Q: Anything
can be automated using Blue Prism?
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Rule based
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Digitalized
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Continuity in actions
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Part automation is also possible using the triggers. For
Ex:
Ø Step 1 to 10 Automated
Ø Blue Prism triggers an event to Manual user (May be an email
trigger)
Ø Manual user completes the Step 11 and trigger the event back to
Automation process (BP)
Ø BP will continue from Step 12 to 15 and completes the automation
Q: What are different types of
execution Modes Available for an Object ?
Run mode determines how a Process can
be run in relation to other Processes. Run mode is defined in the Business
Objects (and therefore by the applications) a Process uses and is designed to
safeguard Processes getting in the way of each other.
Run mode is set on a tab in the properties window of the
Business Object information stage on the Initialize page.
There are three possible run modes.
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Exclusive:
An exclusive Process must run on its own and cannot run at the same time as any
other Processes.
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Foreground:
A foreground Process can only run alongside other background Processes, but
only one foreground Process can run at a time.
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Background:
A background Process can run alongside other Processes, as long as they are
background or foreground Processes.
The run
mode order of precedence is Exclusive, Foreground, Background.
Q: What are the benefits
of RPA?
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Cost Saving and increases
speed
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Reducing work force
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Productivity and
Efficiency
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Accuracy
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Scalability: A robotic
workforce can be as large or as small as you need it to be, and additional
robots can be deployed quickly for no extra cost,
Q: What is RPA (Robotic Process Automation?)
Robotic
Automation aims to use a computer (a.k.a. robot) to manipulate existing
application software (CRMs, ERPs, help desk and claim applications) in the same
way that a person works with those systems and the presentation layer to
perform a specific task.
It automates
rule-based processes without the need for constant human supervision.
The key to RPA
is identifying processes which can be automated using certain basic rules.
Blue Prism is a
very effective tool. However, there are two things to understand
First, the tool
does not have a "code view". Everything is abstracted through a
flow-chart interface. Second, Blue Prism does not have a record
feature. Instead users are expected to map out processes manually with
SME's before entering anything in the tool, then use the process/procedure maps
to enter the process into Blue Prism.
Irrespective of
how an application is presented (terminal emulator, thick client, thin client,
web browser, Citrix and web services)
BP provides the
ability to automate any application (e.g. SAP, Lotus, Office, Exchange, custom
applications).
Q: Why Robotic Process
Automation?
BPOs and shared
services that use large scale, high-volume human labor, with an intrinsic
exigency for productivity and cost efficiency, RPA technology adds impetus to
business innovation and profitability.
It enables
organizations to configure software robots that automate manual and
repetitive rule-based tasks at a fraction of the cost of their human equivalent
Robots are easy to train and see the interface
like a human. They can act as automated assistants and are designed to
collaborate with humans while permanently reporting on progress.
