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Robotic Process Automation (RPA)for SAP June 6, 2017

Copyright Winshuttle 2017

Solutions Marketing

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Business transformationthrough automation.

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We save around $1.9 million per year in avoided programming, reduced data entry workload costs and Service Level Agreement (SLA) costs. Most importantly, we have given our users a tool that enhances their productivity and the accuracy of the data in our systems.

Chantal GauvreauBusiness Process Manager

SAP Center of Excellence

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What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)?

RPA is machine and software automation

that frees humans by mimicking human activity

in manual, tedious, repetitive, rules-based

transactions, processes and workflows,

initiating responses and communicating with digital systems.

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What are some common RPA use cases?

Finance & Accounting

Global Business & Shared Services

AR/AP InventoryTravel & Expenses

Fixed Assets

Financial Close

Finance Master Data

Human ResourceManagement

CustomerService

Master DataSupplyChain

Accounting

JE/GL

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What is Winshuttle RPA for SAP?

Core RPA Core RPA + BPM

Simple, fast automation for business users

Quick, low-cost implementation

Deep SAP integration

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How does Winshuttle RPA for SAP help?

Requires no coding changes to

core IT systems

Empowers business users without IT

dependence

Delivers scalability, flexibility & faster benefit realization

Reduces cost & reallocates FTEs

Improves data quality & reliability

Saves time on repetitive tasks,

increases productivity

Increases compliance, reduces risk

Extends company-wide to automate growing use cases

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How does RPA work through the desktop?

Record & map Run Re-use & extendExcel

Use Winshuttle to automate:

• Standard & custom transactions

• SAP ECC, S/4HANA & SAP industry specific solutions

Performance Security Governance

Winshuttle Studio Function Module

ECC & S/4HANA

RFC

Secure & CompliantSAP Connection

Data Download

Transaction Upload

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How does RPA work through the enterprise?Roles, policies, auditing & reporting

SAP Integration Server

Performance Security Governance

Winshuttle Function Module

ECC & S/4HANA

Workflow ApplicationsRecord & map Run Re-use & extend

Excel AccessWeb Forms SharePoint SQL ServerText

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How is Winshuttle positioned in the RPA market for SAP?

Low High

High

Business-Led

Cost

Time-to-ValueComplex

Ease of Use

IT-Led Automation

IT-Led

Integration

Easy

Continuous Improvement Complex

SAP Interface

Excel App

IT-Coding

TechnicalSkills

Programming

Technical RPAs

• Automation Anywhere

• Blue Prism

• UiPath

Winshuttle RPA for SAP can help customers and RPAs with fast, simple Excel-based automation.

Technical RPAs are better for data collection in diverse formats (e.g., .pdfs) & non-SAP systems using various collection tools (e.g., OCR).

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Why choose Winshuttle RPA for SAP?

GUI screen-scrapingSlower, less accurate and reliable, varying data locations, harder to change & maintain

Technical RPA

Deep SAP integrationFast, accurate, named data fields, easy to change & maintain, S/4HANA certified

Easy user interface deploymentFamiliar Excel & webforms interface with no infrastructure or system programming

Low-cost user empowerment User implementation, licensed per named user, ongoing automation

Quick, high ROICan automate, deploy and return value in days to weeks

Longer time to valueProject-driven implementation, requires months to automate, test & deploy

Technical IT implementationIT led, complex, special ABAP connection & coding skills required

High-cost services investmentHeavy professional services investment, licensed per bot, more difficult to cost-justify

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What’s our key takeaway?

Winshuttle empowers business users to move data quickly

to and from SAP using familiar interfaces

to reduce manual, repetitive, labor intensive processes

and improve quality, efficiency, cost and productivity.

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Appendix

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Which transactions are best suited for RPA?

Manual data input prone to human error

Multi-system access (SAP, Excel/Access, legacy systems)

Frequent, repetitive, high volume with workload peaks

Clearly defined rules-based processes

Limited exceptions and human intervention

Structured sets of data

Documented, standardized transactions

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Why choose Winshuttle RPA for SAP?

Shortened business

cycles

Reduced operating

costs

More capacity without more

FTEs

Empowered business

teams

Manual entry, data

errors, rework, IT

dependence

DataLong

processes, period close delays, late statements

Efficiency

Staff FTEs, loan interest,

penalties, duplicate payments

CostIncreased

transactions, processing

backlogs, skill mismatch

ScalabilityRepetitive,

tedious work, disengaged, unfulfilled employees

Employee

Trusted quality

data

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Desktop 3-step automation

RecordScript

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SAP Desktop Client

Data

Map Fields

2 RunScript

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Data

Data

ExcelWeb FormsAccess

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Enterprise automation

RecordScript

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SAP Desktop Client

Data

Map Fields

2

Data

RunScript

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Data

ExcelWeb FormsAccess

ExcelWeb FormsAccessTextSQL Server

Data

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RecordScript

1

SAP Desktop Client

Data

Map Fields

2

Data

Data

ExcelWeb FormsAccess

ExcelWeb FormsAccessTextSQL Server

Data

Run3Workflow w /Routing

Launch Workflow:• Check• Add Data• Notify

Enterprise automation with workflow