Automation Anywhere is a comprehensive automation program that enables you to automate and schedule complex or long tasks without any programming. The program comes in multiple version including Standard, Premier, Enterprise and Server, which offer different functionalities to different type of businesses. The Standard version offers basic functionalities that include a task editor that allows you to select different processes or actions you want to automate easily; a web recorder which help you automate any web task like navigating websites, fill in forms, generate web reports, among other things; Excel integration; a Scheduler and many more. The program features a very intuitive and simple user interface, that even unexperienced user can understand it. However, it also offers a comprehensive help file that includes detailed and step-by-step information on how to use it. It provides two options to automate activities: one is to record mouse and keyboard activity, and the other is to create simple automation scripts selecting the tasks, the order and the time you want the program to perform them. The application is highly customizable and includes so many features and options that you can't even imagine. Of course, you have to pay a high price for it, but it totally worth the money since you can save a huge amount of time. The Server version includes many new useful functions.
v7.5 [Aug 6, 2014]
Version 7.5
New Features & Enhancements
One account for all your needs. Users will now be able to use their Automation Anywhere account to sign in to Automation Anywhere products viz. Automation Anywhere Client, My App and Support. Single Sign On functionality provides seamless access between Automation Anywhere apps so that you don’t have to login again.
Online help, anywhere anytime! Now users can access help for all Automation Anywhere products from the web. This ensures that we deliver frequently update rich help content to our users.
Note: Internet connection is required to access help from within the product.
Added ‘Search help’ text box. This comes very handy when users want to do a quick search of a particular feature/command.
Introduced the Notification Panel in the Automation Anywhere Client. With this feature, user will be notified & can check for solutions about errors due to which a task failed to run successfully. Also, users will be notified about the product trial period expiration. Notifications about new features and product updates will also be provided through this panel.
Live Chat Support! Users will now be able to do a live chat with our support team. This is very helpful when you need any help while evaluating or using Automation Anywhere products.
Note: Available in Automation Anywhere Small Business and Automation Anywhere Enterprise only. For Standard-Premier this feature is available only for Priority Support users.
Added support for Internet Explorer 11. Web and Rich Internet applications can now be recorded and run reliably in Internet Explorer 11.
Improved the Run Time window usability. Now even when a sub-task is being played, the task name and details of the sub-task will be displayed on the Run Time window.
Enhanced variable association in ‘Run Task’ command. Using this feature, users can easily associate variables with the main task. This functionality can be used to store and retrieve the information and facilitate smooth movement of data across the tasks.
Added logical operators (AND/OR) to the Before-After String Operation command. This helps to simplify and improve the search in String Operation command.
Introduced an option to define a Value type variable as a Regular Expression variable. These variables can now be used in the ‘File/Folder’ command and window titles. This feature is useful for pattern based search and execution of the ‘File/Folder’ and window titles.
Improved usability of Variable Operations command by having the variable listed in alphabetical order.
Bug Fixes
‘If File Size’ command used to throw an error for a specific file size. Fixed.
In case a sub-tasks errors out, the values of the variables passed as parameters are not returned to the main-task. Fixed.
The application did not exit properly after being run, when triggered with a specific sequence of commands in the task. Fixed.
In a specific scenario key-strokes on Internet Explorer pages were missed when the task exe was run. Fixed.
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