Options

File Properties Tab

The following table lists the options that control the type of information returned by Read from Documents.

Table 1. Read from Documents Options

Option

Description

Server name

Specifies the name of the Spectrum Technology Platform server being used.

File/folder name

 The path and name of the source document or folder. If you want to point to a folder, use an asterisk as a wildcard character ("*") to select all files in the folder. If you want to point to multiple files of the same type within a folder, use the wildcard character plus the file extension ("*.pdf").

File type
The source document's file type, which will automatically be selected once you select a source:
  • Text
  • PDF
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • HTML

Extraction type
Documentation
Use the entire document.
Page
Use a specific page of a document.
Selection
Use a selected portion of a document.
Bookmarks
Use bookmarks from a PDF document.

Page selection

Only with Page extraction type. Select all pages or a range of pages.
Selected extraction

Only with Selection extraction type. Specifies the type of search.

Specify text

Only with Selection extraction type. Specifies the text to look for.

Exclude start text

Only with Selection extraction type and Start text option. Omits entered string from the returned data.

Specify end text

Only with Selection extraction type. Specifies the end text to look for.

Exclude end text

Only with Selection extraction type. Omits entered string from the end of the returned data.
Selection return

Only with Selection extraction type. Specifies how many paragraphs to return for each result. For example, if you choose "2" here, the returned data for each result will include the paragraph the result is in plus the subsequent paragraph, totaling two paragraphs. Default is 1. Not valid when end text is specified.

Fields Tab

Click Regenerate to define input fields.
Table 2. Output Data Options

Option

Description

Attribute Name

Shows the attribute that is most like the input field. For instance, if one if your fields contains date information and you call it "Date," you will see the "Date" attribute assigned to that field. This column is not editable.

Name

 The name of the field. This column is editable.

Type

The field's data type.

Include

 Specifies which fields to be included in a search index.