Locator method types
The following locator method types are available:
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This locator method finds addresses on structured, unstructured, and semi-structured machine-printed US documents. |
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This locator method reads the content of one or more predefined zones and maps the extracted value to corresponding fields. |
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This locator method reads the content of predefined zone(s) and recognizes difficult characters like words in cursive handwriting. The A2iA Zone Locator is licensed separately. |
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This locator method finds and reads bar codes on a document. |
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This locator method uses another Kofax TotalAgility project with a classification scheme that differs from current project, to classify a document and save the results to an index field. For example, it is possible to define a project that classifies documents for 50 different languages. Using this language project, Kofax TotalAgility can further classify the current document to determine the language in the field that is assigned to the locator. |
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This locator method matches records in a database based on data found on a document and returns database records as field values. |
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This locator method finds items on a document using regular expressions. This locator finds data found that is consistent in format, such as amounts, dates, and numbers. |
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This locator method returns fields related to the supplier or vendor, such as the order number and order date. |
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This locator method takes results from four other locators. This locator provides numbers, amounts, and dates, and extracts invoice header data, such as the invoice number, order date, total, and tax values. |
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This locator method uses technology that integrates a back-extraction feature that automatically extracts and matches invoice line items with purchase order data. |
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This locator method extracts named entities such as a people, places, organizations, roles, times, amounts, etc. These named entities are found in unstructured, natural language text like sentences found in emails, documents, or even a report, to name a few. |
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This locator method returns fields related to the type of information typically found in invoice headers, such as invoice number, invoice date, customer ID and VAT ID. |
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This locator method uses custom script events to locate data. The locator exits to a script that implements the location method or calls a custom locator DLL. Scripts are written with the built-in VBA-compatible script language. |
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This locator method detects the mood or sentiment of a document so that you know if it contains a majority of negative content such as words or phrases, an equal amount of positive and negative content, or a majority of positive content. |
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This locator method provides a summary of a document. |
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This locator method fills table fields. Fields are defined in a table model and then those fields are mapped to the locator. Note To train this locator method, manually enable training.
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This locator method finds data in unstructured documents. In order to use this locator training documents are required. Note You cannot train this locator using
online learning. Although this locator can collect training documents, you must train it manually, which can
be time consuming.
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This locator method provides a theme or topic for a document. |
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This locator method returns trainable fields for all relevant field data on a document. |
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This locator method detects the vendor address on an invoice. The locator uses other information such as name, address, VAT ID, phone number, PO number, and so forth, together with a vendor database or PO database to identify vendors and match them to the Vendor database records. |
All locators have test modes that help you fine-tune and configure locator settings. Test results are highlighted in the Document Viewer and displayed in an extraction result list , sorted by confidence.
In addition to these locator method types, there are also evaluator methods and trainable locator methods.