What is our primary use case?
On a day-to-day basis, I have been using UiPath Platform to automate repetitive tasks, utilizing the Action Center, AI Center, and Maestro features I have integrated for automating my business use cases.
Global automation is a specific process I have automated using UiPath Platform, which is completely connected with the system, where it is supposed to connect to the mainframe and some recording to the instructions.
I have handled a main use case for multi-part authentication using UiPath Platform. The multi-part architecture requires the kind of transaction size to handle, so multiple bots pick the transactions from each queue, with several bots running to manage the workflow more efficiently. The process called swift loading efficiency that I worked on involved the front-end side with an app while we enabled three different robots on the back end. The kind of challenge I faced was at the end of running, as I was supposed to generate a report.
Using UiPath Communications Mining, I delivered a proof of concept project recently, wherein I classified emails based on conversation. Training and labeling each email helps produce percentage data that supports developers. For example, I extracted data from email bodies, enabled email classification and routing, processed attachments, and created case tickets for automated task creation. The communication mining functionality has been instrumental in processing unstructured messages effectively.
What is most valuable?
I believe the best features of UiPath Platform include the Action Center, which I really love, and the recently introduced Maestro and UiPath Agent Builder. These features stand out the most for me in terms of enhancing productivity.
When using Action Center and Agent Builder with UiPath Platform, I appreciate how the Agent Builder allows us to build a proper prompt where the agent makes decisions based on the context set in the orchestrator. The orchestrator has the context, where I establish the circumstances for decision-making while reading prompts or taking actions. If any business exception or other issues occur, I route that exception to the user through the Action Center, where the business user reviews and resolves the task, allowing for continuous transaction flow. This process tremendously enhances efficiency in reviewing tasks that are unclear or not confident about extraction details.
I have also experienced the task capture feature on UiPath Platform, which is fantastic for creating business review documents (BRD). This task capture helps design flows including 'as-is' flow diagrams and records actions taken within the entire system, capturing every screenshot for methodologies including web, desktop, or Excel applications.
UiPath Platform has positively impacted our organization by automating a significant number of workflows, which reduces manual efforts and allows employees to focus on higher-value creation activities. Since adopting the platform, we have automated time-consuming and repetitive processes, achieving consistency that has saved a substantial amount of money for the team. We would typically recruit people for manual tasks, but such work has been replaced, improving visibility into workflows and standard operations. UiPath Platform helps our organization scale automation effectively, thus improving productivity and delivering better service to customers.
What needs improvement?
I sometimes think that UiPath Platform has a few areas for improvement. There can be a steep learning curve for new users, especially teams lacking strong automation experience pertaining to developing, debugging, and troubleshooting. More intuitive documentation would enhance development and maintenance processes. Additionally, smoother integration with a wider range of application systems and more transparent licensing and infrastructure costs would be beneficial. Overall, the platform is fantastic and powerful, but enhancing usability, troubleshooting, and cost management would facilitate better scaling of automation across organizations.
Regarding needed improvements, I believe enhancing troubleshooting and documentation would significantly help users. While there are documents available on UiPath's website, I feel that more real-time use cases shared by the UiPath community would be invaluable.
The governance and security features surrounding UiPath Platform's AI capabilities are fantastic. They offer useful controls around access permissions, monitoring, and data governance, particularly regarding whether PI data or PHI data is exposed to external environments. While these controls show substantial efficiency, there remains room for improvement in simplifying governance controls, increasing transparency in RODA decision-making, and making security compliance management easier for administrators. Overall, I find the AI governance and security stock impressive.
UiPath Platform's centralized governance and monitoring capabilities ensure better visibility in AI usage. I put significant value on auditability and security controls, especially essential in business-critical processes. These capabilities facilitate risk management and maintaining organization standards while scaling automation. A primary opportunity for improvement lies in simplifying controls, making them easier to configure and manage, especially in larger environments with numerous users and automations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in IT for over ten years, when it comes to UiPath Platform it's been 5 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
UiPath Platform is indeed stable, providing a robust monitoring system, exception handling, and structured folder management at the tenant level, aiding significantly in operations management.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
UiPath Platform exhibits strong scalability, enabling attended and unattended automations while supporting large enterprise programs with the addition of robots, increasing execution capacity, and efficiently managing workflows through the orchestrator. This capability allows automation to handle more complex, end-to-end processes as adoption expands.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support has been good overall. Whenever I post an issue, I receive prompt responses from the knowledgeable customer support team. If I encounter difficulties in any automation tasks and cannot resolve them through documentation, I raise a UiPath ticket and receive timely assistance, which is immensely helpful. I would rate the customer support a nine out of ten.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before using UiPath Platform, I utilized Automation Anywhere. I switched because UiPath offers broader automation capabilities, stronger developmental and orchestration features, and scalable team integration powered by AI-driven capabilities, offering more extensive coverage in document understanding, AI, machine learning, communication, process orchestration, and agentic automation.
What was our ROI?
When discussing the savings from UiPath Platform and improved productivity, I can share a specific example involving Clover Road automation, which represents an automation effort worth around sixty-nine thousand dollars. This process runs from six am to four pm Eastern time, operating in two passes. The first pass produces a report around five am to six am, requiring four to five hours for completion. Each pass processes up to ten thousand records, and we replicate this during the afternoon shift. This automation replaces three full-time employees, leaving one person to handle validation, resulting in significant ROI for the operations team.
I have shared relevant metrics from my experience that indicate a return on investment. Specifically, in the Clover Road automation I mentioned earlier, the process is valued at sixty-nine thousand dollars and runs two passes. Each pass processes up to ten thousand records, which has replaced three full-time employees, now allowing just one person to manage validations, delivering a significant ROI for our operations team.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Prior to selecting UiPath Platform, I evaluated other options including Automation Anywhere for similar reasons mentioned earlier, where UiPath's broader capabilities, stronger development and orchestration features, and AI-driven functionalities stood out for standardizing automation on a unified platform.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for others looking into UiPath Platform is to standardize from the beginning and, as a developer, to focus on writing clear comments in the code. It is essential to ensure your XAML files are well organized and incorporate diligent logging. Additionally, it is important to measure ROI and invest in proper governance and a usable framework to enhance security and oversight. I gave UiPath Platform a rating of eight out of ten.
My overall experience with it has been tremendous, and I have gained substantial value through automating business processes.
Being part of the UiPath community provides great value as whenever I post something, I usually receive helpful responses. It is a fantastic experience, as community members including MVPs are always available to assist with any challenges I face, such as debugging errors. The community fosters knowledge sharing, best practices, and automation use case troubleshooting, which I find incredibly beneficial.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
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