"1+1 > 10": potential combination of no code / low code and RPA Technology

With the continuous promotion of national policies on the development of digital economy , And the continuous improvement of enterprises' demand for efficiency and productivity , Digitalization has become a big trend .

There is no code 、 Low code 、RPA And other tools have greatly reduced the difficulty of technical implementation , It is a hot concept to realize the digital transformation of enterprises . In the application of enterprise digital tools , We often use the integration of technical tools to maximize the efficiency of digitalization , There is no code / Low code technology and RPA The combination of machine process automation , It is the most discussed form recently .

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There is no code 、 Low code and RPA What is it? ？

How to define no code 、 Low code and RPA？

There is no code 、 Low code and RPA What is the relationship between ？

There is no code / Low code and RPA Application of Technology

RPA What are the advantages and limitations ？

RPA With no code / Low code combined with cases

There is no code / Low code and RPA Technology integration trend

No-code RPA

No-code + RPA

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There is no code 、 Low code and RPA What is it? ？

In understanding no code 、 Low code and RPA Before the integration mode of , First of all, we need to clarify the positioning and relationship between the three .

How to define no code 、 Low code and RPA？

Simply speaking , No code and low code represent a new system development method different from traditional development —— That is, use a small amount of code , You don't even need to use code at all , You can complete the development of a system 、 Testing and deployment . No code and low code development , The development of the original system is complex and time-consuming but relatively stable 、 The standard development architecture and functions are developed in advance 、 encapsulation , So that system developers can quickly complete the system construction .

Combine the amount of code and design logic they need to use in the development process , In the industry, there are usually Low code is defined as a tool for professional developers with a certain code base , Code free is defined as a system development tool that can be used by business developers without code base .

and RPA Machine process automation , It is an automated tool that focuses on data transmission between systems , As long as the rules of use are designed in advance ,RPA You can simulate artificial , replicate 、 Paste 、 Click on 、 Input and other operations , Assist human beings to accomplish a lot of “ The rules are fixed 、 High repeatability 、 Low added value ” The job of , It is also an important tool to help enterprises realize automation .

In the process of building codeless and low code systems , In addition to the structural design of the system itself is very important , Application room 、 Data flow between systems 、 Automatic process processing and so on , It is also the core and key to determine whether a system can really apply to enterprise business , There is no code 、 Low code and RPA The value and significance of the combination of .

There is no code 、 Low code and RPA What is the relationship between ？

Famous consulting company Forrester I was in 2020 It is mentioned in the report released in , stay VUCA Against the background of the times , Traditional long cycle 、 The system development method of large-scale production is being phased out , By no code 、 Low code system development platform composed of low code technology and BPM（ Business process management platform ） Derived from the development process DPA（ Digital process automation platform ）、RPA（ Machine process automation platform ） technology , They are integrating with each other under the promotion of the digital intelligence environment , Gradually build a RADM（ Fast application delivery market ）, And will undertake major application output and delivery in the future .

There is no code / Low code and RPA Application of Technology

From the application of a single technology , No code and low code technology , Usually used in daily workflow construction 、 Reprint the business process of the whole enterprise 、 function / Business system construction 、 Integration with existing enterprise systems or third-party systems .

and RPA Technology is mostly used for cross system data migration 、 Check the order 、 Bulk mail 、 Tax declaration and other processes are fixed 、 High repeatability 、 Low value-added data or event processing .

RPA What are the advantages and limitations ？

RPA It can help human beings complete tedious 、 A single task with high repeatability , Improve work efficiency 、 Reduce human risk , Shift employees' energy to value creative work , For example, help financial personnel get rid of accounting treatment , Input cost control , Realize enterprise cost reduction and efficiency increase . meanwhile ,RPA The above advantages are also its limitations ——RPA Unable to automate enterprise wide end-to-end processes .Gartner According to the report of ：“ at present , Enterprises lack how to automate robot processes （RPA） Guidance combined with other tools . This also hinders the development of end-to-end process automation , These enterprises miss the strategic business value .”

Most business people in the enterprise have no coding knowledge , So software simplification is RPA Manufacturers' development needs . Plus no code / Low code process automation and its cross platform flexibility advantages , There is no code / Low code +RPA Form is particularly important for enterprises , especially There are already complex systems in enterprises 、 In the context of high demand for third-party system integration , There is no code / Low code +RPA Equivalent to artifact , Reduce independence RPA The inborn technical barrier of tools .

thus , There is no code / Low code and RPA The combined use of will complement each other's advantages and help enterprises realize strategic business value .

RPA With no code / Low code combined with cases

Based on this , Let's have a look , Britain's largest poultry supplier 2 Sisters Use with no code / Low code and RPA Technology to complete enterprise digital automation ：2 Sisters It is an organization that has grown through multiple acquisitions , Owned and distributed in the UK 42 It's a place 23,000 Employees . In order to balance value-added work and non value-added work ,2 Sisters Food Group The shared service center has started the journey of Process Automation .

