Week 1: Get Started with SAP Intelligent RPA 2.

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Unit 2: Solution & Tools Overview
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Key concepts

Design & Authoring Attended Bot / Unattended Bot / Orchestration &

Digital Assistant Digital Worker Monitoring

▪ Available on user ▪ Deployed on user ▪ Deployed on server ▪ Browser-based solution

workstation in two ways workstation ▪ Trigger-based ▪ Cloud-based solution for
▪ All process automation ▪ Launched by user ▪ Skip manual processes managing process
authoring tasks ▪ Ease manual processes automation resources
▪ Automate a whole
▪ Automate a part process process

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Deployment

Business Apps
Orchestration Monitoring Authoring

Azure
AWS

Servers
Workstations
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Key assets

Functional Coverage Maintenance & Scalability

▪ Attended and unattended use cases ▪ Robust scripting language
▪ Built with JS + extensible framework ▪ Error and change detection
▪ Several technology flavors ▪ Graphical design
▪ Leverage virtualization protocols ▪ Debugger
▪ Simple to very complex projects
Performance
Built-In SAP Support ▪ Low memory footprint
▪ SAP GUI for Windows ▪ Fast response time
▪ SAP S/4HANA / SAPUI5
Integration & Deployment
▪ SAP ML business service call
▪ Powered by SAP Cloud Platform
▪ No license required for on-premise
components

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Architecture

Works with wide range of Powerful & extensible script Leverage user profile –
applications and technologies language based on JS / NodeJS lower security risks

Both worlds: cloud-powered & on-premise execution

Cloud On-Premise

On-Premise Applications (Native, Web, Java…) On-Demand Applications

Manage Authoring Capture Azure

SAP S/4HANA
Monitor Connect Run AWS

Provide Store Desktop

Web-based Dedicated
Connectors Application SAP-based Connectors Web Services
Connectors Connectors
Connectors

SAP Cloud Platform

Supported OS

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Availability

Multiple Data Centers

▪ Powered by SAP Cloud Platform
▪ 24/7
▪ High service rate

Multiple Languages (7+)

Help Portal

Community Portal

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Cloud components

Cloud Factory Cloud Studio Store

Orchestrate and monitor Design process automation Acquire process automation

▪ Manage resources ▪ Project assembly ▪ Browse pre-built content
▪ Configure and distribute packages ▪ Project design and test ▪ Get info on content
from Studio ▪ User tasks design ▪ Acquire content (inside Cloud
▪ Monitor Factory)

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SAP Intelligent RPA Cloud Factory – Overview

Dedicated for bot management

▪ Home page with important information
▪ Manage groups of agents
▪ Manage environments
▪ Manage projects and packages for attended
and unattended usage
▪ Monitor jobs and agents

Available in several languages

Includes clearing request for GDPR

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SAP Intelligent RPA Cloud Studio – Assembly

Assemble existing packages and more

▪ Leverage Desktop Studio scenarios
▪ Interact with Workflow Inbox through “User Tasks”
▪ Both worlds
– Long process runs in the cloud
– Short interaction runs on-premise
▪ Low-code / No-code

The whole process leverages SAP Workflow and triggers

on-premise Desktop Agents when needed.

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SAP Intelligent RPA Cloud Studio – Automation design

100% Web-based authoring client

▪ Specification and development
− Application capture
− Editor
− Automation designer
▪ Access everywhere, securely, and decide
who can access
▪ Test and validation
− Online tester/debugger

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SAP Intelligent RPA Store

Browse, filter, and search content

▪ Category
▪ Line of business
▪ Industry
▪ Free search

Get a look at the content provided

▪ Summary
▪ Short and full description
▪ What’s new
▪ Content detail

Available without a tenant, on a public website

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On-premise components

Desktop Agent Browser Extension Desktop Studio

Execute process automation Connect process automation Design process automation

▪ Attended bot (digital assistant) ▪ During execution of web-based ▪ Integrated development
▪ Unattended bot (digital worker) applications environment
▪ During screen capture with Cloud ▪ Project design, specification, test
Studio ▪ User interface design

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SAP Intelligent RPA Desktop Agent

Secured connection from Agent to Factory

Key component responsible to pilot applications

Distribute attended or unattended bots

▪ From Factory
▪ To Agents
– Attended usage
▫ Start a project
▫ List of automation scenarios will appear
▫ Launch it when needed
– Unattended usage
▫ Project and the scenario is started by the Factory

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SAP Intelligent RPA Desktop Studio

Dedicated IDE(*) for process automation

▪ Specification and development
− Application capture
− Editor
− Workflow designer
▪ Test and validation
− Local debugger
− Remote debugger
− Re-player

(*) IDE – Integrated Development Environment

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SAP Intelligent RPA Desktop Studio

Application Capture Workflow Designer / Scripting / Testing

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Summary

SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation aims to accelerate digital transformation.

Hybrid solution – attended and unattended usage.
Powered by SAP Cloud Platform.

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