What is Robotic Process Automation(RPA)

What is Robotic Process Automation(RPA)

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What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?

First, decipher what basically RPA means, so RPA basically means Robotic, Process, Automation now let's understand all these words one by one so when we talk about Robotic or what it basically means when a machine mimics human

Robotic:- When a machine mimics human action, it is called Robotic, so any machine or any software which is mimicking human actions would be called robotic,

The next is a Process.

Process:- A sequence of steps to perform a task, is called a Process. So for example, if you have to open the calculator on your machine the first thing you do is click on start click on the calculator icon and then your calculator application is variable is visible, so these are three steps for you to view the calculator application similarly you can also call it as a process of opening the calculator app on your computer so this is what a process and then we have Automation. which basically means executing any task without human intervention so if 

Automation:- Any task when done without human intervention, is termed Automation, so if  you want to combine all these three words together now I can say that  

 Robotic Process Automation:-

A software/ technology which mimics human actions to perform a sequence of steps without human intervention is known as Robotic Process Automation.  

Right so this is the basic definition of what RPA basically means moving forward now let's talk about the most confusing topic that you might say that Hemant we understand what RPA is but as for us we see what you are trying to tell us is RPA is nothing but automation, right but automation  was there from way back it was way back from the Industrial Revolution is probably the starting of 1900 so What is new in RPA so let us discussed this so guys when we talk about automation and RPA 

Benefits of RPA

Now let's talk about the benefits of RPA we saw that RPA is growing is a possibility of RPA replacing the human workforce or changing the human workforce is working today with computers but what benefits do we get when RPA replaces the human workforce right

Benefits of RPA

The first benefit that we get is automation, so automation not only your work being replaced by machines your work can also be done faster and more accurately because if you talk about humans guys we can commit mistakes if you are given a process again and again if you are implementing the process there might be a possibility that we might commit a mistake while following that same process again and again but with a computer, it's not like that you code your computer in a way once and it will always execute with the same efficiency and the same accuracy at all the times and obviously the when you talk about the accuracy or efficiency computers are always way ahead from human right, so, therefore, automation is one benefit that you get from RPA

The second thing is you Save Money Now because you have lessened your human workforce who are going to work on that particular task and you have replaced it with a machine how the first thing is you will not be paying any salary to your machine there's the only thing that they will be consuming is electricity, so you've got to save a lot of money as a business owner if you implement the RPA technology in your company

 

The third thing is it will help reduce human intervention in tasks. Now when we reduce human intervention it basically means can apply the same workforce the same human workforce for better tasks and these tasks which are repetitive in nature could technology the RPA technology

The fourth thing is for creating all these RPA processes there is no coding required and this is probably the best feature or the best benefit of the whole RPA, tools, or the technology itself, that there is no coding required for creating a process in the RPA paradigm moving forward we're discussed why RPA is important and what are the benefits for it now let's go ahead and start with the topic which talks about what is RPA exactly. So let's 

Automation v/s RPA

Automation	Robotic Process Automation
[1]. Automation involves the invention of a new technology/software for automating a particular task.	[1]. PRA does not involve any invention of software/technology for automating.
[2]. Programming Knowledge might be required to accomplish this.	[2]. The same PRA tool can be used to automate various projects, involving different technologies.
[3]. May require human intervention	[3]. Does not require human invention.

Why do we need RPA?

• 22 percent of IT jobs can be replaced by Robotic Process Automation in the coming years ( McKinsey & Company)

• RPA Market will grow by 2.1 Billion Dollars by the year 2021(FORRESTER)

who can learn RPA & Why RPA is very important?

