There is recent buzz in the market about hyper automation. Hyper automation can only be achieved when different tools in automation space can seamlessly integrate each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kofax has integration paths available out of the box for several market leading enterprise products as well,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- MS Linked servers<\/li>
- Micro Focus Content Manager<\/li>
- CMIS<\/li>
- SharePoint<\/li>
- Dynamics CRM<\/li>
- Dynamics AX<\/li>
- Exchange<\/li>
- ControlSuite<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Calling RPA <\/a>bots from KTA Business Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, let us see how you can call RPA bots from KTA business process,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Open Kofax Total Agility designer, click on Integration from the vertical flyout menu<\/li>
- Select RPA<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Click on new from main staging screen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Enter relevant details to connect to RPA ROBO-Server\/management console<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Enter an ID & display for the RPA server. The system identifies the RPA server with this ID<\/li>
- Enter a Management console URL for the RPA Server<\/li>
- For Communication type, select either option:
- NET (default): This mode is useful for processing large amounts of data, such as processing images.<\/strong>
Optional. In the Management Console Security group, provide the Username and Password.
In the Robo Server group, enter the Host name, Port number, Username and Password to connect to the server
<\/li>- REST: This mode is useful for processing small data sets, such as processing simple text.<\/strong>
Optional. In the Management Console Security group, provide the Username and Password.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n- To confirm the connection to the RPA server, click Test connection<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Click Save.<\/li>
- Open required process in KTA where bot needs to be called<\/li>
- Add an activity to the map
By default, the Configuration tab is open in the properties panel of the activity<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/11.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Configure Server – The RPA server to use<\/li>
- Project – A list of projects available from selected RPA server – Select project to use<\/li>
- Robot – A list of robots from the selected project appears – Select ROBOT to call<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- To map input and return values to the parameters, click on configure and map input\/output values for BOT and KTA process variables<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Save the process map<\/li>
- Create a job for the configured process and test if bot successfully achieved and returned value to the calling process<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Note – Please note that, for RPA nodes only the Rest communication type is supported when running in Azure; both Rest and .NET are supported when running in On-premise multi-tenant environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling KTA Process from Kofax RPA Bots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Add a activity node to the Kofax RPA web automation flow, change the type to<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Create automation workflow and call the desktop automation flow<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Add KTA step in desktop automaton flow<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n- Select KTA create job, get job status and create document options<\/li>
- Select required server to invoke KTA process<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
For any questions please feel free to comment below or contact us\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kofax – Integration of KTA & RPA Components In this blog we will help you understand ease of integration between RPA and KTA components of Kofax, you will learn about various<\/p>\n
- Add KTA step in desktop automaton flow<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Create automation workflow and call the desktop automation flow<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Add a activity node to the Kofax RPA web automation flow, change the type to<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
- To map input and return values to the parameters, click on configure and map input\/output values for BOT and KTA process variables<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- REST: This mode is useful for processing small data sets, such as processing simple text.<\/strong>
- NET (default): This mode is useful for processing large amounts of data, such as processing images.<\/strong>
- Enter relevant details to connect to RPA ROBO-Server\/management console<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Click on new from main staging screen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n