UiPath UiPath-ASAPv1 - UiPath Automation Solution Architect Professional v1.0 Exam

Folders, entities and permissions are the elements of UiPath Automation Platform that are best suited for managing long-running activities in RPA projects. Folders enable the organization and isolation of data, processes, queues, and other resources within a tenant. Entities are custom data structures that can store information related to long-running workflows, such as invoices, orders, or contracts. Permissions control the access and actions that users and robots can perform on folders, entities, and other resources.

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Folders

Entities

Permissions

According to the UiPath documentation, a hybrid mode deployment allows you to use the existing on-premise Orchestrator installation and connect it to the cloud-based AI Center and Document Understanding services1. This way, you can leverage the benefits of cloud computing, such as scalability, flexibility, and lower costs, without compromising the security and stability of your Orchestrator1. Moreover, a hybrid mode deployment can be faster and easier than a full cloud or on-premise mode, as it does not require a lengthy approval process or hardware provisioning23.

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AI Center - Hybrid Deployment

Solutions Management - Deploying a solution

Enable Phase | Deployment Options | Solution Architect | UiPath …

Storage buckets provide a per-folder storage solution for RPA developers to leverage in creating automation projects1. In the diagram, the Storage Bucket is used for updating information and uploading/moving unprocessed files. This is related to the classification data that is created and validated in the Action Center by the SME (Subject Matter Expert). The classification data is used to train the machine learning model that extracts data from the documents2.

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About Storage Buckets

UiPath Apps (Storage Bucket). Introduction

UiPath Automation Cloud is a cloud-based enterprise automation solution that lets you start and scale your automation from the cloud with SaaS robots and self-hosted robots. It offers security, compliance, governance, and insights for your RPA initiatives. It does not require manual installation and maintenance, as it is delivered as a service. It does not have single or multi-node deployment options, as it is hosted on UiPath’s infrastructure. It does not provide major updates twice yearly, as it is updated continuously with new features and improvements.

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Complete cloud-based enterprise automation solution | UiPath

Automation Cloud - UiPath Documentation Portal

Automation Cloud - About Automation Cloud - UiPath Documentation Portal

This answer is correct because the Object Repository allows for creating and reusing UI taxonomies inside and across automation projects. By referencing Library B, which contains the Object Repository for application C, process A can reuse the UI elements defined there without creating a new Object Repository or using selectors. This way, process A can benefit from the centralized management, reusability, and reliability of the UI elements in the Object Repository12

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Studio - About Object Repository - UiPath Documentation Portal

Object Repository | UiPath UI Library | UiPath Academy

The single-node deployment option is recommended for evaluation and demo scenarios because it is simpler and faster to set up and requires less resources. It involves installing the Automation Suite on a single server node, which hosts both the cluster management services and the UiPath products and shared components. This option is not suitable for production use, as it does not provide high availability, scalability, or fault tolerance. It also does not support special workloads that require GPU capabilities, such as Task Mining analysis and Document Understanding pipelines. References:

Automation Suite - Deployment architecture - UiPath

Automation Suite - Supported use cases for single-node and multi-node installations - UiPath

The UiPath Document Understanding Process template is a fully functional UiPath Studio project template based on a document processing flowchart. Its aim is to offer a Document Understanding tool at hand that is easy to use and easy to execute for any developer who wants to start working either on a simple demo or on large-scale implementation. The process provides logging, exception handling, retry mechanisms, and all the methods that should be used in a Document Understanding workflow, out of the box. The process is preconfigured with a series of basic document types in a taxonomy, a classifier configured to distinguish between these classes, and extractors to showcase how to use the Data Extraction capabilities of the framework. It is meant to be used as a best practice example that can be adapted to your needs while displaying how to configure each of its components. The workflow has an architecture decoupled from other connected automations: it does not matter where the files to be processed are coming from or what triggers the execution, this is the responsibility of an upstream process; it does not matter where the extracted information should be used, this is the responsibility of a downstream process. The architecture is common for both attended robots and unattended robots running Document Understanding and having human-in-the-loop validation via Action Center. Items are not processed in bulk. Instead, there is one job for each input file. Indeed, a dispatcher is required every time but this flexible approach makes it simpler to get started, to develop, debug, and scale Document Understanding processes. The process supports Visual Basic flavored projects. The default dependencies in a Document Understanding Process are: UiPath.DocumentUnderstanding.ML.Activities, UiPath.Excel.Activities, UiPath.IntelligentOCR.Activities, UiPath.PDF.Activities, UiPath.System.Activities, and UiPath.UIAutomation.Activities. (123)

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1: Document Understanding Process: Studio Template - UiPath

2: Document Understanding Process: Studio Template

3: Activities - About Document Understanding Process: Studio Template - UiPath

Option B is the most suitable approach for the process described above, as it uses the Robotic Enterprise Framework (ReFramework) template with TransactionItem set as DataRow and TransactionData as DataTable. This template provides a robust and scalable structure for transactional processes, with built-in mechanisms for exception handling, logging, retrying, and reporting. By setting the TransactionItem as DataRow and the TransactionData as DataTable, the process can read the invoice numbers from the CSV file and process them one by one in a loop. The template also allows the use of queues to store the transaction data and status, which enables the process to resume from the last successful transaction in case of a system exception. This way, the process can ensure that each invoice number is processed only once in each application, and avoid duplicate or skipped transactions. The template also integrates with UiPath Orchestrator, which provides centralized management, monitoring, and scheduling of the process. The template also supports the use of long-running workflows, which can handle human intervention scenarios using UiPath Action Center. The template also complies with the UiPath Automation Solution Architect best practices and standards, such as naming conventions, modularity, reusability, and maintainability. References:

UiPath Studio - Robotic Enterprise Framework Template

UiPath Studio - Working with Queues in the ReFramework

UiPath Studio - Long Running Workflow Template with UiPath Tasks

[UiPath Automation Solution Architect - Course Overview]

[UiPath Automation Solution Architect - Best Practices and Standards]

According to the process automation visibility criteria, the tasks that are most suitable for automation are those that are rule-based and repetitive. Rule-based tasks are those that follow a clear and consistent logic that can be programmed without human judgment. Repetitive tasks are those that are performed frequently and in large volumes, and do not vary much in their execution. These tasks are ideal for automation because they can be easily standardized, optimized, and scaled by software robots, while reducing human errors, costs, and efforts.

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Are all processes are suitable for RPA, so how to identify the right processes for Robotic Process Automation

Determining What Business Processes To Automate

How To Choose Which Processes To Automate With RPA

When designing an RPA solution, it's important to focus on maintainability, modularity, scalability, efficient exception handling, and comprehensive error reporting. These principles ensure that the automation solution can be easily updated, extended, and maintained over time. Modularity allows for parts of the solution to be reused across different projects, while scalability ensures that the solution can handle increased workloads as necessary. Efficient exception handling and error reporting are crucial for identifying and resolving issues quickly, ensuring the reliability and stability of the automation.

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UiPath Best Practices: Automation Best Practices

UiPath Studio Guide: Project Organization