Kofax Releases Kofax RPA 11.1: What’s New and Why it’s Important

Administration & Connectivity

Kofax continues to invest in AI and document intelligence capabilities which will enhance the overall connectivity between systems. Kofax RPA 11.1 bears the fruits of this strategy by providing enhancements in process discovery, desktop automation and developer tools. Administration enhancements to Kapplets and password management through its integration with Cyberark means administrators will now be able to scale robots and resources using new specialized queueing tools. This reduces the overall time involved in managing and administrating RPA.

Task Automation

With new enhancements to email processing, Kofax RPA 11.1 allows administrators to create and deploy email robots which will automate the capture of important documents and data from email accounts. These email robots monitor inboxes and are triggered when a new email arrives. The robot can then process the email, including searching the body and attachments for discreet data and information, and then integrating data and files into your enterprise content management and primary business systems.

Accounts Payable & Invoice Processing

Accounts Payable is one of the most common and valuable focus areas for RPA – and a great place to start getting immediate value from your investment. Kofax RPA brings invoice capture, data extraction & validation, header / footer / GL coding processing, and payment posting into concert by integrating seamlessly with your enterprise content or digital workflows to provide an end-to-end invoice processing platform.

Vendor Setup & Maintenance

Kofax RPA can completely automate the otherwise arduous process of new vendor setup and validation using triggers from your invoice processing workflows. Kofax RPA can automatically search for vendor data in your ERP or CRM, check for required documents in other systems, validate vendor address from the internet, and even search for credentials from external databases and websites. The potential value and ROI, especially for high-volume invoice operations, is considerable as it removes manual interventions to create a solution that is faster and more reliable.

Contract Monitoring & Enforcement

Often, monitoring and managing changes to GPO contracts requires labor-intensive manual checking of websites and other data sources. Any items that have changed must be validated and updated so that item pricing can be verified against the item master. Proactively validate PO lines against item master to ensure accuracy and adherence to GPO pricing. Login and monitor GPO websites, or use API calls when available, to find data to use in validation/verification and updates for the item master table(s). Additionally, use calls to run robots as REST web service ad-hoc for validation during PO creation workflow.