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Vantage provides the following export options for document fields, text, and images.

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Export field values (Fields tab)

FormatExport OptionDescriptionFile Name
JSONValues, metadata, and field structure for each documentFull data extraction results. See JSON Schema for the output structure.<Applied_skill_name>.json
JSONValues onlyField values and rule errors. See JSON Schema for the output structure.<Applied_skill_name>_fields.json
CSVValues onlyField values.<Applied_skill_name>.csv*
When exporting image fields to CSV, their values in the CSV file are empty. If a repeating structure is nested within a group, its name appears as New Group/New Table, but in the child filename the slash is replaced with an underscore (for example, New Group_New Table_055fe8c.csv).
* If a document contains repeating objects (repeating fields, repeating groups of fields, tables), they are exported as separate files. The following naming scheme is used:
  • Parent CSV file: <Applied_skill_name>.csv
  • Child CSV files for repeating objects: <Field_path>_<random 7-character identifier>.csv
  • If the child CSV filename would exceed 250 characters, the alternate scheme is used: <Field_ID>_<random 7-character identifier>.csv
When exporting to a shared folder, the parent CSV file is saved in the transaction folder. If there are multiple documents of the same type in the transaction, and a separate CSV file is generated for each document:
  • A numeric postfix starting from 2 is added to the CSV filename.
  • A subfolder is created in the transaction folder for child CSV files, named <Applied_skill_name>_<N> or <Applied_skill_name>_fields_<N> (if JSON export — Values only is enabled), where N is the sequential document number in the transaction (starting from 2 when there’s more than one document).
  • For repeating objects, the name of the child CSV file is specified in the parent CSV file’s field value.
The CSV file is formatted as follows:
  • The field names are written into the first row.
  • Columns are comma-separated.
  • Encoding is UTF-8 with BOM.
  • Empty instances of repeating fields or groups, and empty table rows, are not exported — the resulting CSV has no empty rows.

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Export document text (Text tab)

FormatExport OptionDescriptionFile Name
JSONText onlyA JSON file containing only recognized text; document layout is not preserved.<Applied_skill_name>_text.json
JSONPreserve document structureA JSON file containing recognized text with the document layout preserved.<Applied_skill_name>_text.json
XMLText onlyAn XML file containing only recognized text; document layout is not preserved.<Applied_skill_name>.xml
XMLPreserve document structureAn XML file containing recognized text with the document layout preserved.<Applied_skill_name>.xml
ALTOXMLText onlyAn ALTO XML file (schema 4.2) containing only recognized text; document layout is not preserved.<Applied_skill_name>.xml
ALTOXMLPreserve document structureAn ALTO XML file (schema 4.2) containing recognized text with the document layout preserved.<Applied_skill_name>.xml
TXTA plain text document. The original document structure is preserved using whitespace.<Applied_skill_name>.txt
DOCXEditableAn editable Word document which may not look exactly like the original.<Applied_skill_name>.docx
DOCXExactA non-editable Word document. The original document structure is fully preserved.<Applied_skill_name>.docx
XLSXAn editable Excel document. The original document structure is preserved.<Applied_skill_name>.xlsx
PPTXAn editable PowerPoint document. The original document structure is preserved.<Applied_skill_name>.pptx
HTMLAn HTML document that preserves the original document structure.<Applied_skill_name>.html
Selecting Text only for JSON, XML, or ALTOXML makes export to DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX unavailable.
Export options (Text only and Preserve document structure) for JSON, XML, and ALTOXML cannot differ. Setting one of these formats updates the same option for the others.
Exported text reflects any field-value changes made by the Manual Review operator during manual review.
When exporting to a shared folder, all files are saved in the transaction folder. Numeric postfixes starting from 2 are added to filenames when there’s more than one document of the same type in the transaction.

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Export document images (Image tab)

FormatExport OptionDescriptionFile Name
PDFPDF/A-3aA PDF file with a text layer over the document image. Reflects Manual Review changes.<Applied_skill_name>.pdf
PDFPDF/A-3bA PDF file with a text layer over the document image. Reflects Manual Review changes.<Applied_skill_name>.pdf
PDFImage-onlyA non-editable PDF in PDF/A-3b standard without a text layer.<Applied_skill_name>.pdf
TIFFAn enhanced image in TIFF format.<Applied_skill_name>.tiff
JPEGMaximum qualityAn enhanced JPEG image at 95% quality.pages/page_<N>.jpg
JPEGSmaller file sizeAn enhanced JPEG image at 75% quality — readable while reducing file size.pages/page_<N>.jpg
For each PDF export option, you can choose between Smaller file size (default) and Maximum quality. Smaller file size uses Mixed Raster Content (MRC) compression, which picks optimal compression separately for text, pictures, and background. When exporting to a shared folder, a subfolder is created for each document in the transaction:
  • The subfolder name is <Applied_skill_name>_<N>, or <Applied_skill_name>_fields_<N> if JSON export — Values only is enabled. N is the sequential number of the document in the transaction (starting from 2 when there’s more than one document).
  • Within the subfolder, a Pages subfolder stores the JPG files, named page_<N>.jpg, where N is the page number.
  • PDF and TIFF files are saved in the transaction folder.
  • Numeric postfixes starting from 2 are added to filenames when there’s more than one document of the same type.

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General naming scheme

Most exported files contain <Applied_skill_name> in their names, which is one of:
  • The name of the last Document skill applied to the document.
  • The name of the last Classification skill applied, if no Document skill was applied.
  • Unknown if no Document or Classification skills were applied, even though at least one exists in the Process skill flow.
If there are multiple output files and export to a shared folder is configured, incrementing numbers are appended to filenames to keep each name unique.

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Error output

If a transaction does not complete successfully, Vantage generates an Error.json file containing:
  • Transaction identifier
  • Transaction status (Failed)
  • Error message
  • Array of all source file identifiers and names in the transaction
Exported data is stored for 2 weeks by default, per the retention policy.

Output activity

Overview of the Output activity and the destinations it supports.

Export to a shared folder

Send processing results to an SFTP-accessible shared folder.

Export to an external system

Export results to a third-party system using a custom script.

JSON Schema

Structure of the JSON output produced for each transaction.

XML Schema

Structure of the XML output produced for each transaction.