Nintex Process Discovery Overview

What is Process Discovery?

Process Discovery is an advanced AI technology that automatically identifies, maps, and documents existing business tasks in real-time. It achieves this by deploying a Discovery Robot on employees' computers, which records every activity performed during their workday. Using this captured data, Process Discovery generates a comprehensive representation of the business process. The information is further analyzed to suggest and create process models known as wizards.

Business analysts can leverage the Process Discovery Console to refine and export these wizards to the RPA Studio. RPA developers can then fine-tune and test the wizards before automating the processes.

If you're embarking on your automation journey, whether it's your first project or scaling up an existing one, you may find it challenging to uncover manual business processes. This can make Robotic Process Automation (RPA) inefficient and costly.

With Full-Cycle Automation using Process Discovery, RPA development and deployment become easier, faster, and more efficient, reducing implementation time by up to 80%.

Process Discovery utilizes a leading automated Discovery Robot that employs unique technology to automatically identify work processes, visually map their main paths and variants, evaluate their suitability for automation, and generate workflows instantly.

Powered by patented proprietary AI technology, Process Discovery stands out as the premier process mapping tool available today. Its innovative algorithms provide an easy way to understand what's happening in your enterprise. Operating discreetly in the background, it automatically generates a comprehensive picture of manual business processes. An intelligent analytics engine processes the data and suggests the best candidates for automation, along with potential time and cost savings.

Once the process analysis is complete, Process Discovery swiftly generates ready-to-use workflows that can be seamlessly exported to the Studio with just a few clicks.

Key benefits of Process Discovery include:

  • Automated PDD Creation: Process Discovery streamlines the creation of Process Design Documents (PDD) by automating the process analysis and documentation.

  • User Action Capture: Discovery Robots capture user actions on their screens and securely store the data in a database. This data is then transformed into process flows and statistics using unique algorithms.

  • Visual Process Mapping: The process mapping dashboard provides a visual representation of all user tasks, including those that may go unnoticed by management. This gives an unbiased overview of the work being done and helps identify areas for improvement.

  • Metrics and Process Details: Process Discovery offers metrics and detailed insights into processes, allowing for better assessment of process optimization opportunities and identification of automation potential.

  • Workflow Development with Nintex RPA: Process Discovery goes beyond just identifying processes and making automation recommendations. It collaborates with Nintex RPA to develop automation workflows, providing a seamless integration between process discovery and automation implementation.

By leveraging these key benefits, organizations can accelerate their automation journey, enhance process visibility, and drive efficiency through optimized workflows and automation.

The architecture of a typical Nintex Process Discovery deployment is shown below.

The architecture comprises the following key components:

  • Discovery Robots: These are Nintex agents installed on end-user workstations. They record and collect user actions, securely transmitting this information to the Process Discovery Server over protected protocols.

  • Process Discovery Server:This server collects and processes the user action data received from the Discovery Robots. It utilizes advanced algorithms to identify work processes, assess their suitability for automation, and generate recommended workflows that can be seamlessly exported to the Studio.

  • Console: The Console provides a process mapping dashboard where business consultants can access and analyze process flows and statistics. It offers an intuitive interface to visualize and understand the identified workflows.