OCR
Overview
You can use this Snap to add a scanable layer on top of any image based PDF.
![Unstructured Adobe OCR](../../../img/snaps/snaps-productivity/sp-adobe-pdf/snap-adb-ocr.png)
Parse-type Snap
Works in Ultra Pipelines
Prerequisites
A valid Adobe Account.Limitations and known issues
None.
Snap views
View | Description | Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps |
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Input | This Snap has at the most one binary input view. It requires a PDF file in binary format. | File Reader |
Output | This Snap has at the most one document output view. It process and displays the modified PDF file in binary format in the output. | File Writer |
Error |
Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab. The available options are:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. |
Snap settings
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Suggestion icon (
): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
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Expression icon (
): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
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Add icon (
): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
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Remove icon (
): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field / Field set | Type | Description |
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Label | String |
Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if more than one of the same Snaps is in the pipeline. Default value: OCR Example: Adobe OCR |
Locale | String/Expression |
Required. Specify the locale to use for OCR. Alternatively, click the Suggestion icon to select the supported locale. Default value: en-US Example: da-DK |
Exact extract | Checkbox/Expression | Select this checkbox to perform OCR without deskewing the original PDF document. Default status: Deselected |
Snap execution | Dropdown list |
Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes.
Available options are:
Default value: Validate & Execute Example: Execute only |
Troubleshooting
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