Subfields tab - Properties of Advanced Zone Locator window

Advanced Zone Locator icon Use the Advanced Zone Locator to extract data that is located in a consistent position across all documents in a class. For example, to extract data from structured documents such as forms.

Most locators, such as format locators, produce only one result. The Advanced Zone Locator can produce multiple results, known as subfields. The Subfields tab enables you to map zones that determine how data is extracted and mapped to these subfields.

The Subfield Definition group lists all subfields as well as enables you manage those subfields using the following buttons:

Button

Description

Add icon   Add

Click to add a subfield. In the Name column, type a name for your subfield. The best practice for naming subfields is that you use the naming convention "SF_<Descriptive Name>."

Delete icon   Delete

Click to remove the currently selected subfield.

For the CheckReader you cannot delete the subfields.

Rename icon   Rename

Click to change the name of the selected subfield.

Generate

By default, a subfield is created automatically and mapped to the zones. If you have deleted the subfield and want to create a new subfield automatically, then click this button. The mapping on this tab is intended to be used for zones that were added manually and where the subfields were not generated automatically.

If you are using the CheckReader you cannot delete the subfields and as a result, the Generate button is disabled.

The Zone/Subfield Mapping group lists each subfield and their corresponding zone.

The following buttons are available at the bottom of this window:

Button

Description

Close

Closes the window and saves your changes.

Test icon   Test

Tests the locator settings. The results are displayed on the Test Results tab that is displayed automatically when you click this button.

Depending on the locator method, this button may have additional modes if the locator uses other locators as input.

Help icon  Help

Displays the help for the open window.