Category Archives: Automation Anywhere
AA: You Don’t Have Permission For This!

The concept of assigning permissions is often confusing and sometimes cumbersome for those just starting off. I bet most of you haven’t even seen the permissions and roles page, and are probably scratching your heads wondering what it’s all about. Learning how to work with it is no easy task either, since only the Enterprise…
AA: Stop Recording and Start Capturing!

Those new to RPA, will be new to Web Automation. Some of you might have worked with Selenium, and if so then Web Automation with Automation Anywhere won’t be difficult to pick up on. Web Automation isn’t easy, but it isn’t difficult either. It resides in the Goldilocks zone for the most part, but that…
AA: Intelligent Document Processing with IQ Bots

IQ is overrated. You don’t need a sky high IQ to become successful, or to lead a deeply fulfilling life, but if you want to process documents using RPA then forget whatever you have just read so far. Why Can’t “Normal” Bots Process Documents? Nobody said Task Bots can’t process documents. It just isn’t intelligent…
AA: Excel, With Database Operations!

“But TCT, I have never worked with Databases nor has a requirement ever popped up, so why bother learning it?” Tsk, tsk, tsk. It’s this sort of attitude TCT is allergic to. Once you see how wonderful Database Operations are, you too will develop an allergy towards those who state “Database is boring” or “Database…
So You Want To Become a Certified RPA Professional?

I have only attempted Automation Anywhere certifications, so the article has been tailored accordingly. If you want to avoid the fluff then click here. Anyone can learn RPA and become an RPA Developer, but that won’t land you a job as an RPA developer. What Does That Mean? What makes you a great RPA developer,…
Debug: Why Aren’t You Using It?

Those new to Automation Anywhere aren’t sure how or where to start, which is why I penned this article right here. Now, why would I divert you to another article instead of diving into the topic at hand? That’s easy to explain. The processes you develop won’t be perfect, because nobody’s perfect. Unfortunately you can’t…
AA: I’m New To Automation Anywhere, Help ME!

If you are new to Automation Anywhere chances are you might have performed a quick google search and probably watched a couple of YouTube Videos here and there, before heading over to the Community Edition that you just requested access for. You log in and are greeted with… Well you are greeted with information overload….
Extracting Tables That Aren’t Tables: A Smarter Approach

If you’ve been following my previous posts, you would have realized that although the process delivers results, it delivers them after a considerable amount of time. Not only is the execution time lengthy, there is a level of complexity which is unavoidable, since we have to study the HTML structure first, then test out various…
AA: Extracting Tables That Aren’t Tables(Part-II)

In our last post, we were able to successfully extract data from each column. Today we will outline the logic for looping through each line item in the web table, extracting its contents, and storing it in proper format. Simply put, we will extract the table as it is, even though the HTML structure isn’t…
AA: Extracting Tables That Aren’t Tables(Part-I)

In the vast uncharted waters of the Internet, there exists a special breed of web tables which possess all characteristics of a table, except that it stem from different ancestral HTML roots. Automation Anywhere recognizes them, but records them under a CLIENT control, and it pisses the living daylights out of me whenever that happens….