In the era of digital transformation, data is a critical asset that drives business decisions and operational efficiency. Many organizations rely on data spread across various websites, web applications, and enterprise systems. Extracting this data efficiently and accurately is essential but often labor-intensive if done manually. SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (SAP Intelligent RPA) offers powerful data extraction capabilities that automate the scraping of data from websites and applications, enabling faster, error-free, and scalable data collection.
Data extraction in SAP Intelligent RPA involves automating the process of retrieving structured and unstructured data from user interfaces, including web pages, desktop applications, and SAP systems. This process, commonly referred to as web scraping or screen scraping, eliminates the need for manual copying and pasting, significantly accelerating data collection tasks.
SAP Intelligent RPA supports extraction from a wide variety of sources:
Using resilient selectors like XPath, CSS selectors, and image-based recognition, SAP IRPA bots can reliably locate and extract data from complex and dynamic interfaces.
Extracted data can be transformed and organized into structured formats such as CSV, Excel, JSON, or sent directly into SAP or other business systems for further processing.
Bots can be configured to scrape data incrementally (e.g., new entries only) or in batch modes, enabling scalable extraction suited for both real-time and scheduled operations.
Data scraped by SAP IRPA bots can be seamlessly integrated into SAP workflows, enabling end-to-end automation of business processes such as reporting, compliance checks, and master data updates.
Data extraction and web scraping with SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation unlock significant efficiency gains by automating data collection from diverse sources. This capability enables organizations to accelerate decision-making, improve data quality, and streamline workflows involving external and internal data. Leveraging SAP Intelligent RPA’s advanced scraping and integration features empowers enterprises to transform raw data into actionable insights within their SAP ecosystems.