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Course Title: RPA Professional Developer
Course ID and Course P/N: RPA-TRN-RPDEVV-000
Duration: The course duration tag represents the video and reading time for all course components. Expect to spend 40 hours in the product version guided learning paths to complete the content, labs, and exams through certification.
Skill Level: Introductory - Advanced
Description: Kofax RPA is a robotic process automation solution that enables the quick automation of labor-intensive, multi-step tasks across systems and data sources in a low code environment.
Whether you are a Technical Consultant or Solution Architect working in a Center of Expertise or directly engaged in a business process as a Practitioner or Analyst that wants to extend their skills, if you want to automate challenging tasks in a business process and integrate your robots in a broader solution, this course is for you.
The course covers numerous topics that range from interfacing with a Document Transformation Server, Interacting with Web Services, using the Robot File System, designing Kapplets and using robots to process incoming email, as well as extending RPA with custom actions and running robots from any application.
If you follow along with the video demonstrations and exercises, you'll be able to implement and test robots of your own design to meet a variety of challenging automation requirements in your business environment.
Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to create robots that:
- Use the Document Transformation Server
- Use Kapplets
- Use the Robot File System
- Can act on an email trigger to process incoming email
- Can be used as a web service
- Can call web services
- Can schedule other robots
- Extend RPA by defining custom actions
- Run or queue robots from any application
11.2 - Describe the main release features of RPA 11.2
- List the improvements made in the Design Studio
- Describe improvements made to Kapplets
11.3 - Describe the main release features of RPA 11.3
- Add and configure the Email robot step
- Add and configure the File System Action step
- Add and configure the store in the database robot step
- Add and configure the query database robot step
11.4 - Describe the main release features of RPA 11.4
- Add and configure the Iterate Directory robot step
- Add and configure the For Each Email step
- Add SQL query parameters to the query database robot step
- List the Database robot step improvements
11.5 - Describe the main release features of RPA 11.5
- Describe the simplified authentication method for Design Studio
- Create a robot with standalone capabilities (No need for a Basic Engine Robot)
- Describe the enhancements to email interactions
- Create a robot that can interact with email messages as HTML
- Identify RPA features that have been deprecated
Methodology: Interactive and scalable eLearning content blended with knowledge check questions and exercises to train your practical skills.
Audience: IT Professionals and Developers seeking training on Kofax RPA.
Prerequisites: A student is expected to have a general knowledge of (web)protocols as well as have some programming experience (in any common programming language).
Course Access: 365 days from enrollment date
Training Components
Click on the course topics below to learn more.Module Overview:
This learning component provides RPA 11 Professional Developers with the basic understanding, operation, and configuration in building simple Web Automation workflows. This is the first step in your RPA learning journey.
Module Objectives:
- List and describe the features and benefits of Kofax RPA as it relates to creating and administering robots.
- Explain how Kofax RPA fits into the Kofax Intelligent Automation Platform.
- List and locate technical resources, training, and support for Kofax RPA.
Prerequisites:
- None
Product Version(s):
- 11.0
Training component modules and exams
Welcome and Overview [17 Minutes]- Importing a Project into Design Studio [6 Minutes]
- Architecture and Components [5 Minutes]
- Software Installation (Optional) [30 Minutes]
- Exploring Components and Robots [16 Minutes]
- Building Your First Robot [60 Minutes]
Getting Started with RPA Exam
Module Overview:
This module provides RPA 11 Professional Developers with the basic understanding, operation, and configuration in building Basic Engine Robot workflows. Topics covered in this learning component are:
- Web Automation Robot Design
- Branches and For Each Loop
- The Repeat-Next Loop
- The Try Step
- The Development Database
- Working with Excel
Module Objectives:
- Understand the basic concepts of Robotic Process Automation
- Be able to build basic engine robots that
- extract data from web pages
- implement workflow logic like loops and choices
- work with a database to store data
- can manipulate Excel worksheets
Prerequisites:
- Awareness of programming concepts (you do not have to write code in this course)
- Basic working knowledge of HTML
- Basic working knowledge of SQL databases
Product Version(s):
- 11.0
Training component modules and exams
- Web Automation Robot Design [90 Minutes]
- Web Automation Workflow - Branches and For Each Loops [70 Minutes]
- The Repeat-Next Loop [30 Minutes]
- The Try Step [30 Minutes]
- Development Database [45 Minutes]
- Working with Excel [30 Minutes]
- Element Finders | Knowledge Sharing Session [59 Minutes]
- RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Basic Engine Robot Fundamentals Skill Exam
Module Overview:
This learning component provides RPA 11 Professional Developers with a deeper dive into building Basic Engine Robot workflows.
