Build expertise with WinAutomation

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Free Online Course: Build expertise with WinAutomation provided by Microsoft Learn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
    • Module 1: This module describes how to use the WinAutomation connector to run WinAutomation from a Power Automate flow.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Create a flow in Power Automate that passes arguments through the command line to WinAutomation.
      • Create a process in WinAutomation that retrieves arguments from the command line.
      • Use arguments as variables in a WinAutomation process.
    • Module 2: Learn about the database actions in WinAutomation.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Compose a connection string to connect to a database.
      • Use the appropriate action to run queries on a database.
    • Module 3: Learn about the synchronization actions in WinAutomation.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Learn when to prevent parallel implementation.
      • Configure synchronization actions.
      • Create a process with synchronization actions to prevent simultaneous access to a file.
    • Module 4: Learn about the scripting actions in WinAutomation.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Learn how to use scripting actions.
      • Create two processes using VBScript and JavaScript.
    • Module 5: Learn how to create and review logs to monitor your processes.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Learn how logs work and why they are critical for WinAutomation.
      • Filter logs based on their type and date.
      • Use the Log Message action to create a custom log.
      • Review logs.
    • Module 6: Learn about the Active Directory actions in WinAutomation.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Connect to an Active Directory server.
      • Manage users, groups, and objects with Active Directory actions.
    • Module 7: Learn about the optical character recognition (OCR) actions in WinAutomation.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Learn how to configure OCR actions.
      • Create a process that extracts text from PDF files by using OCR technologies.

Syllabus
    • Module 1: Combine WinAutomation and Power Automate
      • Introduction to running WinAutomation from Power Automate
      • Run a WinAutomation process from Power Automate
      • Exercise - Create a flow that calls a WinAutomation process
      • Check your knowledge
      • Summary
    • Module 2: Database handling in WinAutomation
      • Introduction
      • Database actions
      • Check your knowledge
      • Summary
    • Module 3: Synchronization actions in WinAutomation
      • Introduction
      • Synchronization actions
      • Exercise - Prevent simultaneous access to a file
      • Check your knowledge
      • Summary
    • Module 4: Scripting in WinAutomation
      • Introduction
      • Scripting actions
      • Exercise - Calculate modulo with VBScript
      • Exercise - Use JavaScript to find the last day of the current month
      • Check your knowledge
      • Summary
    • Module 5: Process monitoring and auditing with WinAutomation
      • Introduction
      • How logging works
      • Filter log messages
      • Review the logs
      • Check your knowledge
      • Summary
    • Module 6: Active Directory handling in WinAutomation
      • Introduction
      • Active Directory actions
      • Exercise - Create a new Active Directory user
      • Check your knowledge
      • Summary
    • Module 7: OCR technologies in WinAutomation
      • Introduction
      • OCR actions
      • Exercise - Extract data from a PDF file
      • Check your knowledge
      • Summary