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TeamViewer Monitoring provides users the ability to remotely execute scripts. In this article, we'll discover how to add scripts manually to the Automation & Insights tool and how to create scripts with our Script Writer, which is based on Azure OpenAI services (ChatGPT).

This article applies to all TeamViewer Monitoring & Asset Management customers.

How to add a script manually

To add a script manually, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Sign in to your account via https://web.teamviewer.com/ or via the TeamViewer Remote full client.
  2. Go to the Automation & Insights menu.
  3. Click the + Add a script button.
  4. Insert the script in the dedicated field or upload a script via the Upload script button and click Save.
  5. Enter a name and a description, choose if you want the script to be run as an administrator, and click Save.

You have successfully added a script manually.

How to create a script using Script Writer

First, you must activate Script Writer via the AI settings:

  1. Sign in with your TeamViewer account via https://web.teamviewer.com/.
  2. Click Admin settings.
  3. Within the Extensions section, go to AI settings.
  4. Activate AI features by clicking the toggle on the top.
  5. Confirm the terms and conditions for the use of the AI feature by clicking Accept.
  6. Click the toggle next to Script Writer.

To create a script using Script Writer, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Sign in to your account via https://web.teamviewer.com/ or via the TeamViewer Remote full client.
  2. Go to the Automation & Insights menu.
  3. Click the drop-down next to the + Add a script button and click Use Script Writer.
  4. In the dedicated field, describe which script the Script Writer should create and click the Send button.
  5. The script will be automatically created and inserted in the script field. To save the script, click Save.
  6. Enter a name and a description, choose if you want the script to be run as an administrator, and click Save.

You have successfully created a script using Script Writer.

Execute scripts remotely

You can now execute these scripts on your remote devices without establishing a remote session. To learn how to proceed, please refer to this article:

Execute scripts remotely