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Learning Robotic Process Automation
Learning Robotic Process Automation

Learning Robotic Process Automation: Create Software robots and automate business processes with the leading RPA tool – UiPath

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Learning Robotic Process Automation

What is Robotic Process Automation?

Nowadays, there is almost no aspect of our lives that is unaffected by automation. Some examples include washing machines, microwave ovens, autopilot mode for automobiles and airplanes, Nestlé using Robots to sell coffee pods in stores in Japan, Walmart testing drones to deliver products in the US, our bank checks being sorted using Optical Character Recognition (OCR), and ATMs.

The term automation is derived from the Greek words autos meaning self, and motos, meaning moving. It is believed to have been coined in the 1940s when there was an increased use of automated devices in mechanized production lines in the Ford Motor Company.

Automation, in simple words, is technology that deals with the application of machines and computers to the production of goods and services. This helps in getting work done with little or no human assistance.

With the advent of computers, many software systems were developed to accomplish tasks that were previously done on paper to manage businesses, or not being done at all due to the lack of tools. Some of these are bookkeeping, inventory management, and communications management.

There is also a type of software that ties these systems and people together in workflows, known as Business Process Management (BPM) tools. This software has been developed for areas such as record systems, engagement systems, insight systems, and innovation systems. These mostly replicate processes in real-life scenarios.

In the digital world, automation and software development are two different terms. Very often, however, one is confused with the other. If some portion of a workflow can be programmed to be done without human intervention, it can be called automation. For example, in order to pass any invoice in a payment system, Ms. Julia at ABC organization needs to check that goods have been delivered and recorded in an inventory management system. This is a cumbersome job, as it has to be done for each and every invoice. Also, for larger organizations, more people are needed to do this check on computers. However, Jack, an application developer, proposes that he can integrate those two systems using database integration techniques. He will write a procedure that will fetch data from the inventory management system and automate the check of receivables.

Developing an inventory management software system is called software development, while programming a step so that no more human intervention is required is called automation.

In this chapter, you will learn about the basic concepts of automation and Robotic process automation.

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  • A beginner's guide to learn Robotic Process Automation and its impact on the modern world
  • Design, test, and perform enterprise automation task with UiPath
  • Create Automation apps and deploy them to all the computers in your department

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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) enables automating business processes using software robots. Software robots interpret, trigger responses, and communicate with other systems just like humans do. Robotic processes and intelligent automation tools can help businesses improve the effectiveness of services faster and at a lower cost than current methods. This book is the perfect start to your automation journey, with a special focus on one of the most popular RPA tools: UiPath. Learning Robotic Process Automation takes you on a journey from understanding the basics of RPA to advanced implementation techniques. You will become familiar with the UiPath interface and learn about its workflow. Once you are familiar with the environment, we will get hands-on with automating applications such as Excel, SAP, Windows and web applications, screen and web scraping, working with user events, and we'll cover exceptions and debugging. By the end of the book, you'll not only be able to build your first software robot, but you'll also wire it up to perform various automation tasks with the help of best practices for robot deployment.

Who is this book for?

If you would like to pursue a career in Robotic Process Automation or improve the efficiency of your businesses by automating common tasks, then this book is perfect for you. Prior programming knowledge of either Visual Basic or C# will be useful.

What you will learn

  • Understand RPA
  • Learn UiPath programming techniques to deploy robot configurations
  • Explore various data extraction techniques
  • Learn about integrations with various popular applications such as SAP and MS Office
  • Debug a programmed robot including logging and exception handling
  • Maintain code version and source control
  • Deploy and control Bots with UiPath Orchestrator

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What is Robotic Process Automation? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Record and Play Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Sequence, Flowchart, and Control Flow Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Data Manipulation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Taking Control of the Controls Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Handling User Events and Assistant Bots Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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