WHAT
IS ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA)?
Robotic Process
Automation (RPA) is software technology that’s easy for anyone to use to
automate digital tasks. With RPA, software users create software robots, or
“bots, that can learn, mimic, and then execute rules-based business processes.
RPA automation enables users to create bots by observing human digital actions.
Show your bots what to do, then let them do the work. Robotic Process
Automation software bots can interact with any application or system the same
way people do except that RPA bots can operate around the clock, nonstop, much
faster and with 100% reliability and precision.
HOW
DOES ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION WORK?
Robotic Process
Automation bots have the same digital skillset as people—and then some. Think
of RPA bots as a Digital Workforce that
can interact with any system or application. For example, bots are able to
copy-paste, scrape web data, make calculations, open and move files, parse
emails, log into programs, connect to APIs, and extract unstructured data. And
because bots can adapt to any interface or workflow, there’s no need to change
business systems, applications, or existing processes in order to automate.
RPA bots are easy to
set up, use, and share. If you know how to record video on your phone, you’ll
be able to configure RPA bots. It’s as intuitive as hitting record, play, and
stop buttons and using drag-and-drop to move files around at work. RPA bots can
be scheduled, cloned, customized, and shared to execute business processes
throughout the organization.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF RPA?
Robotic Process
Automation has a positive snowball effect on business operations and outcomes.
RPA delivers measurable business benefits right out of the gate—think cost
reduction, greater accuracy, delivery speed—then continues to add value as it
picks up momentum and spreads across the organization. RPA improves business
outcomes like customer satisfaction and enables competitive advantages by
freeing humans to do what they do best—solving problems, improving processes,
conducting analysis, and other value-added work—resulting in higher employee
engagement and new revenue opportunities.
Example
1. Specialised Remote Infrastructure Management software
featuring automated investigation and resolution of problems, using robots for
first line IT support
2. Chatbots used
by internet retailers and service providers to service customer requests for
information. Also used by companies to service employee requests for
information from internal databases
3. Presentation layer automation
software, increasingly used by Business Process Outsourcers to
displace human labor
4. IVR systems
incorporating intelligent interaction with callers
Applications
Data Migration and Data Entry
Most companies are still using legacy systems to
perform critical functions. A legacy billing system is an example of such
systems. It needs to interact with other systems that may not have the
capability to get required data from APIs. In such cases, employees manually
perform tasks to migrate the data using formats like CSV. With the
implementation of RPA, manual labor, and unexpected clerical errors, can be
reduced to the minimum level. Organizations can also automate entire workflows
of data entries, which can maximize productivity by reducing the time.
Data
Validation
RPA is more suitable than any other tools to
perform data validation tasks such as checking the accuracy and quality of
source data before using, importing, or processing the data. The primary aim is
to create data that is consistent, accurate, and complete, so there will not be
any data loss and errors during a transfer.
Generating
Mass Emails
If there is a need for sending mass emails
frequently, then RPA can be a great option to automate the process.
Creating
and Developing Invoices
Since automation is faster than manual
processes, customers will get the invoices earlier, including earlier payments
and improved cash-flow. The process of generating invoices and sending it to
the customers can also be automated.
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