First ,2Sisters In the early days of digital transformation , Used RPA Data optimization and acquisition , And start reducing non value-added work —— Manual and paper or Excel Driven repeatable work .

After this ,2Sisters Introduced low code technology , help 2 Sisters Develop applications that enhance business processes , Build inbound data for software robots , At the same time, introduce codeless vendors to build application layer interaction （ Business processes and user interfaces ）, And pass API Work with legacy systems to clean up and build data .

Besides , With no code ,2 Sisters It also realizes the rapid creation of customer remittance suggestion template , So that each customer has a unique template to meet their different needs , And send back the data points provided by the customer in the template to RPA Robots perform financial process processing .

The result is , In six weeks , 2 Sisters Has gone from 100% Manually increase to 97% automation , Annual savings of about 250,000 pound , So that employees can now spend more time on real value-added work —— Analyze costs and expenses .

There is no code / Low code and RPA Technology integration trend

No-code RPA

No-code RPA  The application mode of is , take RPA Deployment combined with no code , By dragging and dropping , To form a RPA. For example, domestic Hongji 、 Rong Zhi iBot、 Lance RPA; foreign No code or low code RPA Manufacturers include Argos Labs、Option3, Drag and drop , So that business personnel do not need programming experience , It can be deployed through intelligent means of visual process design RPA robot . This form of combination not only makes RPA Deploy process automation 、 Reduce the risk of manual operation , Avoid traditional code level RPA The technology and business are disconnected , It also reduces RPA Manufacturer cost input .

However , This just belongs to the future RPA The upgrading trend of manufacturers competing for layout , For enterprises that want to make a comprehensive digital transformation ,No-code RPA The combination method of is still lacking . There is no code RPA Enable more business personnel to participate in robot deployment , But it is difficult to integrate with complex legacy systems or third-party systems , Unable to realize automatic closed loop .

No-code + RPA

No-code + RPA  The application of , just as 2 Sisters The digital transformation case of , Enterprises will build for business processes 、 Application layer interaction, data analysis and other business processes , introduce RPA、 Low code and no code tools to solve and deal with .

among , There is no code / Low code development business process management is the basis of enterprise informatization , Realize system connection 、 Process automation ;RPA Then combine AI、OCR Equal ability , Become an intelligent data source for codeless systems , Accelerate the breaking of internal data islands . although , at present RPA Low popularity 、 Small market share ; In the whole market industry , Use RPA The scale of software enterprises can only reach 1%, But it's about RPA The data forecast of still shows RPA The potential is unlimited ,2023 In the world RPA The software market will reach 39 Billion dollar ,2018-2023 Annual compound growth rate reaches 36%. What is the reason ？

One side ,RPA The birth of manufacturers stems from the fact that enterprises want to solve cumbersome 、 The technical requirements of complex work , And this kind of work mainly exists in business personnel . In other words , The business personnel are RPA The main force of development and use . Besides ,Gartner According to the report , The possibility of accelerating the digital transformation of enterprises and institutions that can provide effective support for business technicians is that of other enterprises and institutions 2.6 times , With the continuous development of the codeless market , The proportion of non R & D personnel entering the system design and construction continues to expand , It is bound to improve RPA Total market , inspire RPA potential .

On the other hand ,2020 Years and 2021 year Gartner Top strategic technology trends report shows , Super automation is the general trend , That is, through the appropriate combination of technologies , Apply to the whole enterprise process , Accelerate digital transformation , At the same time, in terms of efficiency and cost reduction , To 2024 year , The combination of super automation technology and redesigned operation process , It can reduce 30% Operating costs of .

No-code + RPA The combination of code free vendors and RPA Ecological cooperation of manufacturers , At present, the leading codeless manufacturer in the industry Light current Already with RPA Early practitioners of Hongji We have reached strategic cooperation , The two sides will work together to help enterprises with digital transformation needs embrace the super automated architecture , And will RPA Used in code free process automation , Improve system data flow , Help enterprises generate high-quality data sources , Realize the digital transformation and upgrading of enterprises .

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Digital transformation of enterprises , Not just through no code / Low code platform or RPA Technology can fully cover . There will be no code / Low code for RPA, It can reduce the limitations of its deployment , send RPA Manufacturers achieve cost reduction and efficiency increase , But it is impossible to realize enterprise wide Automation .

take RPA As the information data source of enterprise system, it is used for no code / Low code process automation , Accelerate the breaking of isolated islands within enterprises , Can achieve “1+1>10” Digital intelligence effect , Help enterprises realize strategic business value , It is the general trend of super Automation .