Using IBM Robotic Process Automation

The following list is the documentation of IBM Robotic Process Automation's components, technologies, and automation concepts for you to employ on your IBM RPA bots.

• IBM RPA Studio
  IBM RPA Studio is the low code authoring tool for developing scripts.

• Developing scripts
  A script is a collection of commands defining the actions of a bot. This topic compiles everything related to the basics of IBM RPA scripts' development.

• Deploying scripts
  This topic teaches you the different ways that you can deploy your bots in production.

• API reference
  See how to use the IBM RPA API to manage and interact with IBM RPA resources and scripts.

• IBM RPA Launcher
  IBM RPA Launcher is a tool used to launch scripts manually. In this application, the scripts are bound to buttons that the user can click to start the scripts on demand.

• Digital assistant
  Digital assistants are bots that interact with the user using text or voice messages. Not only can digital assistants use the user's replies for processing, but they can also send relevant messages to the user and automate processes like a regular IBM RPA bot. Digital assistants are available in the IBM RPA SaaS and IBM RPA on premises offerings.

• Exception handling
  Learn techniques to handle bot errors during runtime.

• IBM RPA role-based access control (RBAC)
  Role-based access control (RBAC) is a mechanism to grant users access to specific resources, based on the roles that these users play inside an environment.

• IBM RPA Studio's recorder
  The recorder is a tool in IBM RPA Studio to map graphical user interface controls and automatically create commands in your script.

• Machine learning
  Use IBM Robotic Process Automation's machine learning models to improve your bots' decision-making.

• IBM RPA Vault
  IBM RPA Vault stores encrypted credentials. You can safely manage credentials and use them in your scripts.

• OCR automation
  Use OCR tools in IBM RPA scripts to handle applications, PDFs, and images.

• PDF document processing
  Use PDF document processing features to automate invoice processing, process legal documents for keyword scanning, or scan account-based documents and scrape data into a third-party application for reporting, for example.

• IBM RPA Control Center
  IBM RPA Control Center is the control room to manage your server environment. You can manage resources like scripts and computers, set scripts to run, track data in dashboards, among other features. In the on-premises offering, you can also manage the server resources.

• IBM RPA Always On
  IBM RPA Always On is a component that safely disconnects you from an RDP connection to a computer, keeping resources enabled for bot operations.

• SAP automation
  You can create bots to automate SAP GUI simulating human input.

• Surface automation
  Surface automation is automation based on recognition of images and texts visible on a computer's screen.

• Terminal emulator automation
  Automate applications written to run in terminals or mainframes. IBM RPA can connect and automate zSeries applications over 3270 protocol, and VT emulator over Telnet or SSH protocols.

• Web automation
  You can create bots to automate processes that use a browser.

• Windows automation
  Automation of Windows™ applications. Use the recorder to record application's controls and manipulate them.

• Using workflows
  Combine BPMN files with IBM RPA scripts.

• Orchestrating scripts
  Combine message queues with IBM RPA's orchestrator technology to orchestrate scripts on your computers.

• Connections with external apps
  You can connect IBM Robotic Process Automation to various systems and services, and use their features for automation.

• Email automation
  Learn how to use IBM Robotic Process Automation to handle emails.