I have mentioned that RPA is very easy to scale and implement in your current process it is very easy to implement RPA if your process is repetitive and if the process is of high volume then you can easily implement RPA and it's after 

Software migration is not required in the current application in which you are you know handing your process  or his steps if 

The working of RPA includes 4 crucial phase 

1. Planning 
2. Development Phase
3. Deployment and Testing Phase
4. Support and Maintenance Phase

There are several misconceptions about RPA

• It does not have a physical form and does not resemble humans
•  is not used along with the earth pieces from nourishment to you with all they cannot replace you want to travel back in time different with Natural cared for ore articles. 
• About taking advantage of the walking towards your resource with the well-paid weekly vol  Gareny

Moving forward now let's talk about the RPA tools, So we have understood the RPA technology you know a quiet fashion I think we are we if somebody comes up to you and asks you what RPA is you'll easily be able to tell them to explain to them what the technology is but now let's get to the part where we start implementing it right. So RPA as a technology can be implemented by various tools there are various tools out there right but the top three tools in the market are these 

Some of the popular RPA tools in the market are

• Ui path
• Blue prism
• PEGA
• Automation Anywhere
• Work Fusion
• REDWOOD

Now let's discuss each of these tools one by one,

So when I talk about blue prism:-

It is basically based on java but blue prism as a beginner if you want to try out RPA  and want to work on RPA you cannot work on the blue prism software reason being it is paid and it is very costly right so for an individual it is going to cost a lot and just for the sake of learning if you want to learn happily a blue prism of not the tool to go for right similarly of the case with the automation anywhere as well that automation anyway toll is not free it is paid and of course, if you want a demo for automation anywhere it is available but it the same is not available group prism for automation anywhere the trial version is available it is, but it is only valid for 15 days, right, so if  you want to trial the tool but if you are a beginner to RPA do not be able to comprehend what the tool is all about right

Our third tool is basically savior in this aspect now you have power to the company which gives its RPA tool as a community edition version, right, so if you are a person who is a beginner to RPA or who wants to make a shift into the RPA technology then probably you're the tool to go for is Ui path because you can install it on your computer you can practice all you want there is no trial period involved in Ui path software it is completely free and you can use it on your computer to practice the RPA programs, right and because this it is more popular than the other two when you can have a look at the Google Trends to basically identify that or to make out that Ui path is very more popular than what blue prism it automation anywhere is in the industry right now, but if you look at what the job sees if you look at what industry is saying your path is still being adopted it is I'll say it was probably using around 30-35 person of the companies right now, most of the companies use blue prism and automation anywhere but they're trying to move this often now Ui path reason being there are more experts out there what trained in the Ui path software than blue prism or automation anywhere right, just because of the reason that Ui path has a free tool available everyone to use alright moving forward now since you have learned that you have watch is more popular it has a community edition available it makes more sense to learn more about you a path so that you can also create our own our RPA alright

So let's talk about the UI path

Introduction to UiPath:- UiPath is a leading Robotic Process Automation vendor providing a complete software platform to help the organization efficiently automate business. UiPath also offers a community edition to people who want to learn and implement RPA

Let's let me introduce you guys to the UI path this UI  path is again like said it's an RPA software it's an RPA tool that can be used to create our RPA automation and offers a community edition that can be used for people like us who are beginners who want to move into our RPA technology for free it is available to us and we can practice all we want on our computers right, The UiPath companies were founded way back and think 2005 but they came up with there appear too late in 2013 they have various offices they have in Tokyo the US and many other places around the world right,

 

Now let's talk about how you can install UiPath on your system let me help you set up your UiPath on your system so here are the steps you can follow to basically install the UiPath software first thing you have to do is basically go to this link that is UiPath

Installing UiPath Community Edition:-

• Go to the following link:

                      https://www.upath.com/developers/communityeditiondownload

• Fill out the information in the form on this website
• You shall receive an email with the download link, once you have entered all the information on this web page
• Once downloaded, fill in the steps on the screen to successfully complete the installation 

Now all you have to do is further perform so you have to fill in the first name the last name the email address and all these fields once you fill all these fields just click on request community edition and that will set you upright, that will just basically send you a mail on your email address so once you click on request community edition it will lead you to this page which basically will say thank you for your request and now you will receive a mail with the installation steps that you can use to install your Apia software. Now guys once you receive the mail will look something like this

All you have to do is click on download the UiPath community edition and this will start your download for UiPath software once the software is successfully downloaded we'll just click on the file and let me show the what steps follow after that, once the file has been download just click on the file and it would open this screen right now this the installation screen guys let it be here for like a minute or two minutes once the installation is done you will get one more screen where you'll be asked to enter the email address so let's wait for that screen alright so once that installation is complete you will see the screen just click on an active community Edition  

All the Best!