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UiPath Associate Certification Guide

By : Niyaz Ahmed, Lahiru Fernando, Rajaneesh Balakrishnan
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UiPath Associate Certification Guide

By: Niyaz Ahmed, Lahiru Fernando, Rajaneesh Balakrishnan

Overview of this book

UiPath is the most popular vendor in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) industry. If you're an RPA enthusiast or citizen developer who wants to succeed in the industry, achieving this certification can help you get accredited and ready for real-world challenges using UiPath. UiPath Associate Certification Guide offers complete, up-to-date coverage of the UiPath RPA Associate certification exam to help you pass on the first attempt and get certified. The book is written in a clear, succinct way with self-assessment questions, quizzes with answers at the end of each chapter, exam tips, and mock exams with detailed answers and explanations. You'll start by getting to grips with the basic concepts of UiPath RPA, and then progress to an in-depth discussion of all the concepts required for Associate certification. Finally, you'll develop UiPath skills by gaining the required knowledge and implement these skills using sample business cases. By the end of this UiPath book, you'll have covered everything you need to pass the exam, gained the knowledge you need to work on real-world case studies, and learned how to apply the various concepts to build enterprise-level use cases.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Importance of RPA
6
Part 2: UiPath Studio
15
Part 3: Use Case and Exam Preparation
20
Chapter 17: Mock Exam 1
21
Chapter 18: Mock Exam 2

Chapter 11: Automating PDF Data Extraction

In previous chapters, we discussed different interaction methods that you can use to interact with multiple applications. In addition, we discussed how PDF files play a significant role in our day-to-day operations. PDF files are one of the most used document types across organizations/individuals to share information. The information shared in PDF files could include invoices, purchase orders, letters, financial information, legal documents, and more. Therefore, it is essential that you gain an understanding of how you can use UiPath to extract data from PDF files to perform manual actions automatically.

This chapter focuses on learning how to automate PDF files using UiPath and what activities are available to perform a successful PDF automation.

This chapter consists of the following sections:

  • Creating robots that read PDF text
  • Extracting text from a PDF using the Extract PDF Text and Extract PDF with OCR activities
  • ...