Run an automation in RPA Desktop Design Studio

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title: Run an automation in RPA Desktop Design Studio
description: Run an automation to execute the workflow in RPA Desktop Design Studio.
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Run an automation in RPA Desktop Design Studio

Run an automation to execute the workflow in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

## Before you begin

Create an automation project. For more information, see [Create an automation project manually](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/create-automation-project.md) or [Create an automation with AI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/create-automation-now-assist.md).

Role required: none

## About this task

The **Run** option starts the execution from the Start component of the activity that is marked as startup.

## Procedure

1.  In the RPA Desktop Design Studio, navigate to the **Design** tab.

2.  Click **Run**.

3.  To clear the runtime log, click **Clear Log**.


**Parent Topic:**[Using automations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/rpa-studio-use.md)