Capabilities and vision

What is UiPath IXP?

UiPath® IXP, or Intelligent Xtraction and Processing, is a multi-modal data extraction capability that converts unstructured data to a structured format for automation and analytics. IXP identifies and extracts the information from documents or communications and enables end-to-end automation in areas previously untouched.

What data types can IXP process?

UiPath IXP brings together the existing IDP capabilities (Document Understanding™ and Communications Mining™), with a new prompt-driven capability for unstructured and high-complexity documents (Generative Extraction for unstructured and complex documents).

Capability	Data type	Example of data types
Communications Mining	Extract key intent, sentiment, and context data from messages and communications.	Emails, workflow tickets, messages, and so on.
Generative Extraction for unstructured and complex documents	Extract relevant data from high-complexity, varied, structured documents.	Annual reports, contracts, lease agreements, and so on.
Document Understanding	Extract relevant data from structured and semi-structured documents.	Forms, purchase orders, applications, invoices, and so on.

Is UiPath Communications Mining part of IXP?

Yes, you can access Communications Mining capabilities through the IXP service in Automation Cloud by navigating to the Communications data capability. For more details, check Accessing capabilities.

Is UiPath Document Understanding part of IXP?

Yes, Document Understanding is still a standalone service in Automation Cloud, but you can access it through the IXP service by navigating to the Structured and semi-structured documents capability. For more details, check Accessing capabilities.

Document Understanding will continue to be available for customers using Automation Suite or Standalone deployment. As it remains a standalone service, it is still governed by its own access management experience and permissions.

What is the long-term vision for IXP?

The long-term vision for UiPath® IXP is a multi-modal data extraction capability that can process a broad range of content types, including documents, communications, images, and more. The X represents the growing number of diverse content and data types supported. IXP enables UiPath to maintain leadership in the Intelligent Document Processing category (IDP) and expand leadership within any new associated categories that may form.

How does the IXP release impact Communications Mining customers?

There are no changes that disrupt existing Communications Mining users or their production models and automations. Communications Mining users need to access Communications Mining through the IXP service. For more details, check Accessing capabilities.

How does the IXP release impact Document Understanding customers?

There are no changes that disrupt existing Document Understanding users or their Unstructured and complex document production models and automations. Document Understanding remains a standalone service, with the same access and governance as before.

What is the impact on my existing automations?

There are no changes that will disrupt any existing automations.

What is the impact on my cost?

There are no changes in pricing for Communications Mining or the Document Understanding Classic experience. Document Understanding modern projects and the Unstructured and Complex Documents capability are charged per operation. For details, check AI Unit and Platform Unit consumption tables from the Licensing and pricing section.