Are you looking to become a UiPath Certified Professional Automation Developer Professional? Achieving this certification can significantly boost your career in robotic process automation (RPA) and validate your expertise in UiPath.
To help you prepare efficiently, I’ve put together a structured 30-day study plan that covers all the essential topics, hands-on exercises, and exam strategies to ensure success. Let’s dive in!
Week 1: Fundamentals & UiPath Studio Basics
Day 1: Understanding the Exam Objectives
- Read the official exam guide on the UiPath website.
- Understand the exam format, duration, and passing criteria.
- Set up the latest version of UiPath Studio (if not already installed).
Day 2: UiPath Studio Overview & Basic Automation
- Explore UiPath Studio’s user interface and key components.
- Understand the difference between Studio, StudioX, and Studio Pro.
- Create a basic automation that opens a web browser and searches for a term.
Day 3: Variables, Arguments, and Data Manipulation
- Learn about variables, arguments, and their scopes.
- Practice creating and using arrays, lists, dictionaries.
- Hands-on practice: Automate a process that manipulates Excel data.
Day 4: Control Flow & Decision Making
- Study If, Switch, While, For Each, and Do While activities.
- Practice exception handling in workflows.
- Hands-on: Create an automation that makes decisions based on input data.
Day 5: Data Scraping & UI Automation
- Learn screen scraping, data scraping, and OCR techniques.
- Hands-on: Automate data extraction from a website into an Excel file.
Day 6: Debugging & Error Handling
- Study UiPath’s debugging tools (Breakpoints, Slow Step, Logs).
- Learn Try-Catch blocks for handling errors.
- Hands-on: Implement a robust error-handling mechanism in an automation.
Day 7: Review & Mini Quiz
- Review the topics covered in Week 1.
- Take a short quiz (you can use UiPath Academy’s self-assessment tests).
- Work on a mini-project combining UI automation, control flow, and debugging.
Week 2: Advanced Automation & UiPath Orchestrator
Day 8: Excel & File Automation
- Study Excel activities: Read Range, Write Range, Append Range.
- Learn about file manipulation (copy, move, delete, rename files).
- Hands-on: Create an automation that processes multiple Excel sheets.
Day 9: Email Automation
- Understand how to use Outlook and SMTP activities.
- Automate email sending, reading, and attachment extraction.
- Hands-on: Create a workflow that reads unread emails and extracts data.
Day 10: Working with PDF & Document Understanding
- Learn to extract data from PDFs using UiPath.
- Explore Document Understanding for structured and unstructured documents.
- Hands-on: Automate invoice data extraction.
Day 11: UiPath Orchestrator Basics
- Understand Orchestrator components (Assets, Queues, Jobs).
- Learn how to deploy and manage robots in Orchestrator.
- Hands-on: Publish a process to Orchestrator.
Day 12: Queues & Transactions in Orchestrator
- Study Queues, Transactions, and Retry Mechanisms.
- Learn how to use Get Transaction Item & Set Transaction Status activities.
- Hands-on: Automate a queue-based data processing workflow.
Day 13: REFramework Introduction
- Understand the Robotic Enterprise Framework (REFramework) structure.
- Learn how Init, Process, End states work.
- Hands-on: Set up an empty REFramework project.
Day 14: Review & Mini Quiz
- Review topics covered in Week 2.
- Take a self-assessment test.
- Complete a hands-on project integrating Excel, Email, PDF, and Orchestrator.
Week 3: Advanced Topics & Exam Practice
Day 15: Working with APIs & Web Services
- Learn about HTTP Requests & REST APIs in UiPath.
- Hands-on: Call a REST API and process JSON data.
Day 16: Database Automation
- Study Database activities (Connect, Execute Query, Disconnect).
- Hands-on: Automate fetching and updating data from a SQL database.
Day 17: UI Automation Challenges & Best Practices
- Learn about Selector optimization, dynamic selectors, and UI Automation Next.
- Hands-on: Solve UI automation challenges using different selectors.
Day 18: AI & Machine Learning Integration
- Learn about AI Fabric & AI-based automation.
- Hands-on: Use an AI model to classify documents.
Day 19: Advanced Debugging & Performance Optimization
- Learn log analysis, performance tuning, and best coding practices.
- Hands-on: Optimize a slow-running workflow.
Day 20: Security & Compliance
- Study secure credential management, secure coding practices.
- Hands-on: Implement secure credentials with UiPath Orchestrator.
Day 21: Review & Mock Test
- Review topics covered in Week 3.
- Take a full-length practice test.
- Analyze incorrect answers and revise weak areas.
Week 4: Full-Length Practice & Final Preparation
Day 22: REFramework Deep Dive
- Study transaction processing, error handling, logging in REFramework.
- Hands-on: Modify the REFramework to handle a custom process.
Day 23: Hands-on with Real-world Use Cases
- Work on case studies related to different automation scenarios.
- Complete a project from start to finish.
Day 24: Exam Strategy & Time Management
- Learn exam-taking tips and tricks.
- Practice answering multiple-choice and scenario-based questions.
Day 25: Mock Exam 1
- Take a full-length timed mock test.
- Analyze mistakes and revise weak areas.
Day 26: Mock Exam 2 & Final Adjustments
- Take another full-length practice test.
- Focus on weak areas identified in previous tests.
Day 27: Last-Minute Review
- Revise key concepts, best practices, and common errors.
- Go through UiPath Documentation & Study Notes.
Day 28: Final Mock Exam
- Take one last full-length practice test.
- Review the questions and ensure you are confident.
Day 29: Rest & Relax
- Do not over-study.
- Relax, take a light walk, and ensure you’re well-rested.
Day 30: Exam Day
- Arrive early for the exam.
- Stay calm and confident.
- Read questions carefully and manage time wisely.
Additional Resources
- UiPath Academy (free courses & learning materials)
- UiPath Forum (discussion & troubleshooting)
- UiPath Documentation (official references)
- YouTube tutorials (hands-on guides)
- Practice Exams (on Udemy or UiPath Academy)