Extract Table Data Node
The Extract Table Data Node Node allows you to extract table content data from a PDF to CSV or Comma Delimited text files. You will first need to set the areas or region to extract the table data from a template PDF document. Once set, as the documents are processed the table data file will replace the payload file.
Creating Table Data Extraction Locations
To set the regions in a PDF you will need to launch the Extract Table Data tool and select a template document to use as a reference to create the location to extract the table data. The template document is for reference only.
- Click on "Select Template PDF" to launch the file chooser
- Select the PDF document you would like to use as your template document
- Note: For best results the template must be exactly the same as the documents that will be processed through the flow.
- Use the document preview window to create the area to extract table data
- Drag the cursor over the area you wish to extract table data from.
- Note: only a single area can be used for the Table Data extraction node
- Once you have completed created all areas click on OK to close the dialog and finish
General Settings
Output Format - choose to have the extracted table data output in one of the following formats
- Tab Separated: text is extracted as tab separated text file
- Comma Separated: text is extracted as comma delimited CSV file