Book Image

SAP Intelligent RPA for Developers

By : Vishwas Madhuvarshi, Vijaya Kumar Ganugula
Book Image

SAP Intelligent RPA for Developers

By: Vishwas Madhuvarshi, Vijaya Kumar Ganugula

Overview of this book

SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (RPA) enables businesses to automate repetitive work and integrate automation capabilities across SAP and non-SAP systems. This book provides end-to-end coverage of business process automation using SAP Intelligent RPA and shows how to build multiple SAP Intelligent RPA projects from start to finish. Some of these projects may build upon the work done in previous chapters to showcase the Agile development process in SAP Intelligent RPA. As you progress, you'll cover the SAP Intelligent RPA factory, Desktop Studio, Cloud Studio, and the Bot store. You'll also learn about the building blocks of the SAP Intelligent RPA solution and creating bots from initial application declaration to workflow design and deployment, along with making bots run in attended and unattended modes. You'll also learn about SAP Process Automation, the new SAP service that is going to replace the SAP Intelligent RPA service soon. Finally, we will discuss the migration path for your SAP Intelligent RPA projects to SAP Process Automation and showcase that the RPA development remains similar in both services. By the end of this RPA book, you’ll be able to create and manage complex bots that are capable of interacting with SAP and non-SAP systems.
Table of Contents (39 chapters)
Free Chapter
2
Part 1: Introduction to SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
9
Part 2: Installing and Setting Up SAP Intelligent RPA
12
Part 3: Developing Bots with Desktop Studio
21
Part 4: Generating and Updating the JavaScript Code
26
Part 5: Building and Running Projects
30
Part 6: Orchestrating Workflows with Cloud Studio
34
Part 7: SAP Intelligent RPA Store, Roadmap, and SAP BTP Automation Services

How Desktop Agent works

As shown in the following image, the Desktop Agent connects with Cloud Factory and various application connectors to carry out its functions:

Figure 6.1 – How Desktop Agent Works

Let's discuss these connections briefly (note that at the time of writing, the Desktop Agent was available only for Windows OS):

  1. Web services: This connects with various web applications/services like ServiceNow, AWS, and SAP Business Technology Platform using APIs.
  2. HTML engine: This is to display popups and custom forms, and is used to customize web interfaces at runtime.

    Note

    To make it easier to use your automation, you can insert certain elements on the web pages using SDK classes and functions. It is an exciting feature but is beyond the scope of this book. See a demo at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H6oQdPVpvM and feel free to explore it further at https://help.sap.com/viewer/dbe2687952b8433a953c6b6305429122/Cloud/en-US/6cd85f3984084ddb8b92d34cec750229...