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Robotic Process Automation Projects

By : Nandan Mullakara, Arun Kumar Asokan
Book Image

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)

Installing the bot agent and verifying the setup

Let's create a simple first bot to complete the setup process:

  1. Click on Create a bot..., as shown in the following screenshot, and provide a name for the bot:

  1. On the development canvas that comes up next, search for Message box in the Actions search box. Drag and drop this action in-between the Start and Stop buttons. Update the message that you wish to display and click Apply and Save, as shown in the following screenshot:

  1. Click on Run in the top menu to run the bot. At this stage, the bot needs to connect to your local computer to execute the automation. As this is the first time you're doing this, you'll be prompted to install the bot agent. Go ahead and save the executable and run the installable file. The installation process should be quick and will be followed by a prompt where you can enable the browser extension.
  2. Once this process is complete, A2019 automatically detects the agent and the...