Email processing and legacy system update: “Copilot, log this customer complaint into our ERP.”
Extracts email intent and metadata.
Opens legacy ERP (e.g., SAP GUI), navigates UI, inputs complaint data.
UiPath handles non-API, UI-based ERP systems with precision. Power Automate struggles or can’t access these
Autonomous invoice processor: Copilot detects invoices in inbox, validates against PO, uploads to SAP, and notifies AP team.
Interprets email and attachments, performs AI validation.
Executes multi-step SAP upload, file handling, sends Teams message.
UiPath manages complex, multi-system tasks with error handling and retries. Power Automate is not reliable for long chains and error recovery.
Copilot-based contract routing agent: Copilot detects urgency in a contract and decides to fast-track approval.
Uses AI to analyze urgency, risk, or keywords.
Launches approval workflow, uploads to DMS, logs tracking data.
UiPath supports document understanding, digital signature APIs, and system integration in one flow.
Self-healing automation triggered by Copilot: Copilot detects a failed report generation, relaunches automation with error fixes.
Detects failure context from logs or user complaints.
Relaunches UiPath process with altered input or parameters.
UiPath supports dynamic parameter control, advanced logging, and re-execution. Power Automate lacks control depth.
Daily briefing assistant: Copilot summarizes system status and notifies managers, based on backend data logs.
Extracts key insights using natural language summarization.
Gathers data from log files, on-prem systems, or SQL servers.
UiPath can access on-premise, non-M365 data sources, making the briefing more complete.
