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title: "Automation"
slug: "roles-automation"
description: "Reference for the Automation settings of a SysTrack role: the automation prompt text and timeout, graceful stop timeout, and maximum run time."
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-26T10:40:25Z
published: 2026-10-26T10:40:25Z
canonical: "documentation.lakesidesoftware.com/roles-automation"
---

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# Automation

Use the **Automation** settings of a role to set the prompt that users see before automations run, and the time limits for automations on systems that use the role.

To open these settings:

1. Go to **Configure** > **System Configuration** > **Roles**.
2. Click the lock icon in the upper-right corner to unlock Configure for editing.
3. Select the role.
4. From the **Additional Settings** list, select **Automation**.

![Menu options for Automation additional settings](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/automation_additional_settings.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T16%3A44%3A51Z&se=2026-11-08T17%3A44%3A51Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=0RgDKF4Tn8EpQ%2BxRnFPJtD%2BEFn7qGPTcAHBv99MGb1Y%3D)

1. Change the settings as required:
  1. **Description of SysTrack Automation Sensor Actions Prompt Box**: If you set or run an automation manually, this is the message that will show. The default is **The following automations will be run on your system:**
  2. **Graceful Stop Timeout (sec)**: SysTrack asks the automation to close, waits this amount of time, and then forces the automation to stop. The default is 5 seconds. This applies to any automation or collection extension that has a timeout.
  3. **Max Execution Time (sec)**: The maximum time a synchronous automation can run. Each automation has its own limit, and you cannot set it over the maximum time. The default is 300 seconds: a synchronous automation is stopped after it runs for 300 seconds. This setting does not apply to other automations.
  4. **Timeout for SysTrack Automation Sensor Actions Prompt Box (sec)**: How long the prompt box stays open. The default is 60 seconds. Enter **0** for no timeout.

After you change a setting, click **Save Changes**.