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FromtheWelcomescreen
1.
OpenthePlanetPressConnectWelcomepagebyclickingthe iconatthetoprightor
selecttheHelpmenuandthenWelcome.
2. ClickNew DataMapper Configuration.
3. FromtheUsing a wizardpane,selectPDF/VT or AFP.
4. ClicktheBrowsebuttonandopenthePDF/VTorAFPfileyouwanttoworkwith.Click
Next.
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FromtheFilemenu
1. Inthemenu,clickFile > New.
2. ClicktheData mapping Wizardsdrop-downandselectFrom PDF/VT or AFP.
3. ClickNext.
4. ClicktheBrowsebuttonandopenthePDF/VTorAFPfileyouwanttoworkwith.Click
Next.
Afterselectingthefile,selectthefollowingoptionsintheMetadatapage:
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Metadata record levels:Usethedrop-downtoselectwhatlevelinthemetadatadefinesa
record.
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Field List:ThislistdisplaysallfieldsonthechosenlevelandhigherlevelsinthePDF/VTorAFP
metadata.Therightcolumnshowsthefieldname.Theleftcolumndisplaysthelevelonwhichitis
located.Checkanyfieldtoaddittotheextraction.
Note: NOP(NoOperation)recordsinAFPfilescannotbeextracted.
ClickFinishtoclosethedialogandopentheactualDataMappingconfiguration.
OntheSettingspane,youwillseethattheboundarytriggerissettoOn metadata.Theselected
metadatafieldsareaddedtotheDataModel.
Note: ExtractingdatafromaPDFthatcomesfromaWindows printer queue(aPDFconverted
toPostScript,convertedbacktoPDFbyanInputtaskinWorkflow)mightnotwork(seetheCon-
nectKnowledgeBase.)
Theruleofthumbis:ifcopy-pastefromAcrobatworks,sowilldatamapping;ifnot,theDataMap-
perwon'teither.
Note: Rotated pagesinaPDFaresupported(ifrotated0/90/180/270degrees).TheExtract
stepwillbeabletoextractdatafromhorizontalandverticallinesoftextonrotatedpages.Motion
steps(suchastheRepeatstepandtheGotostep)however,canonlyworkasexpectediftexton
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