RPA Introduction and latest tools
About Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Robotic process automation (RPA) is a software that can be easily programmed to do basic tasks across applications just as human workers do. The RPA software’s allows to handle workflow with multiple steps and multiple applications
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Most of the manual intervention works such as taking received forms, sending a receipt message, checking the form for completeness, filing the form in a folder and updating a spreadsheet with the name of the form, the date filed, calculations etc… RPA software is designed to minimize the load of repetitive, simple tasks on employees.
Purpose of RPA:
Because of the following features every one can easily adopt RPA tools it may employers and employees
Code-free:
The biggest advantage of using robotic process automation over traditional automation is that the user does not need to have coding abilities. RPA solutions are designed for people from a non-technical background.
Ease of Implementation:
Robotic process automation can easily automate the tasks on your current software. This means that there is no need for you to purchase new software, upgrade infrastructure or re-train employees. Everything can be adjusted to suit your individual needs.
User-Friendly:
RPA solutions are designed to be as user-friendly as possible. Even people who are not tech savvy can learn to use these solutions without writing a single line of code. Robotic process automation is aimed at bringing an intuitive interface that can easily be learned by any person.
Various RPA tools available in market
Here are the RPA tools available in the market, these are the some of the venders of RPA tools
o Automation Anywhere
o BluePrism
o UiPath
o NICE
o EdgeVerve
o Pega / OpenSpan
o Work fusion and etc….
HOT RPA Tools in Present Market
There are many RPA tools in market but present market the following 4 tools are in high demand
1. Blue Prism
2. Automation Anywhere
3. UiPath
4. OpenSpan
These are the major tools running in high demand
Blue Prism
Blue Prism has been recognized by the American IT research and advisory company They already have more than 100 customers around the world and partnered with biggest giants like NHS, Accenture, Hexaware, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Capgemini, IBM etc.
Few key points about Blue prism
Speed of implementation can be controlled (which is very high) by anchoring browser based automation and through, I say it again, coding. Check for element and other features, like waiting until object exists in a page of a browser with three modes namely, accessibility, HTML and region mode giving more options and control over selection and accuracy.
The code insertion part gives Blue Prism an edge over other RPA tools but, other tools like Automation Anywhere and UI Path have been very successful in making it user friendly.
Whereas other automation tools are designed very well for some processes and are lacking in a few others, Blue Prism have the capacity to automate almost anything without any exception.
BP has only back office (batch automation / unattended automation) and does not support front office robots. Front office is also known as attended automation or RDA Robotic Desktop Automation
Automation Anywhere
It is a way lot developer friendly tool with a decent sociability to handle huge volumes
it offer both front office and back office robots, The front office is also known as attended automation or RDA Robotic Desktop Automation
It is more script based, while UI and BP have visual process designers. This means you need to have better programming skills to use AA.
It has a really smart recorder option which is not present in Blue Prism. UI element identification works well in both, but seems more robust in Blue Prism as it considers multiple factors apart from xy coordinates.
Automation anywhere robots can be deployed on both physical attended machines and cloud.
UI Path
UI Path is extremely user friendly, it shines in Citrix and was specifically designed for BPO Automation, based on client insights.
Few key points about UI Path
Speed of implementation would be very high but anyone who has worked on it can sense the delay problem that has to be improved upon.
Can be used for various integration services with different workflow modules hence scoring high on re usability.
It has a free community edition allowing everyone to download and learn with umpteen number of learning PDF’s and videos available online
Only con is lack of control. No coding. Neither C# nor VB script can be run.
Open Span
OpenSpan is a tool for Automation. It provides instruction on using OpenSpan Studio to create application integration and automation projects. OpenSpan Studio runs within the Microsoft Visual Studio Isolated Shell design environment or as a plug-in to the Visual Studio application.
Open Span Studio provides a unique, intuitive, rapid visual development environment that lets you create run time solutions which enable end users to complete tasks more efficiently.
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