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What Is Robotic Process Automation?
Robotic process automation (RPA) refers to a set of tools that use technologies to replicate back-office and repetitive tasks that are done manually by humans. Examples of such tasks are data extraction, populating forms, file transfers, etc. RPA tools deploy scripts which mimic human processes and are also able to execute various activities and transactions across software systems that are unrelated. These technologies use rule-based software to perform business process tasks at a high-volume, thereby allowing humans to focus on more critical or innovative work. RPA technologies allow executive leaders and other key decision makers to propel their digital transformation journeys and extract a high return on investment (ROI) from their workforce.
What Is Robotic Process Automation?
Robotic process automation (RPA) refers to a set of tools that use technologies to replicate back-office and repetitive tasks that are done manually by humans. Examples of such tasks are data extraction, populating forms, file transfers, etc. RPA tools deploy scripts which mimic human processes and are also able to execute various activities and transactions across software systems that are unrelated. These technologies use rule-based software to perform business process tasks at a high-volume, thereby allowing humans to focus on more critical or innovative work. RPA technologies allow executive leaders and other key decision makers to propel their digital transformation journeys and extract a high return on investment (ROI) from their workforce.
Benefits of RPA
RPA tools deliver many benefits for the clients. Some of the key benefits are:
- No or low coding: RPA tools today do not require developers to generate automation. Intuitive drag-and-drop interfaces can be used to create automation workflows.
- Cost savings: RPA tools increase productivity by reducing workloads.
- Enhanced customer experience: RPA allows humans to focus on innovation and customer interactions, thereby enhancing customer experience.
- Improved employee morale: RPA allows humans to focus on more interesting and productive tasks, thereby increasing workforce morale.
- Better accuracy and compliance: Human errors are eliminated, which often leads to better process accuracy and quality.
What Should You Look For in an SAP RPA tool
There are a plethora of RPA tools in SAP ecosystem. Not all of them are the same. However, when it comes to evaluation, some tools are definitely better than others. At a high level, you can use three key characteristics to evaluate RPA tools:
- Self-service. The tool should be easy to use with almost no coding involved. Tool setup should be intuitive and fast. Self-service means that it can be leveraged by users with all levels of expertise.
- The tool should enable you to automate transactions across many business processes, within the SAP system as well as any legacy systems.
- Incorporates several best-of-breed technologies. Examples of these technologies include UI recording, optical character recognition, and self-healing.
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How UiPath’s CIO Reframed SAP Transformation: Five Lessons From ‘Customer Zero’Feb 3 — UiPath ran its SAP S/4HANA migration as a Customer Zero initiative, embedding automation directly into execution rather than layering it on after go-live. The experience reshaped clean-core discipline, operating models, and readiness for agentic workflows under live finance conditions.
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TSP Joins UiPath Services Network, a Global Elite Group of the Most Qualified UiPath PartnersNov 22, 2024 — The Silicon Partners, Inc. has become a UiPath Services Network Certified Partner, recognized for its expertise in Robotic Process Automation and Test Automation, promising to enhance clients' digital transformation journeys through effective automation solutions.
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$16M in savings with RPA for SAPNov 7, 2024 — A Fortune 500 energy company that provides electric and natural gas services to over 7 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas, has been a long-standing client partner of Resolve Tech Solutions and chose RTS to embark on their RPA journey together. The results on setting up an RPA program have achieved over $16M in cost savings and over 100k manual work hours.
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RPA Solutions Create Technical DebtJul 1, 2024 — Robotic Process Automation (RPA) excels at automating repetitive tasks that involve static data inputs, but it doesn’t self-learn or manage data variability. If you plan on implementing RPA, be prepared to take on significant technical debt.
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Enhancing SAP Business Operations with Modern RPA IntelligenceFeb 26, 2024 — Each day SAP users are looking for ways that could assist with their daily manual tasks and amplify various functions of the business, including speed-to-market, operational efficiency, and cloud migration. The high stakes of today’s global market do not tolerate mistakes or slow-moving progress, and the world is constantly on the hunt for a practical […]
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Scale RPA at Enterprise Level with an Automation Operating Model (AOM)Dec 8, 2022 — Automation is becoming the primary digital transformation need for most enterprises. Irrespective of the business size, leveraging automation technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in combination is the futuristic vision. Automation is also a shift of mindset for industries as it requires a change in practice with current manual processes which enterprises have been following for decades.
Read this article and explore how a thoughtful Automation Operating Model (AOM) ensures advancement in the governance and infrastructure to support the future process automation needs of the business and ensures the business gains the right ROI to measure success.
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Change the Way you Work with SAP Through AutomationFeb 17, 2022 — Businesses face multiple challenges to survive and thrive in today’s dynamic business environment. The ability to adapt to sudden changes in the economy, meet the demands of well-informed customers and compete against highly agile competitors all drive the need for new ways of doing business. Complicating matters is an explosion of data, legacy systems that […]
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Automation in Finance Research WebinarFeb 8, 2022 — On Demand Organizations are investing in financial process automation with the goal of driving efficiency across end-to-end business processes to enable real-time insight. The growing availability of automation solutions from SAP and third-party vendors, provides a catalyst for SAPinsider organizations to align best practices with intelligent automation technologies, such as robotic process automation (RPA), artificial […]
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Accelerate Automation In SAP Workflow ManagementNov 9, 2021 — SAP Workflow Management, including live process content packages, can help simplify and accelerate your automation journey. Live process content packages contain references to digital workflows, decisions, process visibility scenarios, user interfaces, and cloud application programming model modules.
In this article, experts from SAP share an example of the steps a business process expert would take to address external approvals for credit memo requests in their SAP S/4HANA Cloud system.
Read the article to learn about non-standard workflows, the role of process automation to reduce business complexity in the last mile of automation, and how to access live process content packages.
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