Course/Exam Description
Course Title: RPA Citizen Developer
Course ID and Course P/N: RPA-TRN-RCDEVV-000
Duration: The course duration tag represents the video and reading time for all course components. Expect to spend 16 hours in the product version guided learning paths to complete the content, labs, and exams through certification.
Skill Level: Introductory - Intermediate
Description: Kofax RPA is a robotic process automation solution that enables the quick automation of of labor-intensive, multi-step tasks across systems and data sources in a low code environment.
Whether you are a directly engaged in a business process as a Practitioner or Analyst, or a Technical Consultant or Solution Architect working in IT, if you want to automate common tasks in a business process, this course is for you.
The course covers all the topics necessary to have a solid foundational knowledge of the RPA capabilities and become proficient with building robots that automate common process tasks like data extraction from web sites, data entry, working with spreadsheets and more. 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 automation challenges in your business environment.
Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the different components of the Kofax RPA solution
- Navigate the Kofax RPA Design Studio
- Build robots that perform common automation tasks, including
- extracting data from web pages and interacting with web applications
- working with spreadsheets
- storing information in databases
- Debug and test robots in the Design Studio
- Deploy (upload) robots to the Management Console
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 to confirm your understanding of the lesson's topics, and exercises with detailed instructions to train your practical skills.
Audience: Non-Technical and technical personnel whose job responsibilities include automating tasks in a business process.
Examples of job titles for the above responsibilities include:
- Business Process Practitioner
- Business Process Analyst / Architect / Owner
- Technical Consultant
- Solution Architect
Prerequisites: No previous RPA knowledge is required, but experience navigating Windows is recommended.
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 Citizen Developers with the basic understanding, operation, and configuration in building a basic engine robot that extracts information from a website. 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]
Architecture and Components [5 Minutes]
Software Installation (Optional) [30 Minutes]
Importing a Project into Design Studio [6 Minutes]
Exploring Components and Robots [16 Minutes]
Building Your First Robot [60 Minutes]
Getting Started with RPA Exam
Module Overview:
This learning component provides RPA 11 Citizen Developers with the basic understanding, operation, and configuration in building Basic Engine Robot workflows.
Topics covered in this learning path 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
Robot Design [90 Minutes]
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]
RPA 11 Citizen Developer Basic Engine Robot Fundamentals 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
- extract data from web pages using the built-in Chromium browser
- implement workflow logic like loops and choices
- perform actions on remote computers
- use the robot file system
Prerequisites:
- Module: Basic Engine Robot Fundamentals
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 Citizen Developer Robot Workflow Fundamentals 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 Citizen 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 Citizen 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 Citizen Developer Certification and the RPA 11.2 Citizen 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 Citizen 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 Citizen Developer Certification, the RPA 11.2 Citizen Developer Update, and RPA 11.3 Citizen 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 Citizen 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 Citizen Developer Certification, the RPA Citizen Developer Update training 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 Citizen Developer | Perpetual | FREE |
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