Microsoft RPA Business Overview Course Outline
Overview
This 1-day instructor-led course is designed to give students an introduction to the Robotic Process Automation capabilities that are available from Microsoft’s Power Platform. The course uses a combination of lectures and demonstrations to provide business users and decision-makers with insight into the desktop automation capabilities of Microsoft Power Automate. Topics include UI Flows, AI Builder, and the WinAutomation desktop automation tool (WinAutomation was originally developed by Softomotive, which Microsoft acquired in May 2020). Students will also have the opportunity to try the products for themselves in focused hands-on labs.
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this course is business users who want to gain a deeper understanding of the advantages of Robotic Process Automation and the capabilities that Microsoft’s Power Platform provides.
Prerequisites
Although this course has no formal prerequisites, business users who have a thorough understanding of the processes they intend to automate are likely to get the most out of it.
Module 1: Introduction to Robotic Process Automation
This module provides a general overview of Robotic Process Automation, best practices, and pros and cons. Topics include:
Introduction to RPA
Attended, Unattended, and Cognitive RPA
History of RPA
Pros and Cons of RPA
Current outlook for automation
Module 2: Introduction to Power Automate
This module provides an overview of Microsoft Power Automate. Topics include:
The Microsoft Power Platform
Creating a flow
Logic in flows
Connecting to other services
Module 3: Introduction to UI Flows
This module covers the basics of UI Flows, the powerful desktop automation component of Power Automate. Topics include:
Integrating with legacy systems
Installing the UI Flow components
Setting up a gateway
Creating a UI Flow
Input & output parameters
Module 4: Hyper Automation Integration
This module goes into more depth on how UI Flows can be used to connect legacy systems to other services, and also introduces AI Builder, which allows business users to take advantage of powerful AI capabilities. Topics include:
Connecting to Outlook
Integrating with AI Builder
Integrating with Teams
Module 5: Advanced UI Flows
This module explores other RPA scenarios. Topics include:
Web-based UI Flows
Unattended UI Flows
Module 6: WinAutomation
This module introduces the powerful WinAutomation tool. Topics include:
Introduction to WinAutomation
Scenarios for using WinAutomation
Downloading & installing WinAutomation
The WinAutomation Process Designer
The WinAutomation Console
Options for running WinAutomation processes
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