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Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

By : Mahey
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Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere

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By: 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.
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Bot development interface

The development interface is where all the magic happens. This is where bots are created, edited, and debugged. In order to look at what it has to offer, you need to start by creating a new bot. Let's dive straight into creating a bot so that we can explore the development interface.

Creating a new bot

There are a number of shortcuts available to create a new bot. The following steps will guide you through the process of creating a new bot:

  1. Log in to the Control Room.
  2. Navigate to the BOTS section.
  3. Select the My bots sub-section:
    Figure 4.1 – The My bots interface

    Figure 4.1 – The My bots interface

  4. Click on the Create a bot icon from the icon options in the top-right corner:
    Figure 4.2 – Creating a new bot

    Figure 4.2 – Creating a new bot

  5. The following bot properties dialog is presented:
    Figure 4.3 – Bot properties dialog

    Figure 4.3 – Bot properties dialog

  6. Set the following properties for your bot:

    Name: Test

    Description (optional): Test Bot

    Folder: \Bots\

  7. Click on the Create & edit button. This will...

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