Quick Fields Enhancement Idea - variable Zone OCR boundaries

asked on May 19, 2015 • Show version history

I'd like to see a capability I've seen in other packages that allow you to create a Zone OCR based on the location of found words.

For example, I have a invoice that has a variable location for the Invoice Number and Amounts. In my case it prints it inside a text box at the end of a list of items. So it can be 20% up the page or 50% up the page. The actual number is always directly under the Invoice Number.

What I'd like to see is some sort of Zone OCR function that allows us to add a percentage (or pixels) onto the location boundaries of a previously ocr'd text. I imagine it could be property on a previous pattern match. I could then take those values and tell it to add some amount to it.

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replied on May 19, 2015

I get this request all the time from Account Payable. It would be a useful feature. It seems like the OCR engine knows exactly where the font is located and exactly what the dimensions of the word is. It can highlight the word perfectly in a search.

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replied on May 19, 2015

Yup. The other use for this would be to re-ocr that section with a number preference on. I.e. you find "Invoice Amount:" and have a small OCR directly to the right of that (or under in my example) and tell it to OCR that zone with a Numerical Preference (or better yet a custom preference)

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replied on July 17, 2018

Any status on the feature request? It would be really useful.

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