Topics covered in this learning path are:
- RPA 11.2 New Features
- Kapplets
- Element Finders
- Regular Expressions
- The Password Store
- Web Services
- Email Triggers
This Deeper Dive module contains practical lessons as well as recorded knowledge sharing sessions. These knowledge sharing sessions are optional but often highlight the topics covered in this module from a different perspective that is often useful in gaining a deeper understanding.
Module Objectives:
- List and explain new features introduced in version 11.2
- Design and maintain kapplets
- Explain various details of element finders
- Use regular expressions in your robot workflow
- Call external web services and explain available web services in Kofax RPA
- Design robots that act on email trigger
- Implement external connectors that provide custom actions
Prerequisites:
- Awareness of programming concepts (you do not have to write code in this course)
- Basic working knowledge of HTML
- Basic working knowledge of SQL databases
- Awareness/understanding of Web Services, in particular, REST-based services
- Awareness of programming concepts (you do not have to write code in this course)
Product Version(s):
- 11.0, 11.1, 11.2
Most topics in this module apply to all 11.x versions but some of the new features were introduced in version 11.1 or 11.2.
Training component modules and exams
- Working with Web Services [35 Minutes]
- Kofax RPA Web Services [40 Minutes]
- Using SOAP Web Services [30 Minutes]
- AI Web Services with the Cloud AI step [15 Minutes]
- Email Triggers [70 Minutes]
- Kapplets [64 Minutes]
- The Password Store [40 Minutes]
- RPA 11.2 New features | Knowledge Sharing Session [55 Minutes]
- Regular Expressions | Knowledge Sharing Session [46 Minutes]
- Element Finders | Knowledge Sharing Session [59 Minutes]
- RPA Web services | Knowledge Sharing Session [62 Minutes]
- Email Triggers | Knowledge Sharing Session [48 Minutes]
- RPA 11 Kapplets | Knowledge Sharing Session [45 Minutes]
- The Password Store | Knowledge Sharing Session [50 Minutes]
- Database Connections and License Models | Knowledge Sharing Session [50 Minutes]
- RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Basic Engine Robot Workflows Deeper Dive Skill Exam
Module Overview:
This Learning component introduces you to RPA Robot workflow fundamentals.
Topics covered in this learning path are: ·
- An introduction to Desktop Automation
- An introduction to guarded choice steps and guards
- Opening and closing a web page
- Extracting information from a web page
- The desktop automation service
- Using the robot file system Module
Objectives:
- Understand what Desktop Automation is
- Identify the key differences between a basic engine robot and a robot
- Be able to build robots that o extract data from web pages using the built-in Chromium browser
- implement workflow logic like loops and choices
- perform actions on remote computers o use the robot file system
Prerequisites:
- Module: Basic Engine Robot Fundamentals
- Module: Basic Engine Robot Workflows Deeper Dive
Product Version(s):
11.0
Training component modules and exams
- Introduction [58 Minutes]
- Opening and Closing a Web Page [60 Minutes]
- Extracting information [60 Minutes]
- Guarded Choice Steps and Guards [15 Minutes]
- Visit Multiple Web Pages [20 Minutes]
- Desktop Automation Service [70 Minutes]
- Robot File System Concepts [18 Minutes]
- Configuring the Robot File System [36 Minutes]
- Using the Robot File System [44 Minutes]
- RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Robot Workflow Fundamentals Skill Exam
Module Overview:
This learning component provides a deeper dive into RPA Robot workflows and covers advanced features available in the Desktop Automation workflow. It also covers several best practices that apply equally well to any kind of workflow.
Topics covered in this module are:
- The Document Transformation Service
- Attended Automation
- Document Transformation and Validation
- Component Selectors
- Best Practices
- Running Robots using the API
- Custom Actions
This Deeper Dive module contains practical lessons as well as recorded knowledge-sharing sessions. These knowledge-sharing sessions are optional, but often highlight the topics covered in this module from a different perspective which is often useful in gaining a deeper understanding.
