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Robotic Process Automation Projects

By : Nandan Mullakara, Arun Kumar Asokan
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Robotic Process Automation Projects

By: Nandan Mullakara, Arun Kumar Asokan

Overview of this book

Robotic Process automation helps businesses to automate monotonous tasks that can be performed by machines. This project-based guide will help you progress through easy to more advanced RPA projects. You’ll learn the principles of RPA and how to architect solutions to meet the demands of business automation, along with exploring the most popular RPA tools - UiPath and Automation Anywhere. In the first part, you’ll learn how to use UiPath by building a simple helpdesk ticket system. You’ll then automate CRM systems by integrating Excel data with UiPath. After this, the book will guide you through building an AI-based social media moderator using Google Cloud Vision API. In the second part, you’ll learn about Automation Anywhere's latest Cloud RPA platform (A2019) by creating projects such as an automated ERP administration system, an AI bot for order and invoice processing, and an automated emergency notification system for employees. Later, you’ll get hands-on with advanced RPA tasks such as invoking APIs, before covering complex concepts such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning in automation to take your understanding of RPA to the next level. By the end of the book, you’ll have a solid foundation in RPA with experience in building real-world projects.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Unattended automation

If you don't need a representative or worker interaction to execute a process, you can usually run the process on a backend server. This is known as unattended automation, which can be used to automate back-office work.

In unattended automation, workflows are self-triggered and run on servers. They usually run to a predetermined schedule and are available 24/7. For example, you can batch your invoices and process them at certain times during the day. The bot would later send you a report, indicating the invoices that could not be processed automatically. You can review the report and only work on the invoices that need your intervention.

These automated tasks can be scheduled or started through control rooms. You can allocate tasks, adjust priorities, manage queues, and intervene, in the case of performance issues, through the control room.

Usually, unattended automation gives you more control over the automation process. It follows your rules to complete...