IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere overview

IBM® Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere is a robotic process automation solution that mimics the behavior of a human business user to perform repetitive tasks. IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere provides an entry point into the world of automated digital labor and the digital workforce. By automating tasks with software-based labor, your human workforce becomes more productive allowing you to rethink who performs which tasks within the organization.

You can capture work interactions, for example, the tasks someone does to process an order, and then play them back by using a software robot, called a bot. A bot is software that performs work that humans would otherwise perform.

IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere is part of the IBM Digital Business Automation platform. The platform augments task automation by adding workflow, data capture, content, and decision automation to bots.

IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere is available in the following editions:
IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere Express
Provides an affordable entry point for task automation. The Express edition has the following components:
  • Control Room for managing and controlling your environment. It is also the single point of access and control for bot execution.  11.0.0.6+  You can also track the performance of your bots by using the Insights dashboards.
  • IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere clients. A client can be either of the following types:
    • Bot Creator for creating and testing bots and then uploading them to the control room.
    • Bot Runner Express for running bots.
    •  11.0.0.6+  Attended Bot for running bots manually on a user's desktop.
  • Entitlement for IBM Business Automation Workflow Express to enable you to deploy bots within an orchestrated workflow.
IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere Enterprise
Extends the value of standalone robotic process automation by allowing you to integrate your bots with other offerings in IBM Digital Business Automation platform. IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere Enterprise has the following components:
  • Control Room for managing and controlling your environment. It is also the single point of access and control for bot execution. You can also track the performance of your bots by using the Insights dashboards.
  • IBM RPA with Automation Anywhere clients. A client can any one of the following types:
    • Bot Creator for creating and testing bots and then uploading them to the control room.
    • Bot Runner (non-production) for running bots in non-production environments, for example, for testing.
    • Bot Runner (production) for running bots in production environments.
    • Attended Bot for running bots manually on a user's desktop.
  • Entitlement for IBM Digital Business Automation Express to enable you to automate a broad range of processes to improve business outcomes.