How do I read a PDF in Blue Prism?

Run the ‘Start process’ action. A txt file with the PDF content should have been created at the same location as the PDF. Use Utility File Managment -> ‘Read All Text from File’, and voila!

Does Blue Prism have OCR?

An OCR engine is available within Blue Prism for situations where it is not appropriate to use the native character recognition engine to interact with on-screen text. The Blue Prism capability uses an embeped Tesseract OCR engine to recognise text using pattern matching and complex, language-based text recognition.

Can RPA read PDF?

Extracting text from PDF files The RPA. PDF library includes tools to create and read the contents of PDF files.

What is OCR in Blue Prism?

The Blue Prism capability uses an embeped Tesseract OCR engine to recognise text using pattern matching and complex, language-based text recognition. In order to maximise the effectiveness of the recognition a minimum of 300 dots-per-inch (dpi) is required.

How do I convert a PDF to blue prism in Excel?

If you have Acrobat Pro you can directly use the Export to generate excel, you can also write code for it. Or you can get data from PDF using BP, format it (using regex) and save it in Excel. Another option is to write a script in python and call it using BP.

How do I automate PDF with Blueprism?

You have to attach the PDF file, detach it and then reattach it during automation for PDF integration/automation to work. Then, only then BP is able to create an instance handle to work with a PDF file. PS : This holds true for Blue Prism v5.

What language does Blue Prism use?

Blue Prism is an RPA Tool which holds the capability of virtual workforce powered by software robots. This helps the enterprises to automate the business operations in an agile and cost-effective manner. The tool is based on Java Programming Language and offers a visual designer with drag and drop functionalities.

How do I read data from a PDF?

A copy & paste approach is the most practical option when dealing with a manageable number of PDF documents.

1. Open each PDF file.
2. Selection a portion of data or text on a particular page or set of pages.
3. Copy the selected information.
4. Paste the copied information on a DOC, XLS or CSV file.

How do I read PDF files?

Read Aloud for PDF Files

1. Open the PDF file in Adobe Reader DC.
2. Go to the page you want read.
3. From the View menu select READ OUT LOUD. Click ACTIVATE READ OUT LOUD.
4. From the View menu select READ OUT LOUD. Click READ THIS PAGE ONLY (SHIFT + CTRL+ C is used to Pause/Resume).

Why do pdfs turn blue?

This happens because the document contains at least one pre-existing viewport, which defines the scale and units of measurement. If the entire page turns blue, that means there are multiple overlapping viewports which should be removed.