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Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

By : Husan Mahey
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Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

By: Husan Mahey

Overview of this book

With an increase in the number of organizations deploying RPA solutions, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is quickly becoming the most desired skill set for both developers starting their career and seasoned professionals. This book will show you how to use Automation Anywhere A2019, one of the leading platforms used widely for RPA. Starting with an introduction to RPA and Automation Anywhere, the book will guide you through the registration, installation, and configuration of the Bot agent and Control Room. With the help of easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll build your first bot and discover how you can automate tasks with Excel, Word, emails, XML, and PDF files. You’ll learn from practical examples based on real-world business scenarios, and gain insights into building more robust and resilient bots, executing external scripts such as VBScripts and Python, and adding error handling routines. By the end of this RPA book, you’ll have developed the skills required to install and configure an RPA platform confidently and have a solid understanding of how to build complex and robust, yet performant, bots.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

Automation Anywhere versions

As mentioned, there are three versions available from AA. We will learn what each version has to offer. Also, we will look at which version we will be using and why.

Each version is designed with a different user in mind. The following table shows you what these versions are and their main differences:

Figure 1.4 – AA versions

Figure 1.4 – AA versions

We will be using Community Edition A2019, the main reason being that it's totally free. Both the other two versions come with a 30-day free trial, after which you have to purchase an AA license to continue using them. Community Edition A2019 is specifically designed for students and developers. There is no limit to the number of bots you can build nor is there any limited functionality.

I am sure you can now see the benefits of using Community Edition A2019 as well as understanding what additional capabilities the other versions have to offer. In the next section, we will take a...