Encanvas rpa data sheet
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Encanvas offers robotic process automation (RPA) to enhance office productivity by automating mundane tasks, allowing knowledge workers to reclaim up to 30% of their time. The platform features codeless interfaces for easy deployment and adaptability, significantly reducing the complexity and costs related to IT resource allocation. Encanvas enables 24/7 operation, improved data accuracy, and a flexible service model for businesses seeking to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
Encanvas rpa data sheet
- 1. APPLICATION DATA SHEET ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION EXTEND YOUR WORKFORCE WITH ROBOTIC AUGMENTATION Social media, cloud computing, big data, mobile computing, the Internet of Things… while all these changes have happened, levels of office automation and productivity haven’t substantively improved. Since the 1980’s, productivity in the office has improved by *3% compared to a 75% productivity increase in factories over the same period. Encanvas mimics the actions that humans perform at their desktop to eradicate mundane admin tasks, freeing up to 30% of work day time for knowledge workers. *Source: Vrije Universitet, Amsterdam – Explorative study into Information Logistics Why Robots? Robotic Process Automation (RPA) describes not just a new flavor of technology but a new approach to addressing office‐centric data handling and processing tasks ‐ those that previously required manual re‐keying, spreadsheets, hard‐copy documents and swivel chair workers to perform. There are several fundamental characteristics of this kind of technology‐enabled solution that differ from Business Process Management (BPM) tooling and other traditional IT department dependent solutions: The automation does not fundamentally change the operation of the process. Instead of a human tapping keys and building spreadsheets, a computer software application mimics the same tasks in a similar way. Stakeholders do not see a fundamental change to their operating behaviours. The same process stages will generally occur. Training of robots is generally performed using code‐free software, so it’s quick to do and easy to adapt. IT challenges like implementing complex APIs are removed by re‐keying or robotically extracting/uploading data to legacy systems. Rather than being ‘a technology platform’ requiring a big upfront investment and lots of risks, ‘robots’ are supplied asaservice that can be outsourced in the same way as people, individually selected by departmental managers and billed monthly – with all the contractual flexibility that represents. Why Encanvas for RPA? While the business case is compelling, the automation challenges for RPA are not solely about the dexterity of tech‐tools. There are many potential inhibitors to change that can derail projects that Encanvas overcomes: Cost of IT and change can exceed the anticipated return when applications may be used by only a handful of users (or potentially just one). Encanvas scales robotics affordably. The time and difficulty of capturing and interpreting use case needs can become an impenetrable barrier to projects moving forward. Mistakes made at this stage can cause managers to lose confidence in justifying future projects. Encanvas builds apps in real‐ time due to its codeless interfaces. When it comes to justifying investments in IT and project resources, building a Returnon Investment (RoI) to can be difficult, if not impossible – when it’s not clear what’s needed to build the solution. Encanvas codeless authoring trains robots faster! Unrivalled performance Encanvas is a code‐less platform with unrivalled performance, security and dexterity. It has an extensive library of data connectors to third party sources. And it offers both desktop and server based robotics to align IT solutions to business needs – producing affordable, best‐fit‐outcomes. Scalability that knows no bounds Encanvas is used for some of the most demanding RPA applications. Support millions of robots and still experience blistering response speeds. Why Use Encanvas for RPA? Add Automation of manual tasks by mimicking the actions of humans with software robots Access to services 24x7 – Robots don’t need to sleep! Grow Understanding of cross‐ functional workflows Information security Data accuracy Meta‐data capture Governance over activities – Systematic rules are applied consistently Best‐practise innovation Reduce Digitalisation project risk IT spend Time your workforce spends on tedious tasks Time‐to‐value of new solutions Overheads on IT teams Remove Manual data capture, input, aggregation, cleansing, analysis, reporting and publishing tasks IT complexity Support overheads
- 2. Feature Benefit Mimic humans Remove up to 30% of a typical office workers tasks through simple augmentation of mundane tasks that contribute little business value to stakeholders – increasing workforce well‐being and productivity 24hour operation Higher uptime ‐ Robots don’t need to sleep, they don’t take a break or go off‐sick Reduce pressures on IT IT doesn’t have to invest valuable resources in software developments for the long‐tail of apps that serve a small community of users Bring data under IT control Robots are safer for data: They capture more meta‐ data on process activity and are easier to monitor than humans. Also, they make fewer mistakes and have no innate desire to cause mischief! Capture process metadata to finetune processes Log files enable robots to report in real‐time on activity performance – important for on‐demand digital transactions where seconds can matter. Available on or offpremise, as a platformor as a service Encanvas provides the widest range of commercial options for RPA An integrated component of the Encanvas DX platform For class‐leading user identity management, group and website administration, business analytics, data security and applications customization capabilities. For more information For further details about Encanvas visit www.encanvas.com. © 2017 Encanvas. All rights reserved. Encanvas® is a registered trademark. All other trademarks and trade names are acknowledged as belonging to their respective owners. Encanvas® reserves the right to modify specifications of applications without notice. www.encanvas.com What can a robot do? These are some of the common robotic actions automated by Encanvas RPA: CAPTURE: Input data into web and desktop systems Screen‐scrape Automate the feed of data from an IoT device sensor or data source Input data from a printed screen or document PROCESS: Automate click paths to mimic user actions Cleanse, de‐dupe and normalise data Sort data Aggregate data OUTPUT: Export to Excel, Word, PowerPoint or Upload to third party systems Distribute via automated email workflows (with escalations based on workflow rules) What makes a robot start working? There are several ways you can instruct a robot to start working. The most common forms supported by Encanvas are: Manual instruction (i.e. someone clicks ‘start’) Scheduled (timed) event A file arrives into a ‘Watch Folder’ Another robot tells your robot to begin working! Unparalleled usability Encanvas is really easy to use. Interfaces are clean and designed to work in a coherent way with common desktop applications to minimize user‐ training overheads. Tried and tested, and tested again! Encanvas is tested on a wide range of browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera. Simple deployment of Robots There are many ways to adopt robots with Encanvas. Hire a robot as a service, subscribe to an online service or install a private cloud‐deployed platform. A client installed component may be required for local data processing tasks. How we compare... You’ll be surprised how Encanvas outperforms even the big names in RPA with: Affordability Performance Advanced data mashup connectivity Code‐free authoring usability Enterprise scalability Security Encanvas is a clouddeployed application fabric. No client installation is required. Private cloud and host platform options are available for inhouse deployments Host platform Microsoft® Windows Small Business Server 2003 through to Windows Server 2016. Requires Microsoft® SQL Server or Microsoft® SQL Server Express (not supplied). Supported formats Encanvas acquires and presents data sourced from front‐office files (like .CSV and .XLS), back‐office systems (like relational databases) and Shapefiles (composite ESRI® format), TAB, MIF (composites used by MapInfo®), GML files (composite used by MasterMap™) Other applications Live Wire‐Frame Dashboards Maps IoT & Big Data Digital Transformation Digital City Business Intelligence Life‐Cycle Dashboards