Skill library
The Skill Library is the central management hub for Process Automation within Celonis Studio. It allows you to build, organize, and deploy automated logic that connects your Celonis data insights to real-world actions in third-party systems.
As your automation projects scale, organization is key to maintainability.
Folders: Use the + icon in the Explorer to create folders. We recommend organizing Skills by business process (e.g., Accounts Payable) or by status (e.g., Production vs. Development).
Navigation: Use drag-and-drop to move Skills between folders.
Focus mode: Use the collapse icon on the side panel to maximize your workspace while configuring complex logic.
The Skill Builder allows you to create sophisticated automation flows using a visual interface.
Define a sensor: Choose what triggers your Skill. This could be a Smart Sensor (based on data changes), a Manual Sensor (triggered by a user), or a Webhook.
Add Actions: Select the task the Skill should perform, such as sending an email via Outlook or updating a record in SAP.
Add Actions: Select the task the Skill should perform, such as sending an email via Outlook or updating a record in SAP.
To interact with external systems, you must manage your credentials and infrastructure securely.
Global settings: Access the Process Automation settings (bottom left) to view all active Connections and On-prem Agents.
Agents: If you are connecting to a system behind a firewall, ensure your On-prem Agent is "Connected" before testing your Skill.
Avoid hard-coding values into your Skills. Instead, use Variables to make your automations portable across different environments.
Connection variables: In your Package Settings, create a variable for your connection. Assign the specific connection (e.g., SAP Production) to this variable.
Benefit: When you move a Skill from a Test to a Production package, you only need to update the variable value once, rather than editing every individual Action.
Before going live, you must verify that your logic is sound.
Testing tour skill: Click the Test button to run a simulation.
Warning: The Test execution uses real data and real connections. If your Skill is configured to "Delete Record," clicking Test will delete that record in the target system.
Execution logs: After testing, review the output to ensure data mapped correctly from the Sensor to the Action.
Publishing: Once validated, you can publish your Skill.
Single skill: Click Publish within the Skill Builder to make it active within your current package.
Package deployment: To move your automation to the business user environment, you must publish the entire Studio Package.