Settings tab - Table Locator Properties window
Use the Settings tab to make general settings and configure the types of extraction.
- General Settings
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This group has the following options:
- Table model
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Select a table model from the list. The value for this option is set to <none> by default.
- Table models
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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
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There are two methods that can be used to locate tables on a document:
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Automatic. This is the default value for this option.
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Manual.
Depending on the method, different options are available.
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- Enable training
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Select this option 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 option is only available if the detection method is set to Automatic. This option is cleared by default.
- Automatic Table Extraction
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This group is only available if the detection method is set to "Automatic". It has the following options:
- Locator that finds amounts
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Select a Format Locator from the list that is configured to locate all of the amounts on a document. The value for this option is set to empty by default.
- Line Item Matching Locator
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Select a Line Item Matching Locator that is configured to extract and match line items on the invoice or invoice-related document. The value for this option is set to <none> by default.
Line Item Matching Locator as input, you need to configure and position this locator above the Table Locator in the Project Tree window.To use the
- Manual Table Extraction
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This group is only available if the detection method is set to "Manual". It has the following option:
- Select a sample image
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Select a sample image from a document set. The master line item is defined on the Master Item tab using this image. The value for this option is set to <none> by default.
- Beginning and End of Table
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This group has the following options:
- 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.
This option is cleared
by default.
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.If the table
- Find the start of the table
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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 option 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. This option is cleared by default.
- Use a locator
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Select this option 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. This option is cleared by default.
Classification Locator or a Table Locator as input to help find the start of a table.You cannot use a
- Find the end of the table
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This setting enables you to select what method is used to find the end of the table. Choose between the following.
- Use a dictionary
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Select this option 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. This option is cleared by default.
- Use a locator
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Select this option 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. This option is cleared by default.
Classification Locator or a Table Locator as input to help find the end of a table.You cannot use a
In addition to the common Project Builder buttons, the following buttons are provided:
- Dictionaries
- Click this button to open the Project Settings Dictionaries tab.