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A Table element is used to detect tables of different structures, including tables on financial documents. Additionally, a Table element can be used to detect any data which have a table-like structure. The program will rely on black separator lines and white gaps to look for table cells. Table elements are marked with Table element icon in the FlexiLayout tree.

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Create a Table element

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Switch to the FlexiLayout window

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Go to the nesting level for the new element

Go down the FlexiLayout tree to the nesting level where you want to create a new element (select SearchElements for the first level).
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Add a Table element

Select FlexiLayout → Add Element → Table.
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Specify the element properties

Configure the following tabs:
  • On the General tab, enter a name for the element and an optional comment, and specify whether the element is optional or required.
    The name of an element must start with a letter or an underscore, which may be followed by letters or digits. You cannot use spaces or the following special symbols: ., ,, :, -, \, /. The name must not coincide with any of the reserved words.
  • On the Columns tab, specify the Table block bound to the element. After you specify the Table block, a list of all the columns of the selected block appears in the List1 field. For each column, specify its search constraints.
  • On the Order tab, specify the orders in which the columns may occur in the table on the images.
  • On the Header tab, specify the properties of the table header.
  • On the Footer tab, specify the properties of the table footer.
  • On the Rows tab, specify the properties of the rows.
  • On the Search Constraints and Relations tabs, specify the search area for the entire table, including its body, header, and footer.
  • On the Advanced tab, specify additional search relations if required.