Module Objectives:
- Explain the functionality provided by the Document Transformation Service
- Implement robots that use the Document Transformation Service
- Explain various details of component finders
- Build robots that Implement an attended automation workflow
Prerequisites:
- Module: Basic Engine Robot Fundamentals
- Module: Basic Engine Robot Workflows Deeper Dive
- Module: Robot Workflow Fundamentals
- Awareness/understanding of document transformation
Product Version(s):
- 11.0, 11.1, 11.2
Most topics in this module apply to all 11.x versions but some of the new features were introduced in version 11.1 or 11.2.
Training component modules and exams
- Document Transformation Service [20 Minutes]
- Working with a Predefined Project [35 Minutes]
- Working with a Custom Project [120 Minutes]
- Document Transformation and Validation [30 Minutes]
- Attended Automation [50 Minutes]
- RPA 11 | Using Custom Actions [30 Minutes]
- New Style Desktop Automation Robots | Knowledge Sharing Session [54 Minutes]
- RPA 11 | Developing Custom Actions [30 Minutes]
- Desktop Automation Workflow Tips and Tricks | Knowledge Sharing Session [61 Minutes]
- RPA | Best practices [70 Minutes]
- The Robot File System | Knowledge Sharing Session [36 Minutes]
- RPA | Running Robots using the API [50 Minutes]
- Working with the Desktop Automation workflow | Knowledge Sharing Session [105 Minutes]
- Component Selectors | Knowledge Sharing Session [49 Minutes]
- External Connectors and Python | Knowledge Sharing Session [33 Minutes]
- Attended Automation | Knowledge Sharing Session [38 Minutes]
- RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Robot Workflows Deeper Dive Skill Exam
Module Overview:
This learning component provides a high-level overview of the key features and functions introduced with the release of Kofax RPA 11.2.
This training is designed to be completed after RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Certification.
Module Objectives:
- Describe the main release features of RPA 11.2
- List the improvements made in the Design Studio
- Describe improvements made to Kapplets
Product Version(s):
11.2
Training component modules and exams
- What's New 11.2 [50 Minutes]
- RPA 11.2 New features | Knowledge Sharing Session [55 Minutes]
- RPA 11.2 Professional Developer Update Skill Exam
Module Overview:
This learning component provides a high-level overview of the key features and functions introduced with the release of Kofax RPA 11.3.
This training is designed to be completed after RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Certification and the RPA 11.2 Professional Developer Update.
Module Objectives:
- Describe the main release features of RPA 11.3
- Add and configure the Email robot step
- Add and configure the File System Action step
- Add and configure the store in the database robot step
- Add and configure the query database robot step
Product Version(s):
11.3
Training component modules and exams
- What's New 11.3 [35 Minutes]
- Database Actions [30 Minutes]
- Email Step [60 Minutes]
- File System Action Step [60 Minutes]
- RPA 11.3 Professional Developer Update Skill Exam
Module Overview:
This learning component provides a high-level overview of the key features and functions introduced with the release of Kofax RPA 11.4.
This training is designed to be completed after RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Certification, the RPA 11.2 Professional Developer Update, and RPA 11.2 Professional Developer Update.
Module Objectives:
- Describe the main release features of RPA 11.4
- Add and configure the Iterate Directory robot step
- Add and configure the For Each Email step
- Add SQL query parameters to the query database robot step
- List the Database robot step improvements
Product Version(s):
11.4
Training component modules and exams
- What's New 11.4 [25 Minutes]
- Iterate Directory Step [45 Minutes]
- For Each Email Step [50 Minutes]
- Database Robot Step Improvements [50 Minutes]
- RPA 11.4 Professional Developer Update Skill Exam
Module Overview:
This learning component provides a high-level overview of the key features and functions introduced with the release of Kofax RPA 11.5.
This training is designed to be completed after RPA 11.1 Professional Developer Certification, the RPA Professional Developer Update components.
Module Objectives:
- Log in to RPA Design Studio via Management Console
- Identify changes to the RPA user interface
- Describe the standalone capabilities of RPA Robots
- Describe the simplified authentication method for Design Studio
- Identify RPA features that have been deprecated
- Describe the enhancements to email interactions
Product Version(s):
11.5
Training component modules and exams
- What's New in RPA 11.5 [50 Minutes]
- Standalone Robots [27 Minutes]
- Email Enhancements [25 Minutes]
- RPA 11.5 Developer Update Skill Exam
Enrollment Options
| Name | Duration/Dates | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPA Professional Developer | 365 Days Access | $2,056 | Log in required |
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