learning Edition is a great way to get started.

System Requirements

Before installation, ensure your system meets the following minimum requirements:

• Operating System: Windows 10 or later (64-bit)

• RAM: Minimum 4 GB (8 GB recommended)

• Disk Space: At least 2 GB of free space

• .NET Framework: Version 4.8 or later

• SQL Server: SQL Server Express (bundled with installer) or existing SQL Server

Installation steps

1. Go to the Blue Prism Portal https://portal.blueprism.com and register with your details (name, email, organisation, etc.). Including confirmed your email address.

2. Once registered, you’ll receive a download link and license key.

3. Click the link provided in your confirmation email or download from the Blue Prism portal.

4. Save the .exe file to your computer and run the installer as Administrator

5. Follow the on-screen instructions:

   • Accept the license agreement

   • Choose installation path

   • Select components (default options are usually fine)

6. On your first launch, Blue Prism will prompt you to create a database.

7. Choose “Create New Database” (if using SQL Express bundled with installer)

8. Accept defaults or configure as needed

9. Click Create – setup may take a few moments

10. After database setup, Blue Prism will ask for a license key

11. Paste the license key received in your email during registration

12. Click Install License

13. Blue Prism will confirm successful activation

14. Use the default credentials:

    • Username: admin

    • Password: admin

15. You’ll be prompted to change the password on first login

16. You're now ready to start building your first process!

Troubleshooting

An error occurred whilst configuring Blue Prism localdb

BluePrism.DatabaseInstaller.DatabaseInstallerException: Unable to determine whether database exists - A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 50 - Local Database Runtime error occurred. Error occurred during LocalDB instance startup: SQL Server process failed to start.
)
at BluePrism.DatabaseInstaller.Installer.CheckDatabaseExists()
at BluePrism.AutomateAppCore.LocalDatabaseInstaller.get_DatabaseExists()
at AutomateUI.BPApplication.Start(String[] args)

This issue sometimes occurs with localdb

1. Open Command Prompt and type:

C:\Users> sqllocaldb versions
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (14.0.1000.169)

C:\Users> sqllocaldb info
BluePrismLocalDB
MSSQLLocalDB

2. Try to start the databases

C:\Users>sqllocaldb start
LocalDB instance "MSSQLLocalDB" started.

C:\Users>sqllocaldb start BluePrismLocalDB
Start of LocalDB instance "BluePrismLocalDB" failed because of the following error:
Error occurred during LocalDB instance startup: SQL Server process failed to start.Delete the database and re-create again 

3. It appears that the database is unable to start, as shown in the example above.

4. Try deleting the existing database and recreating it to resolve the issue.

C:\Users> sqllocaldb delete BluePrismLocalDB
LocalDB instance "BluePrismLocalDB" deleted.

C:\Users> sqllocaldb create BluePrismLocalDB
LocalDB instance "BluePrismLocalDB" created with version 14.0.1000.169.

C:\Users>sqllocaldb start BluePrismLocalDB
LocalDB instance "BluePrismLocalDB" started.

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