Automation
Automation
Automating what's repetitive, without making your business dependent on an unnecessarily complex system.
Examples of tasks that can be automated
- Merging several CSV files into one consolidated file
- Automatic preparation of periodic reports
- Generating PDF documents from structured data
- Fetching data via an API and formatting it
- Renaming files according to defined rules
- Checking the format of received files
- Sending notifications when a specific event occurs
- Synchronising directories or shared folders
- Scheduled execution of recurring tasks
- Processing exports from third-party tools
How this is set up
Each automation is designed from a concrete case: which file, what frequency, what output format, and what happens on error. The resulting scripts are documented and can be adapted if the data format changes.
Points to keep in mind
The reliability of an automation depends on how consistent the incoming data format is. A verification step or an error notification is generally recommended rather than a fully silent automation.