How UiPath Data Fabric and Business Rules take your automation to the next level

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Automation is no longer an isolated topic, but an integral part of modern business processes. However, practice shows that many automation initiatives get stuck because either the data is missing or the decision logic is too rigid. For automation to be truly smart, agile, and scalable, two essential components are needed: centralized, up-to-date data access and flexible, dynamically controllable decision logic. 

UiPath Data Fabric and Business Rules provide precisely these building blocks and form the backbone for intelligent, adaptive automation in companies.  

Data Fabric – Real-time data access for networked automation

Data is the raw material of automation. However, many companies struggle with fragmented data sets in different systems that do not communicate with each other or only do so with a time delay. Customer data here, financial data there, plus operational systems such as SAP or Salesforce, and suddenly every department has its own view of the truth. 

This is where UiPath Data Fabric comes in: it creates a central, unified data layer that brings together data from ERP, CRM, cloud applications, and more in real time, without data copies or complex migrations. The result is a virtual, consistent data model. 

This enables AI agents and automation to always work with the latest, consistent business data. 

Data Fabric intuitively visualizes and models data relationships, standardizes data definitions, and ensures security and compliance with role-based access control. 

Business Rules – Centralized, flexible control of business decisions

Processes thrive on clear decisions: Approved or rejected, release granted or blocked, discount granted or not – such decisions often have to be made in seconds. Automation must therefore be able to adapt dynamically to new requirements. Regardless of whether these are legal requirements, company guidelines, or market conditions. 

UiPath Business Rules enable decision logic to be defined in the form of DMN (Decision Model and Notation) models, versioned, and managed independently of workflows. The advantage? Rules are cleanly decoupled from the process, transparently documented, and can be flexibly adapted as needed. 

This allows companies to implement changes quickly without having to intervene deeply in the automation. This increases maintainability, creates flexibility, and reduces the risk of error-prone process changes. But how does the combination of data fabric and business rules manifest itself in everyday business life? The following use cases illustrate where theory becomes tangible added value. 

Use cases

Customer management: Imagine a service employee opening a customer file and immediately having a 360° view from all systems – CRM, ERP, and support. Data fabric brings the data together, while business rules automatically check whether creditworthiness, compliance, and individual conditions are met. Decisions that used to take days to make manually now take seconds. 

Financial processes: Invoice and payment data converge centrally in real time. Business rules dynamically handle approvals, for example, depending on the amount, department, or individual risk assessment. This makes processes faster and more secure at the same time, because the rules remain transparent and traceable. 

Supply chain: In times of fluctuating supply chains, speed is crucial. Data Fabric provides an up-to-date view of inventories and deliveries, while business rules automatically trigger reorders or escalate in the event of bottlenecks. This minimizes downtime and ensures that delivery commitments are reliably met. 

Human resources management: From qualifications and working hours to certificates – all information is available centrally. Business rules ensure that vacation regulations, continuing education obligations, and compliance requirements are automatically checked. This saves human resources departments a lot of routine work and gives them time for more strategic tasks. 

Lending: Loan applications must be decided quickly but carefully. Data Fabric brings together internal customer data and external credit information in real time. Business rules make automated, traceable credit decisions on this basis. 
This increases customer satisfaction while reducing risk. 

Outlook

With Data Fabric and Business Rules, UiPath is opening up new dimensions for agent-based automation: thanks to real-time data and flexible decision models, AI-based agents can increasingly act independently and control complex business processes. 

Future enhancements such as even deeper integration with databases, additional templates for industry-specific data models, and close integration with orchestration tools such as UiPath Maestro promise to make automation even more intelligent and scalable.  

Take your automation to the next level!

Whether you are just getting started or already operating complex RPA scenarios, Data Fabric and Business Rules provide the foundation for flexible, scalable, and future-proof automation. 

We support you in breaking down data silos, optimizing decision-making logic, and integrating new technologies in a meaningful way. 

Are you ready to make your automation fit for the future? Then get in touch with us – we look forward to hearing from you! 

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FAQs

1. How does Data Fabric ensure real-time data?

By connecting directly to systems via APIs and connectors, without copying data. This means that changes in source systems are immediately available in the automation without having to synchronize data sets. In addition, governance mechanisms and role-based access ensure that data is used consistently and securely. 

2. What data sources does Data Fabric support?

SAP, Salesforce, Snowflake, cloud services, and many other systems can already be integrated today. 
UiPath relies on a growing ecosystem of connectors, so that classic databases and industry-specific applications can also be integrated. This ensures that companies are not tied to a rigid system landscape. 

3. How flexible are business rules when changes are made?

Rules can be defined, versioned, and, if necessary, adapted by the specialist department using DMN models in Orchestrator. This means that changes do not necessarily have to be made by developers but can also be quickly adapted in day-to-day business. Governance is maintained, as every change is documented in a traceable manner.

4. How are business rules integrated into automations?

Rules can be seamlessly integrated into existing workflows via UiPath Studio activities or API calls. This means that the process no longer makes its own decisions but instead retrieves the decision from the central rule set. This makes automation more flexible and transparent and enables consistent decision-making logic across different applications. 

5. How does the separation of logic and process improve maintainability?

Because business rules can be updated independently of the workflow without redeploying processes. This saves development time and reduces risks, as adjustments to logic do not jeopardize the stability of entire automations. Companies benefit from faster response times to market or regulatory changes.