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Using the wizard for PDF/VT and AFP files
The pages in PDF/VT and AFP files can be grouped on several levels. Additional information
can be attached to each level in the structure. The structure and additional information are
stored in the file's metadata.
The DataMapper wizard for PDF files lets you select a level to trigger the start of a new record
and it also enables you to extract the additional information from the metadata. You can extract
data from the content afterwards.
Tip
To extract information from the metadata in the extraction workflow itself, you have to create a
JavaScript extraction (see "Using scripts in the DataMapper" on page255 and "extractMeta()" on
page277).
If the PDF doesn't contain any metadata, each page is a new record - in other words, a
boundary is set at the start of a new page -, which is exactly what happens when you open the
file without a wizard.
You can open a PDF/VT file with a wizard using the Welcome screen or the File menu.
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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 Create a New Configuration.
3.
From the Using a wizard pane, select PDF/VT.
4.
Click the Browse button and open the PDF/VT 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 file you want to work with. Click
Next.
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