RPA
What is Robotic Process Austomation? - Answer-Robotic process automation (RPA) is the application of
technology that allows employees in a company to configure computer software or a "robot" to capture
and interpret existing applications for processing a transaction, manipulating data, triggering responses
and communicating with other digital systems.
What are some common tasks that are automated? - Answer-reading an email, copying data into a form,
accessing the enterprise system to write to databases, and then sending an email to solicit human input
What occurs before RPA? - Answer-Process analysis - the process must be defined and standardised
before it can be automated
What is RPA method for documenting processes and systems? - Answer-RPA requires the understanding
and documentation of processes and tasks to be automated.
Why are system documentation documents and process mapping needed? - Answer-1. Evaluate existing
processes (are they efficient & effective?)
2. Support new system implementation, upgrading or integration with another system (what new
system?)
3. Support business process re-engineering and RPA (can we do better?) 4. Assess internal controls (are
they sufficient?) -important for the prevention and detection of material misstatements in the financial
reports (auditors) 5. Train employees on how processes/systems work
What is Process Mapping? - Answer-- Depicts sequence of business process activities, entities and the
relevant data/documents involved
What is Robotic Process Austomation? - Answer-Robotic process automation (RPA) is the application of
technology that allows employees in a company to configure computer software or a "robot" to capture
and interpret existing applications for processing a transaction, manipulating data, triggering responses
and communicating with other digital systems.
What are some common tasks that are automated? - Answer-reading an email, copying data into a form,
accessing the enterprise system to write to databases, and then sending an email to solicit human input
What occurs before RPA? - Answer-Process analysis - the process must be defined and standardised
before it can be automated
What is RPA method for documenting processes and systems? - Answer-RPA requires the understanding
and documentation of processes and tasks to be automated.
Why are system documentation documents and process mapping needed? - Answer-1. Evaluate existing
processes (are they efficient & effective?)
2. Support new system implementation, upgrading or integration with another system (what new
system?)
3. Support business process re-engineering and RPA (can we do better?) 4. Assess internal controls (are
they sufficient?) -important for the prevention and detection of material misstatements in the financial
reports (auditors) 5. Train employees on how processes/systems work
What is Process Mapping? - Answer-- Depicts sequence of business process activities, entities and the
relevant data/documents involved
