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IQ Bot has helped us process a lot of unstructured data into structured data
Pros and Cons
  • "We use IQ Bot for invoice processing. It can be any type of document. It could be a PDF or any sort of document. It will convert those PDFs into CSV files, which is a structured format. It takes it from an unstructured to structured format. That is why we use IQ Bot."
  • "The Excel command has some limitations that they are working on."

How has it helped my organization?

One thing that we have used it for is uploading reconciliation files. These files usually come in hundreds. Previously, users used to do this work manually everyday. There were around 1,000 users, so that process has been completely automated. Now, these users can focus on more valuable work other than this manual task. This has really helped them.

Apart from this, we also have invoice processing where we are using IQ Bot. For that, even if the invoices are in different formats, the IQ Bot learns, then it works on them. That has helped us a lot.

What is most valuable?

Apart from the thing which Automation Anywhere is meant for: To automate manual tasks. I feel IQ Bot is the cherry on top, as it has helped us process a lot of unstructured data and it learns over a span of time. So, it has really helped us.

The IQ Bot is the latest feature of Automation Anywhere. It uses cognitive abilities to learn over a span of time, in which we have to train the IQ Bot. It will eventually learn after about 10 files, then it will start learning on its own and it will be able to do the task on its own. 

We use IQ Bot for invoice processing. It can be any type of document. It could be a PDF or any sort of document. It will convert those PDFs into CSV files, which is a structured format. It takes it from an unstructured to structured format. That is why we use IQ Bot.

What needs improvement?

The Excel command has some limitations. They are working on it. Now, from what I have heard, it has 40 plus commands in the Excel operation, so that is a very good thing. Once that comes up, it would be a 10 out of 10 for Automation Anywhere.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability will come down to how the code has been made up. It should definitely handle the code. If anything fails, like the website is not working, it should inform the users. So, it depends on how the code has been developed and it should be able to handle the code if any error comes along. The stability depends on the factor of the developer's coding. Otherwise, the tool is pretty stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There have been problems with scalability. It comes down to how we handle the code. It should be handled properly, then there shouldn't be any problems.

How are customer service and support?

Automation Anywhere has very strong game because it is always up for asking feedback. It doesn't just ask for feedback. It actually works upon it. So, every time it releases a new version, we always see that feedback being implemented into their tool. That's a very good thing from Automation Anywhere which I have seen. They actually take the customer's feedback very seriously.

I was working on a workload feature called Workload Management, where I was facing a few issues here and there. For that, I raise a ticket and in the next release it was actually implemented. It was glitch type of thing, and it was handled in the next release.

What about the implementation team?

For evaluating, there is a visibility team which does a visibility check for how the tool should be implemented. I haven't been a part of that.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I wasn't part of the decision-making process since I am the developer. Management sees the tool visibility and checks.

What other advice do I have?

I would give it an eight (out of 10) because there is still scope of improvement which I see in the upcoming tools they have already implemented. I'm still waiting for it. Maybe after that, it could be a 10 (out of 10), but for now it's an eight (out of 10).

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Technical Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Automates data entry for clients, but the HTML capability needs to be improved
Pros and Cons
  • "The automation of data entry is the most valuable feature for us."
  • "Built-in HTML features are lagging in this solution, whereas in UiPath, they are very good."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for application automation in both web-based and Windows applications.

Our automation is specific to the insurance and hospitality industries and has to do with automating email, PDFs, and updating them inside our ERP application.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution allows us to more fully automate our clients' specific tools.

What is most valuable?

The automation of data entry is the most valuable feature for us.

What needs improvement?

Built-in HTML features are lagging in this solution, whereas in UiPath, they are very good.

We would like to see more improvements in the ability to retrieve region data because, currently, this is the reason that some of our automations fail.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of this solution is good, but it still needs to improve. We are not confident with its capability to automate in every case.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. For us, we will be scaling more into the future.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not used technical support for this solution.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have used UiPath, and some of the features in that solution are superior.

What about the implementation team?

My backend team handles the implementation of this solution.

What was our ROI?

There is a return on investment. The automation and scalability provide benefits in terms of reinvesting or reusing what we have developed.

What other advice do I have?

This is a good tool to work with.

Our automation is running well, but there is a lag in features when compared to other Windows tools that are coming out.

My advice for anybody who is considering this solution is to consider the type of automation that needs to be done. If it is not overly complex then this is a solution I recommend.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
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Software Developer at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
It eliminates redundant work from our offshore team to free up FTEs, but the technical support has been slow to respond to our inquiries
Pros and Cons
  • "The speed of the delivery is its most valuable feature."
  • "It eliminates redundant work from our offshore team to free up FTEs."
  • "The solution doesn't offer all the capabilities that we need, so we have to use it in conjunction with other software."
  • "The technical support has been a little slow to respond to our inquiries."

