Smart Virtual Robot Automation (SVRA)-Improving Supplier Transactional Processes in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System: A Conceptual Framework

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a technique that assists in automating processes by employing numerous technologies for process automation which essentially helps in cost-saving, error-free, scalable and efficient solutions for real-world business problems. Albeit being highly relevant and beneficial, particularly for accountants who are responsible to make decisions in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, the integration of RPA with ERP systems is still in the infant stages. Thus, with that in mind, this research proposes a novel Smart Virtual Robot Automation (SVRA) conceptual framework to explore the research design, development phase, and conceptual phase of the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) framework. The SVRA conceptual framework will be developed by employing the Selenium and Sikuli Framework tools for process automation. To execute automation instructions, the Python language script will be used along with the Selenium and Sikuli tools. Moreover, the SVRA development will be executed using the SAGE X3 ERP system. By utilizing the proposed SVRA conceptual framework design, it is anticipated that real-world ERP application problems in the Account Payable process in an organization can be resolved. Also, it is expected that this framework would contribute to the automation of the supervised deep learning approach.