You can control a bot in two ways: turning it fully on or off with Greenlight, or pausing only its bidding activity with Submit Bid. This section explains when and why to use each option.
Greenlight on/off
The Greenlight system is a tool that allows you to completely turn an automation on or off. When greenlight is off, the bot will not run on the TMS portal at all.
When to turn off Greenlight:
- The bot is unable to login and run because the TMS credentials have expired (turning the bot off prevents it from continuously re-trying to log into the portal unsuccessfully).
- If your pricing API is down or credentials have changed (prevents the bot from continuing to try to make API calls with incorrect creds etc. over and over again).
What happens when Greenlight is turned off:
The bot does not perform any activities.
The bot does not open TMS or read rows.
The bot does not save data to the datastore or call APIs (including pricing APIs).
If you want the bot to keep running normally but not submit bids, use the Submit Enabled instead.
How to Turn a Bot On or Off with Greenlight
Log in to your Mika Studio account.
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Select Bot List from the available options.
Locate the Bot name of the bot you want to control.
To stop a bot: toggle Greenlight from ON to OFF. This immediately stops the bot from running on the VM.
To start a bot: toggle Greenlight from OFF to ON.
Additional details:
The system logs the Studio user ID and timestamp when Greenlight is toggled on or off.
Submit bid enabled/disabled
Submit bid enable/disable allows you to disable bid submissions for a particular account without fully turning off the bot.
When disabled: the bot still logs into TMS, reads loads, and sends logs to your team’s channel and datastore, but it does not place bids.
Reasons why you might want to use the Submit Enabled V2 tool:
- If you need to pause bidding on an account due to changes in logic.
- If you have requested logic updates that require the submission of bids being disabled
- To enable the bot bid submission after initial account handover
Steps to Enable or Disable Submit Bid
Log in to your Mika Studio account.
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Select Bot List from the available options.
Locate the Bot name of the bot you want to control.
To turn off submit bid: toggle Greenlight from ON to OFF. This immediately stops the bot from running on the VM.
To turn on submit bid: toggle Submit Enabled from OFF to ON.
Additional details:
The system logs the Studio user ID and timestamp when Submit Bid is toggled on or off.
If the bot is already actively running when Submit Bid is set to FALSE, the change takes effect on the next run.
If the switch does not work or appears disabled, submit a ticket
If you are unsure how these settings affect your bot, submit a ticket