RPA Basics

RPA Basics

Automation Anywhere

Question: If RPA's the next big thing, why haven't I heard more about it?

Answer: RPA is in wide use among large corporations, service providers in particular. Ernst and Young for example, utilizes RPA to automate many of its core business functions, and credits the technology with a several-hundred-thousand-dollar annual savings.

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Question: What's the difference between RPA and macros and scripting?

Answer: We get asked this question frequently. Without getting overly technical, macros and scripts are programming. They are short sequences of code written to perform a single task, or a series of tasks. While a macro or script is linear and fixed, RPA robots are dynamic. They can “learn” and respond to stimuli, accumulating knowledge of procedures over time – thereby getting “smarter.”Another major difference is that RPA is autonomous of the application. Where you might need multiple scripting tools to create scripts to perform in your various applications, RPA can interact with multiple applications at once at the object layer. It can be applied to virtually any application, and multiple applications at a time. If you’d like to know more about the differences, UiPath provides an excellent article on the topic.

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Question: Which feature in CR allows you to manage your work items by dividing them into small yet logical modules and processing those simultaneously.

Answer:

1. Workload management
2. Devices

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Question: Which feature in the Web CR displays the In progress, scheduled and Historical activities?

Answer: Acrivity

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Question: Devices feature in CR allows a user to Run as well as Schedule a bot?

Answer: False

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Question: Users can see lockers only if the have created them or if they are a member of that locker?

Answer: True

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Question: To consume work items from a given queue in the CR instance that you are connected to, what must first add in the bot through the variable manager panel

Answer:

1. Queue category
2. Bot dependency

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Question: Which of the following dashboard provides information on CPU, Memory and HDD Utilization in percentage?

Answer: Devices

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Question: Which of the following pre-defined system role in CR is required to create a device pool?

Answer: AAE_Pool Admin

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Question: Which of the following version control system is supported by AAE 11?

Answer: Visual SVN

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Question: It is mandatory to associate a credential with locker before it can be consumed in a Bot?

Answer: True

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Question: Which option in AA is used to read entire cells in excel?

Answer: Get all cells

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Question: Which of the options are available in AA to activate sheet in excel?

Answer: Sheet By Index and Sheet by Name.

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Question: Is it possible to check broken link using web recorder in AA?

Answer: Yes, Using Web Recorder command.

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Question: PDF Integration in AA supports both encrypted and unencrypted files.

Answer: Yes.

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Question: What are the actions that can be performed in image recognition once the image is found?

Answer: Double Click, Right Click, and Left Click.

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Question: How do we allocate an existing license from one user to another user in the same Machine?

Answer: Deactivate the existing user, create a new user and login with the credentials.

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Question: If at all the Credential information needs to be stored in centralized location, then what are all the options available AA?

Answer: Credential Manager available in Web CR.

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Question: Mapping of variables from main task to sub-task can be done using command?

Answer: Run Task Command.

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Question: Which is the master Repository of jobs in AA?

Answer: Robot Controller.

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Question: What is the Full name of PGP Command?

Answer: PGP stands for “Pretty Good Privacy”.

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Question: How to assign a new set of permission to a group of users in AA?

Answer: By using Active Directory, we can create a group and modify the permission.

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Question: Explain about AA Credential vault.

Answer: AA provide centralized secured vault for sensitive data. Credentials are encrypted in enterprise grade security. It will transfer the value in Runtime.

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Question: How will you compare the task in AA?

Answer: Manage -> Repository -> Compare in AA Enterprise client window.

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Question: Which of the different types of reports are generated by the report designer?

Answer: Task Run, Task Timeline, Workflow Run, Workflow Timeline and ROI.

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Question: What is the use and meaning of wildcards in AA?

Answer: It is used to extract particular data from a Document or Text.

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Question: What is the purpose of plugin in RPA?

Answer: Usually in RPA – plugins help us to improve the accuracy of data capturing and data validation.

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Question: What is workflow designer?

Answer: Workflow designer allows you to create an easy to understand, intuitive graphical representation of a IT or a business process.

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Question: Is there a way to perform a task when a new email arrives?

Answer: Yes, AA has trigger functionality that can be perform any task when a new email arrives. You need to set “Email Message Trigger” on the task.

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Question: Can I execute a task based on availability or non-availability of any file , folder, performance or service?

Answer: Yes, It is possible to execute a task with triggers, based on availability or non-availability of any file, folder, performance or service. There are trigger based on windows(open and close), File(create, delete, rename, or modified) Performance(CPU usage, Free Disk space, Process count) and process and Service.

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Question: Abbreviations of WSDL, UDDI, SOAP.

Answer: WSDL – Web Description Service Language.
UDDI – Universal description discovery and integration.
SOAP – Simple object access protocol.

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Question: In RPA world – what are the environment available?

Answer:

1. Dev or Development
2. SIT or System Integration Test
3. UAT – User Acceptance Test
4. Mini Go Live
5. Prod Environment

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Question: What kind of Scripts Automation Anywhere supports?

Answer: JavaScript and VB Script.

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Question: List the industrial applications of RPA.

Answer:

• Banking – Automation of credit card applications in bank, loan processing.
• Retail – Update orders, manage fake accounts, process shipping notifications.
• Telecommunication – Monitor subscriber feeds, fraud management and customer data updates.
• HR – Candidate sourcing, Background verification, payroll automation.

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Question: Is Robotic Automation competitive with BPMS?

Answer:

No, Robotic automation extends and complements BPMS and SOA initiatives which are attacking the automation challenge from a different, top down, IT driven angle.

Robotic automation is aimed at small-to-mid size automation initiatives. Where speed and size and agility are major factors, then robotic automation is often the fastest and most efficient approach. When larger initiatives are required with a fuller “Business Process” character then BPMS may be better suited.

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Question: If an environment changes and an automated task doesn't work, then what?

Answer: If there’s any “hot button” issue with IT, it’s that of change, and how systems that are brought in can handle and keep up with it. When it comes to back end systems changing, automation software is ready to respond in several ways. First of all, robust automation software has error-handling mechanisms built-in, to catch these issues when they arise. It’s very easy to build logic into the system for scenarios when you want the system to react in a certain way. When systems and environments change, automation software also makes it possible to edit scripts easily without having to re-write them or re-record automated tasks.

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