What is our primary use case?

We want to automate our business processes.

How has it helped my organization?

It eliminates redundant work from our offshore team to free up FTEs.

What is most valuable?

The speed of the delivery is its most valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

The solution doesn't offer all the capabilities that we need, so we have to use it in conjunction with other software.

The bot creation process is a little tricky, since our company is not setup to accommodate a bot. Therefore, it has been a bit tricky and time consuming. However, we are getting there.

I would like to see more capabilities in the next release.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We started with a complex process, so it has taken us over a year to scale our bots.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support has been a little slow to respond to our inquiries.

What about the implementation team?

We used a combination of employees and consultants for our deployment.

What was our ROI?

We measure ROI through our FTE savings.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Discuss the solution with other companies before purchasing. 

What other advice do I have?

Learn from their website what other people have already developed.

We are headed towards integrating the solution with other software.

The cognitive document processing is new for our company.

I started, but didn't finish Automation University University. I have taken more classes with Automation Anywhere vendors.

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IT Director at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
MSP
It helps to improve and optimize processes
Pros and Cons
  • "It helps to improve and optimize processes. It eliminates some of the manual tasks, so we can save costs."
  • "We are still looking into some of its current capabilities, like IT Bot."

What is our primary use case?

We have use cases in multiple groups: Supply chain, HR, and finance, which has three or four currently identified. We have already implemented a few use cases. E.g., we are automating the entire payment process for accounts receivable.

How has it helped my organization?

It helps to improve and optimize processes. It eliminates some of the manual tasks, so we can save costs.

What is most valuable?

It's eliminating the manual tasks that accounts receivable does.

It was pretty easy to get a new team of developers set up with the tool and using it. 

The bot creation process is reasonable simple. It was very easy for my team to pick up and start doing it.

What needs improvement?

We are still looking into some of its current capabilities, like IT Bot.

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We are in our initial phase with a few bots live. So far, we have no major issues. Keeping our fingers crossed.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The architecture allows us to scale. We are still working to get it to a right level of scalability for our environment.

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't heard any complaints from the team about technical support. I haven't interacted directly with the technical support, but the team hasn't complained.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use another automation solution. I heard about this solution through conventions. When we were looking at optimizing our processes, we talked to few vendors and eventually selected Automation Anywhere.

We started our evaluation about nine months back. In the last six months, we started the process, and now we have a few bots online.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

We had an implementation partner who helped with the deployment.

What was our ROI?

We measure ROI based on the optimization that we have done and how much cost we can save.

  • With the rebate processing automation that we did, it has provided us a savings of around an hour or two a person on a daily basis, which is quite a lot of savings. 
  • With our accounts receivable process, we are still in the process of implementing it. Once it will be implemented, we are expecting about 30 to 40 hours a month in time saved.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We had a detailed analysis process on all the capabilities of Automation Anywhere, UiPath, and a third vendor. Based on their scores that they got in each area, we eventually ended up selecting Automation Anywhere.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend evaluating all the vendors in this category and seeing what best suits your needs before making a selection. 

It was reasonably simple to integrate. This was our first time with it, so we had learned our way through.

The Automation Anywhere University was useful and a good head start for my team. I haven't taken of its courses yet.

We are not using IQ Bot. We are evaluating it, but we haven't made a decision yet.

We don't use Citrix automation.

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Senior Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra
Real User
We wanted to run the Automated TestCase prepared in TestingAnywhere from another tool. So the *.exe file came in handy.

Valuable Features:

TestingAnywhere is an Scriptless Automation Tool which is easy to learn and implement. A lot of features present in this tool are effective during automation. Test cases are created using one of five methods (web recording, object recording, image recognition, Smart recording, editor). These test cases are recorded, saved, and can be edited and enhanced. 

One more feature that is very unique is the conversion of Automated TestCase in to Executable (EXE) files so that testers can run them on remote machines too. 

Improvements to My Organization:

We wanted to run the Automated TestCase prepared in TestingAnywhere from another tool. So the *.exe file came in handy.

Room for Improvement:

I haven't gone deep in the tool, but so far it looks good.

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Lead Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
Offers a Community Edition for new users to learn on
Pros and Cons
  • "Most clients prefer Automation Anywhere because it is easy to implement. You don't need to know rocket science to learn this solution. If you know logic, that is sufficient. Automation Anywhere is more user-friendly."
  • "It would be really good if they could give more priority to tickets which are raised by partners. Right now, Automation Anywhere customers and employees have higher priority."

What is our primary use case?

We are currently doing automation on the ground level. There are a lot of unexplored areas of RPA (different scenarios) that we have not captured yet. 

