Introduction to Automation Anywhere Guide – 2018
Automation Anywhere allows you to create automated tasks with ease. Its intuitive interface provides you the essential features to record modify and run tasks that range from simple to more complex ones.
Automation Anywhere is one of the most trending tools of RPA.
Why Automation Anywhere??
Automation Anywhere helps companies to achieve process consistency across a team, department, division, or enterprise by automating and managing workflows, processes, and tasks.
Some of the processes you might consider automating include:
Time-consuming data entry processes like:
1. Checking inventory
2. Re-ordering supplies
3. Formatting and running reports
Logging into websites, searching websites, submitting web forms, or updating records on a website.
Managing ERP front-end processes, including SAP, Oracle Applications, PeopleSoft, MS Dynamics, Salesforce, and more.
Automating data transfers, including importing/exporting data between applications or files.
Use the Automation Anywhere Object Recorder to manage and execute Windows controls as a background process.
Automate routine backups and file management tasks.
Automation Anywhere is the complete business process automation solution available today!
What Does Automation Anywhere Offer?
Automation Anywhere is intelligent automation software, providing unparalleled performance and scalability for greater efficiencies in your business processes.
It helps you to optimize the time spent on running tasks by providing the following process
Transform a repetitive, 20-step process to a single mouse click or keystroke.
Run scheduled tasks anytime by using powerful task scheduling, even when the computer is locked.
Automate scripts that exist in disparate formats.
Easily manage automated processes across a single machine or multiple machines, and across a division or an enterprise.
Create automation tasks in minutes: record keystrokes and mouse clicks, and use easy, point-and-click wizards.
Easily manage automation users with a scalable server that provides true collaboration.
Maintain centralized systems for backup, security, and resources.
Capture and reuse automated processes in a central repository.
Manage job scheduling and execute batch data processing with ease.
Automate FTP/SFTP processes.
Unique Features:
Automation Anywhere provides the following features, making it the only solution in the market to offer complete automation capabilities:
SMART Automation Technology that quickly automates complex tasks, with no programming required, and is highly reliable and accurate.
Centralized Enterprise Control Room that makes it easy to set up and maintain automated processes, users, and client machines.
Industry-leading Web Recorder and Object Recorder that recognize objects, even when they move position.
Over 550+ actions available, including:
1. Active Directory support for user/client management.
2. Conditions and loops.
3. User prompts.
4. File, database, and system management.
5. A high-speed replay of automated tasks.
6. Automatic email notifications.
7. Task chaining.
8. Hotkey setup and management.
9. User-defined and system variables.
10. Advanced error logging.
11. PDF automation.
How to setup Automation Anywhere?
System Requirements:
It helps you to whether your system has the proper hardware and software to install Automation Anywhere.
Before installing the Automation Anywhere, verify that your environment supports the following requirements.
Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows 8.1/ 8
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
(Both 32-bit and 64-bit OS versions are supported)
Processor speed: Recommended – 3 GHz or higher.
RAM: Recommended – 4 GB or higher.
Hard Disk capacity: 200 MB of free `hard disk space for installation.
On an average, an Automation Anywhere script is approximately 100-150 KB. Additional free disk space is required to develop automation projects, as Automation Anywhere creates temporary files like screen-shots, server logs, audit files etc. during the execution of the automation scripts.
The actual free space required increases with the project size and hence it is recommended to have at least 40-50 GB of free disk space in order to implement long-term projects.
In next blog you will learn about how to Setup and install the Automation Anywhere.
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