RPA/Bots: Are they really different from....?

[Juwin]

Hello All,

Here, I am discussing specifically about the use-case of employing a RPA/Bot to read from a file and populate data into S/4, because a released API for that functionality isn't available.

Are they upgrade safe? I don't think so. SAP can change the screens on the app, make a field mandatory on the app or deprecate app with the next version upgrade and then the Bot won't work, isn't it?

So, why is Bot still being considered as an approach this scenario? ABAPers were taught, using BDC is bad practice, because of these same reasons. Bot is doing the exact same thing, yet it is considered an OK choice? Why?

With these same above mentioned risks, I could build a Google Chrome Browser Extension, to directly call the Service/API, that the Fiori page is using and upload the data much-much quicker than the time it would take Bot to traverse through the screens and populate data into S/4. Why is this not a more popular choice?

RPA/Bots in this use-case, are they really any different from BDC?

Thanks

[Kangkana]

There are multiple queries raised in the same thread and so i am going to reply one by one.

Q1. Here, I am discussing specifically about the use-case of employing a RPA/Bot to read from a file and populate data into S/4, because a released API for that functionality isn't available.

Answer: There are multiple apps available in S4 Public cloud provided by Different LOB to read file and then create the related Business object automatically. 

Q2. Are they upgrade safe?
Answer : Yes if you use the standard apps they are upgrade safe.

Q3. So, why is Bot still being considered as an approach this scenario?
Answer: There are build apps as well provided for Customer available for enhancement and achieve further flexibility in case certain requirement does not meet the current standard features. 

Q4. RPA/Bots in this use-case, are they really any different from BDC?

Answer:BDC is old technology and is not having applicability to handle scenarios in Public cloud

[Juwin]

Hello, Thanks for responding to the question.

[Juwin]

Hello, Thanks for responding to the question. But, I think you mis-understood my question.