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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

Exploring variables

A variable can be defined as a container that holds values of the same data type. There are different methods for changing the value of a variable, such as the following:

  • External input: A user or another system provides a value to store in the variable.
  • Data manipulation: A variable used in a data manipulation process may hold the derived values. A data manipulation process is a series of steps that are carried out to extract, filter, modify, and clean data. Data manipulation is further described in Chapter 7, Manipulating Data Using UiPath.
  • Passing from one activity to another: Executing multiple workflow activities may use the same variable as the input or output of an activity.

Let's now explore the main properties of a variable.

Properties of a variable

There are four main properties used in UiPath to configure variables. You can find these four properties through the Variables panel of UiPath Studio, as shown in the following...