What can an RPA Bot actually do?
Triggers
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Email
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Presence of a file or folder
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Scheduled bot run
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Object Interface trigger (click a button or keystroke)
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Specific window opening/closing
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Windows service changes state
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API call to the control room
Acquire Data
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Extract data from an email.
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Retrieve a task from workflow system,
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Extract data from an excel spreadsheet
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Extract data from a webpage or thick client app.
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Read from database.
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Get data from API
Use The Data
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Open local applications or websites.
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Fill out details of a web form.
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Compare data from multiple sources to validate it.
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Navigate a webpage
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Copy data from one application to another.
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Update a system of record.
Delivery
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Send an email with results.
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Update/create an output file on a shared drive.
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Update a database with results from the bot run.
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Update a workflow application.
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Log a record of all actions taken and business rules
executed (audit of actions).
What makes for a good RPA opportunity?
