WPS Automation Process on macOS: Introduction

WPS Automation Process is an automation workflow feature in Smart Tables on macOS; it includes 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Automation Process is a built-in workflow automation feature for Smart Tables in WPS Office on macOS. It helps you set triggers and actions in a visual interface so record updates, reminders, and follow-up tasks can run automatically.

Core capabilities include:

Create automation workflows with templates or custom trigger-and-action settings.
Manage existing workflows by enabling, disabling, editing, copying, deleting, reviewing logs, and setting failure notifications.

This feature fits recurring reminders, record-based processing, message notifications, and table-driven workflow coordination.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A macOS device that can run WPS Office
App version	The latest version of WPS Office is recommended so Smart Tables and Automation Process are available
Network	An internet connection is typically needed for creating, enabling, or running message-based workflow actions
Other	Sign in to a WPS account and prepare an editable Smart Table when possible

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Verify after installation	Open WPS Office on Mac, open a Smart Table, and confirm that the Automation Process entry appears at the top of the table

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Provides visual automation workflows inside Smart Tables, including workflow templates, triggers for new records, edited records, specified times, and scheduled runs, plus actions such as adding records, editing records, finding content, running scripts, and sending messages.	Power Automate lets users create a cloud flow from templates and then customize triggers and actions.	AppSheet Automation supports business-process automation, reusable components, and process triggers based on Google Sheets data changes.	Notion database automations support triggers and actions based on database changes, including added pages, edited properties, recurring schedules, and notifications.	Acrobat guided actions focus on PDF batch actions with predefined or custom action sequences.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: The entry point is built directly into Smart Tables, which is convenient for record-based and schedule-based workflows. Distinct: Template selection, workflow editing, enablement, and log review are handled in one place.	Compared with WPS: More focused on cross-service cloud flows, with a less table-embedded entry point for this kind of workflow.	Compared with WPS: Strong automation coverage, but some automation features are not fully supported until a subscription is purchased.	Compared with WPS: Free plans are limited mainly to Slack notification automations, while broader database automations are tied to paid plans.	Compared with WPS: Focuses on PDF processing workflows rather than native table-record automation management.
Official Source	—	Power Automate templates	AppSheet automation essentials	Database automations	Acrobat guided actions

Overall Conclusion
WPS is a practical fit when your workflow is centered on Smart Table records, scheduled reminders, and message-based follow-up inside one table workspace. Microsoft and Google cover broader cross-service automation scenarios, while Notion is more database-collaboration oriented and Adobe is mainly focused on PDF workflow processing.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main challenge	How Automation Process helps
1	Weekly report reminders	Team leads	People forget fixed-time submissions	Use a scheduled trigger with a send-message action
2	New record follow-up	Operations and project staff	New entries still need manual next steps	Trigger a workflow when a record is added
3	Due-date reminders	Coordinators and admins	Notifications must run at a time stored in the record	Use the specified-time trigger
4	Data update synchronization	Table maintainers	Key field changes require follow-up edits	Trigger on edited records and run update or lookup actions
5	Failure follow-up	Workflow owners	Failed runs are easy to miss	Review run logs and enable failure notifications

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Automation Process entry and basic setup	Available	Available
Workflow templates, triggers, and action configuration	Available	Available
Other premium office benefits	Refer to the current account benefits page	Includes broader premium office benefits

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Everyday table reminders and basic workflow setup	Free	The feature description shows no membership restriction for this workflow feature
Users who also want broader premium office benefits	WPS Premium	Suitable for people or teams that want additional premium services in WPS Office

WPS membership center: Subscribe to WPS Premium