What is Surface automation in RPA?

Question

I am learning RPA using tools such as UiPath and BluePrism. Can someone explain to me what is surface automation(SA) techniques in RPA or direct me to the path where I can read more regarding SA techniques?

How does surface automation help in automating flash objects used in website ?

Answer 1

The ability to be able to automate without using  application specific api but with the help of visualization i.e using screenshots, image recognition ,ocr is called surface automation.

Ui path offers a more relevant surface automation.

You can read more from herehttps://forum.uipath.com/t/what-is-surface-automation-in-rpa/15745