Data Element (Concept)

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Data Element refers to the objects in Grooper used to collect data from a document. These include: data_table Data Models, insert_page_break Data Sections, variables Data Fields, table Data Tables, and view_column Data Columns.

About

The "Data Element Objects" within Grooper consist of:

data_table Data Model ...

variables Data Field ...

insert_page_break Data Section ...

table Data Table and ...

view_column Data Column objects.

Each of these objects has its own function within the data capture and organization framework. These objects are, however, all interconnected within Grooper's data extraction architecture.

The relationship between these "Data Element Objects" 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.

Related Objects

Data Model

data_table Data Model node objects serve as the top-tier structure defining the taxonomy for Data Elements and are leveraged during the Extract Activity to extract data from a folder Batch Folders. They are a hierarchy of Data Elements that sets the stage for the extraction logic and review of data collected from documents.

Data Field

variables Data Field node objects are created as child objects of a data_table Data Model. A Data Field is a representation of a single piece of data targeted for extraction on a document.

Data Fields are frequently referred to simply as "fields".

Data Section

insert_page_break Data Section objects are grouping mechanisms for related variables Data Fields. Data Sections organize and segment child Data Elements into logical divisions of a document based on the structure and semantics of the information the documents contain.

Data Table

table Data Table objects are utilized for extracting repeating data that's formatted in rows and columns, allowing for complex multi-instance data organization that would be present in table-formatted content.

Data Column

view_column Data Column node objects are child objects of a table Data Table, representing individual columns and defining the type of data each column holds along with its data extraction properties.