Understanding extraction fields

Field type

Description

Training data format

Target data values

Amount

A number that can contain commas and periods as thousands and decimal separators. This field is often used for currencies.

Notes:

  • There is no minimum number of leading or trailing digits. The application supports a single decimal separator followed by a maximum of two digits.
  • Do not include currency symbols or minus signs in the training data format. The currency symbols and minus signs in the target document are extracted automatically.
  • A target value of 0 is not supported.

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For example,

1234.56

$1,234.56

-$1.234.56

Date

A number that represents a date value, depending on the configured country or region for your device.

Calendar interface

3-5-2015

3/5/2015

3/5/15

Mar 5, 2015

March 5, 2015

05 Mar 2015

Integer

A number up to 16 digits long.

Notes:

  • The number must be a signed 64-bit integer (-9223372036854775807 to 9223372036854775807). Numbers smaller or larger than this range must use the String type.
  • Do not include minus signs in the training data format. The minus signs in the target document are extracted automatically.
  • A target value of 0 is not supported.

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For example,

123456

123456

-123456

Phrase

A series of alphanumeric characters or a group of words separated by spaces.

Note:  The field matching is case sensitive.

For example,

ABC Company

ABC Company

String

A series of alphanumeric characters without spaces.

Note:  The field matching is not case sensitive.

For example,

ABC

ABC