How has it helped my organization?

On a daily basis, we had to update a few things on SAP where we had slight challenges. With the help of scripts and DLL, we could solve these problems.

What is most valuable?

The main things that we give to our clients are its Excel functions and the terminal emulator.

What needs improvement?

The main problem that we see is migrating data from one system to other system. This is where a human comes into the picture. While we can do Excel crude data going into an ERP system, we would like it going forward if the Excel to SAP integration had a higher focus in the coming features. 

The Excel functions that we see are currently very limited. While I have not tested it, I have seen these functions expanded in version A2019.

I would like more detailed activity logging of what the client does. Currently, it just shows that a task started, then a task has ended. We want more detail around this for our clients, especially for error logging. E.g., we had to create an encrypted log for our clients to see what happens every second for every step. We made this in a CSV, and that CSV can be accessed by anyone who can change it. If Automation Anywhere could integrate this into the Control, that would be great.

For how long have I used the solution?

I started learning this tool three years ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

You cannot expect an ERP system or any third-party system to remain constant. You have to stay on top of those. You spend about 20 percent of your rebuilding or changing something.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have no issues with the scalability. For a current client, we have deployed easily around 100 to 120 bots which are running in production.

How are customer service and technical support?

It would be really good if they could give more priority to tickets which are raised by partners. Right now, Automation Anywhere customers and employees have higher priority.

As a partner, we usually use whatever is online or the Automation Anywhere website. We search that to see if anyone else has already faced this issue and provided a resolution on the site. 80 percent of the time it is there. If it is not there, then I raise a ticket or call a hotline number.

How was the initial setup?

With our current knowledge, the initial setup process is fine. The setup was easy for me.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

With the Community Edition, a new user to RPA can utilize the tool and start learning how to use it.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

As a partner, we work with other competitors as well. Most clients prefer Automation Anywhere because it is easy to implement. You don't need to know rocket science to learn this solution. If you know logic, that is sufficient. Automation Anywhere is more user-friendly.

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Quality Analyst at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
A user-friendly dashboard that can be accessed anywhere
Pros and Cons
  • "We can access it anywhere. E.g., I can access dashboard from my Control Room on my mobile app using Automation Anywhere."
  • "From a QA and development perspective, we would like to communicate with the tech support through email and have that put in the dashboard. This would let us better track the ticket and make it easier for us to communicate with Automation Anywhere."

What is our primary use case?

We use it for the mail merge process, specifically for renewals. Each month, it could be a tedious process to check all the documents and PDFs for each iteration. The creation of a bot for these task leads to better than expected results.

What is most valuable?

We can use the current manuals to make sure the bots are working at 100 percent before the next release.

It is user-friendly. Everything is under a single dashboard. 

We can access it anywhere. E.g., I can access dashboard from my Control Room on my mobile app using Automation Anywhere. 

What needs improvement?

From a QA and development perspective, we would like to communicate with the tech support through email and have that put in the dashboard. This would let us better track the ticket and make it easier for us to communicate with Automation Anywhere.

They recently integrate Oracle and SQL. I would like to have more integration and feature going forward.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good.

How are customer service and technical support?

Automation Anywhere team is ready to support us if we encounter any issues.

We recently encountered some issues in the navigation controls that our dashboards were unable to change. So, we contacted the Automation Anywhere team and they helped us to get it rectified.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to set up. You can do it from anywhere using the Control Room. It is not a tedious process. 

I am used to these types of setups as an SQL engineer.

What was our ROI?

We save time with the solution, so we have more time to reuse and spend on our clients. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Talk to your manager and try to procure an automation license for training. This will allow you to train people, so you can move to automation.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

If we try to use another product, there are additional product costs. Automation Anywhere uses a single dashboard that you can access anywhere. It also provides more insights versus other products, which is an advantage of using Automation Anywhere.

What other advice do I have?

I have recently gone through the Automation Anywhere training to receive some certifications.

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Allows us to reclaim business hours that were used for repetitive tasks
Pros and Cons
  • "By automating processes we give back valuable hours to business stakeholders, which can be spent on value-adding activities instead of repetitive tasks."
  • "I would like to see them expand the service catalog with RCA add-ons to the current RPA package."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for building RPA to automate business & finance processes.

How has it helped my organization?

By automating processes we give back valuable hours to business stakeholders, which can be spent on value-adding activities instead of repetitive tasks.

What is most valuable?

The total package is valuable for us as an organization.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see them expand the service catalog with RCA add-ons to the current RPA package.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for approximately a year and a half.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use another solution prior to this one.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated both UiPath and Blue Prism before choosing this solution.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody implementing this solution is to set up from the start with large scale in mind.

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