SAP iRPA queries

[former_member1974]

Hello exerts,

I have below queries related to iRPA, I am clubbing all of them together instead of creating seperate questions. (all related to Cloud studio)

• How can i read characters from the image? Is there any library to do it?
• How can i read barcode data in case there is such specific requirement? Any external library?
• When I capture any SAP UI5 screen and then I want to remove it from all the capture screen. I do not see any option to "delete the screen". Is there any other way to do that?
• I do not have agent installed at the remote server so, I capture remote screen using "Surface Automation". Now how can i execute it later? Do i have to always keep remote desktop screen active?
• When I use Document Information Extraction SDK and define PDF element and activate it. Later, If I want to EDIT it again, I am not able to find any option to do that.

Any help would be appreciated.

Reagards,

PD

[Ivan-Mirisola]

Hi Prasad Dixit,

• How can i read characters from the image? Is there any library to do it?

Extracting text from an image will require the usage of an external library such as:

https://blogs.sap.com/2021/01/11/my-learnings-ocr-in-sap-irpa/

• How can i read barcode data in case there is such specific requirement? Any external library?

Since QR Codes and Bar Codes are images, the same answer applies here:

https://answers.sap.com/answers/13340546/view.html

https://towardsdatascience.com/building-a-barcode-qr-code-reader-using-python-360e22dfb6e5

• When I capture any SAP UI5 screen and then I want to remove it from all the capture screen. I do not see any option to "delete the screen". Is there any other way to do that?

AFAIK captured screens belong to the script project you have created. So, unless you delete them directly in the script, they will remain as part of the screen. Under the Declared Application you will see the captured screen. There is a three dots button beside it which contains the delete function the removes it from the script.

• I do not have agent installed at the remote server so, I capture remote screen using "Surface Automation". Now how can i execute it later? Do i have to always keep remote desktop screen active?

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2987728

https://blogs.sap.com/2021/01/22/how-to-unlock-session-with-unattended-agents/

https://help.sap.com/viewer/8ecea00c1f854fd0a433c4aef5da1ea2/LATEST/en-US/001675913cc54719930aa81974...

• When I use Document Information Extraction SDK and define PDF element and activate it. Later, If I want to EDIT it again, I am not able to find any option to do that.

What do you mean? Is the edit button disabled? Because if so, you have to deactivate the template in order to be able to edit it again.

Best regards,
Ivan

[former_member1974]

Hi ivan.mirisola Thank you for those anwers. really appreciate. That solved almost all my doubts.

1. About SAP UI5 screen I am still not able to find delete option. May be I am overlooking something. Please find screenshot to get clear idea about my query.

capture.jpg

2. About Document extraction, yes EDIT button is disabled. So, may be i will try to deactivate document again to check if EDIT is working.

Thanks again.

Regards,

Prasad

[former_member15519]

Hi ivan.mirisola

I have seen the blog you shared regarding "Extracting text from an image" which includes OCR. The blog consists of steps in irpa desktop studio version. Can you please explain How that can be done in cloud studio or any blog that briefly explains it..?

[Chaitanya_Priya]

We can use Surface automation for the same.

Please refer to the video on how to use Surface automation and Documentation for the same.

[Chaitanya_Priya]

abhimohpra17

• How can I read barcode data in case there is such a specific requirement? Any external library?----Can you explain the use case of your customer for this requirement? We are inphase of evaluating this feature request