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As of today, robotic process automation (RPA) is a prominent process automation technology, which uses software to replace humans at operating graphical user interfaces. However, RPA is limited in scope and, in order for it to be established successfully, its environment must meet many requirements. The more mature research field of business process management (BPM) has the potential to provide the environment for RPA to thrive. We present an approach for embedding RPA into BPM in order to link their technologies and combine their systematic methods. The approach allows RPA to synergize with capabilities and insights provided by BPM.
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König, M., Bein, L., Nikaj, A., Weske, M. (2020). Integrating Robotic Process Automation into Business Process Management. In: Asatiani, A., et al. Business Process Management: Blockchain and Robotic Process Automation Forum. BPM 2020. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 393. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58779-6_9
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