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Learning Robotic Process Automation

You're reading from   Learning Robotic Process Automation Create Software robots and automate business processes with the leading RPA tool – UiPath

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788470940
Length 360 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Alok Mani Tripathi Alok Mani Tripathi
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Preface 1. What is Robotic Process Automation? FREE CHAPTER 2. Record and Play 3. Sequence, Flowchart, and Control Flow 4. Data Manipulation 5. Taking Control of the Controls 6. Tame that Application with Plugins and Extensions 7. Handling User Events and Assistant Bots 8. Exception Handling, Debugging, and Logging 9. Managing and Maintaining the Code 10. Deploying and Maintaining the Bot 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

When to use Flowcharts, State Machines, or Sequences

A Sequence is used only when we have a selected a straightforward set of instructions on how to create a workflow. That is, we do not have to make decisions. It is preferred when we are recording some steps in a sequential manner and we are creating a simple workflow. One such sequence is shown in the following screenshot:

Now, when it comes to State Machines and Flowcharts, both are used for complex processes and both work well. They work in the same manner, but State Machines have some advantages over Flowcharts, which are listed as follows:

  • Complex transitions are much clearer with State Machines as they have an inbuilt layout of the workflow.
  • Flowcharts do not inherently have the concept of waiting for something to happen. State Machines do (a transition will not occur until a trigger completes and the condition evaluates...
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