Settings tab - Properties of Table Locator window

Use the Settings tab to make general settings and configure the types of extraction.

General Settings

This group has the following settings:

Table model

Select a table model from the list. (Default: none)

Table Models

Click this button to open the Tables tab on the Project Settings window where you can define or edit table models. These table models are then used to create a Table Locator.

Detection mode

There are two methods that can be used to locate tables on a document:

• Automatic. (Default: Selected)

• Manual.

Depending on the method, different settings are available.

Enable training

Select this setting if you want to use this locator as a trainable locator. You need to create a training set for it from sample documents or documents that are returned by the Validation module. This setting is only available if the detection method is set to Automatic. (Default: Cleared)

Automatic Table Extraction

This group is only available if the detection method is set to "Automatic". It has the following settings:

Locator that finds amounts

Select a Format Locator from the list that is configured to locate all of the amounts on a document. (Default: empty)

Line Item Matching Locator

Select a Line Item Matching Locator that is configured to extract and match line items on the invoice or invoice-related document. (Default: none)

To use the Line Item Matching Locator as input, you need to configure and position this locator above the Table Locator in the Project Tree window.

Manual Table Extraction

This group is only available if the detection method is set to "Manual". It has the following setting:

Select a sample image

Select a sample image from a document set. The master line item is defined on the Master Item tab using this image. (Default: none)

Beginning and End of Table

This group has the following settings:

Table header packs

If you want to use a table header pack to help find the beginning of a table, select one or more of the available table header packs. (Default: Cleared)

If the table Detection mode is set to Manual, the start-of-table and the table header pack have the same functionality, to ignore extracted rows above the beginning of the table. In Manual mode, the header pack result is more important, so takes precedence over a start-of-table result. If the table Detection mode is set to Automatic, the table header pack is very important because it not only detects the top of the table, it also segments the columns. The start-of-table dictionary is only used in this mode if the table header pack fails to located the top of the table.

Find the start of the table

This setting enables you to select what method is used to find the start of the table. Choose between the following.

Use a dictionary

Select this setting if you want to use a dictionary to find the beginning of a table. Once selected, the list of available dictionaries is enabled for your selection. (Default: Cleared)

Use a locator

Select this setting if you want to use a locator to find the beginning of a table. Once selected, the list of available locators is enabled for selection. (Default: Cleared)

You cannot use a Classification Locator or a Table Locator as input to help find the start of a table.

Find the end of the table

This setting enables you to select what method is used to find the end of the table. Choose between the following.

Use a dictionary

Select this setting if you want to use a dictionary to find the end of a table. Once selected, the list of available dictionaries is enabled for your selection. (Default: Cleared)

Use a locator

Select this setting if you want to use a locator to find the end of a table. Once selected, the list of available locators is enabled for selection. (Default: Cleared)

You cannot use a Classification Locator or a Table Locator as input to help find the end of a table.

In addition to the common Transformation Designer buttons, the following buttons are provided:

Dictionaries

Click this button to open the Project Settings Dictionaries tab.