This data sheet from Encanvas describes the market for Robotic Process Automation and how their software platform fulfils these requirements for businesses.

1. APPLICATION DATA SHEET
ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION
EXTEND YOUR WORKFORCE WITH
ROBOTIC AUGMENTATION
Social media, cloud computing, big data, mobile computing, the Internet of
Things… while all these changes have happened, levels of office automation and
productivity haven’t substantively improved. Since the 1980’s, productivity in the
office has improved by *3% compared to a 75% productivity increase in factories
over the same period. Encanvas mimics the actions that humans perform at their
desktop to eradicate mundane admin tasks, freeing up to 30% of work day time for
knowledge workers.
*Source: Vrije Universitet, Amsterdam – Explorative study into Information Logistics
Why Robots?
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) describes not
just a new flavor of technology but a new approach
to addressing office‐centric data handling and
processing tasks ‐ those that previously required
manual re‐keying, spreadsheets, hard‐copy
documents and swivel chair workers to perform.
There are several fundamental characteristics of
this kind of technology‐enabled solution that differ
from Business Process Management (BPM) tooling
and other traditional IT department dependent
solutions:
The automation does not fundamentally
change the operation of the process. Instead of
a human tapping keys and building
spreadsheets, a computer software application
mimics the same tasks in a similar way.
Stakeholders do not see a fundamental change
to their operating behaviours. The same
process stages will generally occur.
Training of robots is generally performed
using code‐free software, so it’s quick to do
and easy to adapt.
IT challenges like implementing complex
APIs are removed by re‐keying or robotically
extracting/uploading data to legacy systems.
Rather than being ‘a technology platform’
requiring a big upfront investment and lots of
risks, ‘robots’ are supplied as­a­service that
can be outsourced in the same way as
people, individually selected by departmental
managers and billed monthly – with all the
contractual flexibility that represents.
Why Encanvas for RPA?
While the business case is compelling, the
automation challenges for RPA are not solely about
the dexterity of tech‐tools. There are many
potential inhibitors to change that can derail
projects that Encanvas overcomes:
Cost of IT and change can exceed the
anticipated return when applications may be
used by only a handful of users (or potentially
just one). Encanvas scales robotics affordably.
The time and difficulty of capturing and
interpreting use case needs can become an
impenetrable barrier to projects moving
forward. Mistakes made at this stage can cause
managers to lose confidence in justifying
future projects. Encanvas builds apps in real‐
time due to its codeless interfaces.
When it comes to justifying investments in IT
and project resources, building a Return­on­
Investment (RoI) to can be difficult, if not
impossible – when it’s not clear what’s
needed to build the solution. Encanvas
codeless authoring trains robots faster!
Unrivalled performance
Encanvas is a code‐less platform with unrivalled
performance, security and dexterity. It has an
extensive library of data connectors to third party
sources. And it offers both desktop and server
based robotics to align IT solutions to business
needs – producing affordable, best‐fit‐outcomes.
Scalability that knows no bounds
Encanvas is used for some of the most demanding
RPA applications. Support millions of robots and
still experience blistering response speeds.
Why Use Encanvas for RPA?
Add
Automation of manual tasks by
mimicking the actions of humans
with software robots
Access to services 24x7 – Robots
don’t need to sleep!
Grow
Understanding of cross‐
functional workflows
Information security
Data accuracy
Meta‐data capture
Governance over activities –
Systematic rules are applied
consistently
Best‐practise innovation
Reduce
Digitalisation project risk
IT spend
Time your workforce spends on
tedious tasks
Time‐to‐value of new solutions
Overheads on IT teams
Remove
Manual data capture, input,
aggregation, cleansing, analysis,
reporting and publishing tasks
IT complexity
Support overheads

2. Feature Benefit
Mimic humans Remove up to 30% of a typical office workers tasks
through simple augmentation of mundane tasks that
contribute little business value to stakeholders –
increasing workforce well‐being and productivity
24­hour operation Higher uptime ‐ Robots don’t need to sleep, they don’t
take a break or go off‐sick
Reduce pressures on IT IT doesn’t have to invest valuable resources in
software developments for the long‐tail of apps that
serve a small community of users
Bring data under IT control Robots are safer for data: They capture more meta‐
data on process activity and are easier to monitor
than humans. Also, they make fewer mistakes and
have no innate desire to cause mischief!
Capture process meta­data to
fine­tune processes
Log files enable robots to report in real‐time on
activity performance – important for on‐demand
digital transactions where seconds can matter.
Available on or off­premise,
as a platform­­or as a service
Encanvas provides the widest range of commercial
options for RPA
An integrated component of
the Encanvas DX platform
For class‐leading user identity management, group
and website administration, business analytics, data
security and applications customization capabilities.
For more information
For further details about Encanvas visit www.encanvas.com.
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Encanvas® is a registered trademark. All other trademarks and trade names are acknowledged as belonging to their
respective owners. Encanvas® reserves the right to modify specifications of applications without notice.
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What can a robot do?
These are some of the common robotic actions
automated by Encanvas RPA:
CAPTURE:
Input data into web and desktop systems
Screen‐scrape
Automate the feed of data from an IoT device
sensor or data source
Input data from a printed screen or document
PROCESS:
Automate click paths to mimic user actions
Cleanse, de‐dupe and normalise data
Sort data
Aggregate data
OUTPUT:
Export to Excel, Word, PowerPoint or
Upload to third party systems
Distribute via automated email workflows (with
escalations based on workflow rules)
What makes a robot start working?
There are several ways you can instruct a robot to
start working. The most common forms supported
by Encanvas are:
Manual instruction (i.e. someone clicks ‘start’)
Scheduled (timed) event
A file arrives into a ‘Watch Folder’
Another robot tells your robot to begin working!
Unparalleled usability
Encanvas is really easy to use. Interfaces are clean
and designed to work in a coherent way with
common desktop applications to minimize user‐
training overheads.
Tried and tested, and tested again!
Encanvas is tested on a wide range of browsers
including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome,
Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera.
Simple deployment of Robots
There are many ways to adopt robots with
Encanvas. Hire a robot as a service, subscribe to an
online service or install a private cloud‐deployed
platform. A client installed component may be
required for local data processing tasks.
How we compare...
You’ll be surprised how Encanvas outperforms even
the big names in RPA with:
Affordability
Performance
Advanced data mashup connectivity
Code‐free authoring usability
Enterprise scalability
Security
Encanvas is a cloud­deployed
application fabric. No client
installation is required. Private
cloud and host platform options are
available for in­house deployments
Host platform
Microsoft® Windows Small Business
Server 2003 through to Windows
Server 2016. Requires Microsoft® SQL
Server or Microsoft® SQL Server
Express (not supplied).
Supported formats
Encanvas acquires and presents data
sourced from front‐office files (like
.CSV and .XLS), back‐office systems
(like relational databases) and
Shapefiles (composite ESRI® format),
TAB, MIF (composites used by
MapInfo®), GML files (composite used
by MasterMap™)
Other applications
Live Wire‐Frame
Dashboards
Maps
IoT & Big Data
Digital Transformation
Digital City
Business Intelligence
Life‐Cycle Dashboards