Robotic Process Automation-A Brief Introduction to RPA Solutions and Role of Testing
Software Technologies
and Solutions have been witnessing immense changes in the past decades. The
focus at this juncture is to integrate and automate individual solutions so
that they work in tandem for a common process, thereby replacing individual
code entities. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is one such emerging and highly
sought after technology that simplifies complex solution usage by the end
user-delivering a unified and integrated solution that completely automates the
working of a business process.
Unlike traditional
software development processes that work on programming individual ‘Tasks, RPA
works on automating individual and sequential user actions in the solution GUI.
Such RPA actions-working by the usage of virtual workstations or code Robots-which
can input, extract, format, process and manipulate data in the same manner that
an end-user would do by user behavior simulation and can provide the desired
output along with the ability to interface with external applications for
consuming and presenting the data. It is of immense use in industries such as
BPO/BPM (Business Process Outsourcing), where a set of repetitive and
predictable tasks are performed as a part of the business operations. Notable
RPA tools include Blue Prism, UI Path, and such technologies have gained
immense popularity as they contribute to the below aspects.
- 1.Reducing manpower costs
- 2. Ensuring process accuracy by mapping all required
steps
- 3. Highly scalability and reliability of solutions
- 4. Cost-Effective and seemingly codeless development
- 5. High savings in the working time of a business
process.
Role of Testing in
Design of RPA Solutions
The design of an
RPA solution involves a precise and comprehensive understanding of the GUI sequence
working and the internal processing of the data so that all aspects of the
business process are accurately captured in the solution to give the desired
outcome. An RPA drive exclusive testing approach would help check the mapping
of the functional business requirements into the developed solution by
identifying flaws and redundancies in the identification of the GUI user
simulation and prevent factors that decrease the value of the output, inhibit
accuracy and completeness of the solution. A testing approach helps in checking
data entry and manipulation, load balancing, formatting, and processing. It
ensures functional testing-where all aspects of the business process are
accurately mapped and procedural testing-where actual working of the RPA solution
is tested for completeness and accuracy.
A choice of an
experienced and trusted RPA testing partner would ensure that your designed RPA
solution-either simple RPA or Cognitive RPA, perfectly synchronizes with your
business requirements, thereby adding value, quality and accuracy to your
business output and save on your business costs by delivering on the intended
functionalities.
