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Robotic Process Automation: Tech Primer

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn the technical skills needed to get started in robotic process automation (RPA), including flowchart fundamentals, file systems basics, and entry-level programming concepts.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Robotic process animation (RPA)
  • Why we need a tech primer
  • System awareness and understanding
1. Flowchart Fundamentals
  • Overview
  • Flowchart fundamentals
  • Flowchart best practices
  • Flowchart tool demo
  • RPA tool flowchart features
2. Windows File System Basics
  • File system overview
  • Ideal view settings
  • Disk basics
  • Folder basics
  • File basics
  • Screenshots
  • Command-line basics
  • Absolute vs. relative path
  • Use a batch file to reduce clicks
  • RPA tool vs. batch file
  • Takeaways
3. Setup and Preview Tools
  • Install Visual Studio
  • Create a simple webpage
  • Create a simple desktop app
4. Website Basics
  • Web technology overview
  • HTML: Tags
  • HTML: Attributes
  • Website structure
  • CSS: Look and feel
  • Bootstrap
  • Summary
5. Web Selectors
  • Web selectors overview
  • UiPath Recorder disclaimer
  • Set up sample files
  • Selector basics
  • Selector challenges
  • Dynamic selectors
6. Programming Basics
  • Programming basics
  • A simple program
  • Intro to functions
  • Functions demo: Programming
  • Functions demo: UiPath
  • Intro to variables
  • Variables demo: Programming
  • Variables demo: UiPath
  • Intro to object-oriented programming
  • Object-oriented programming demo
  • The .NET framework

Taught by

Bryan Lamb

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