Chapter 18: Managing Errors

In the last chapter, you discovered how to run external scripts such as VBScripts and Python scripts. The walk-throughs showed how to call these scripts as well as how to send parameters with them, and finally get a result back to your bot. Having the ability to run scripts is a very useful tool to have in your automation toolbox. It opens up further automation opportunities, not limiting yourself only to the actions available in Automation Anywhere.

This brings us to the final chapter of the book; in this chapter, we will be exploring error management. I hear you say my bots never have any errors, so error management is not needed! I agree with you; I am sure your RPA skills and knowledge are impeccable. The most common errors are not necessarily caused by poor development but by invalid or incomplete inputs. Having robust error management will allow your bots to continue processing even when an error or exception is encountered.

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