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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)

Connecting Orchestrator to the local Robot

We are now ready to connect to our local Robot. To do that, we need some information from Orchestrator. 

First, let's take note of the Machine Key from the Machines page on Orchestrator. To do that, perform the following steps:

  1. Head over to Machines on the left-hand pane. 
  2. Choose the machine you provisioned (while adding the Robot) from the right-hand pane and choose Options.
  3. Choose Edit (the three dots on right).
  4. Copy the Machine Key value.

Next, let's also take note of the Orchestrator URL. In any web browser with Orchestrator open, copy the URL.

Finally, go back to Orchestrator Settings in the UiPath Assistant/Robot tray in your local machine. Fill in the URL and Machine Key, as shown in the following screenshot:

In the local Assistant/Robot Orchestrator settings window, the status should show Connected, licensed. In Orchestrator, within the Robots section, the Robot that you just added...