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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)

Benefits of RPA

The benefits of RPA are as follows:

  • Improved productivity: More than 60% to 90% of the repetitive effort can be removed, with RPA increasing the output for each of your employees.
  • Rapid results and in-year benefits: Rapid implementation and results are a key promise of RPA as you can conceive, design, develop, and deploy in weeks, not months or years. 
  • Low startup costs: Each of the bot licenses is less costly compared to other software tools and the bot can perform the work of about two to three Full Time Equivalent (FTE), ensuring the startup costs are low.
  • Reduced processing costs: The costs of processing are reduced drastically as the bot costs around one third to one fifth the cost of an employee, depending on location.
  • Improved quality and accuracy: Your bots perform assigned work with 100% accuracy, thereby reducing any rework that may have been required.
  • Improved compliance: RPA activities are...