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== About ==
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=== Types of Data Elements ===
The "Data Element" nodes in '''Grooper''' consist of:
: {{DataModelIcon}} '''[[Data Model]]''' ...
: {{DataFieldIcon}} '''[[Data Field]]''' ...
: {{DataSectionIcon}} '''[[Data Section]]''' ...
: {{DataTableIcon}} '''[[Data Table]]''' and ...
: {{DataColumnIcon}} '''[[Data Column]]''' nodes .
Each of these nodes has its own function within Grooper's data extraction architecture but are also intimately related to each other.

The relationship between these Data Elements is hierarchical and modular. 

* The '''Data Model''' acts as the overall blueprint for data extraction.
* '''Data Sections''' structure the document into logical parts. '''Data Sections''' can also serve as simple organizational objects within a '''Data Model''' to ''bucket'' similar "Data Elements" together.
* '''Data Tables''' are incorporated into the model to handle tabular data. Each '''Data Table''' comprises '''Data Columns''' which specify the format and rules for columnar data extraction.
* Finally, '''Data Fields''' are the fundamental units of data of any kind representing individual pieces of non-repeated data within a document. The exception to this is when '''Data Fields''' are contained within a "multi instance" '''Data Section''' that occurs repeatedly within a document.
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=== Related Node Types ===
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==== Data Model ====
{{#lst:Glossary|Data Model}}
==== Data Field ====
{{#lst:Glossary|Data Field}}
==== Data Section ====
{{#lst:Glossary|Data Section}}
==== Data Table ====
{{#lst:Glossary|Data Table}}
==== Data Column ====
{{#lst:Glossary|Data Column}}
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<section end="Data Element Objects" />

== Object Model info ==

<big>Grooper Type Name</big>
:''{{TypeName|Data Element}}''

{{Inheritance|Grooper Object|Connected Object|Node|Data Element}}

<big>Derived Types</big>
:::: '''Data Element''' (''{{HelpLink|Data Element}}'')
::::: {{WikiHelpLinks|Data Field}}
:::::: {{WikiHelpLinks|Data Column}}
::::: {{WikiHelpLinks|Data Field Container}}
:::::: {{WikiHelpLinks|Data Element Container}}
::::::: {{WikiHelpLinks|Data Model}}
::::::: {{WikiHelpLinks|Data Section}}
:::::: {{WikiHelpLinks|Data Table}}

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