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UiPath Associate Certification Guide

You're reading from   UiPath Associate Certification Guide The go-to guide to passing the Associate certification exam with the help of mock tests and quizzes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801072731
Length 558 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Niyaz Ahmed Niyaz Ahmed
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Lahiru Fernando Lahiru Fernando
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Rajaneesh Balakrishnan Rajaneesh Balakrishnan
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Table of Contents (24) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Importance of RPA
2. Chapter 1: The Automation Journey and Identifying Suitable Business Processes FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: UiPath Ecosystem 4. Chapter 3: Introducing UiPath Orchestrator 5. Chapter 4: Create, Deploy, and Execute RPA Process on the UiPath Ecosystem 6. Part 2: UiPath Studio
7. Chapter 5: Learning about Variables and Arguments 8. Chapter 6: Understanding Different Control Flows 9. Chapter 7: Manipulating Data Using UiPath 10. Chapter 8: Exploring UiPath Selectors 11. Chapter 9: Learning the Uses of Data Tables and Exploring Excel Automation 12. Chapter 10: Exploring User Interfaces and User/Robot Interactions 13. Chapter 11: Automating PDF Data Extraction 14. Chapter 12: Exploring UiPath Email Automation 15. Part 3: Use Case and Exam Preparation
16. Chapter 13: Debugging 17. Chapter 14: Invoice Processing – Dispatcher 18. Chapter 15: Invoice Processing – Performer 19. Chapter 16: How to Prepare and What to Expect 20. Chapter 17: Mock Exam 1
21. Chapter 18: Mock Exam 2
22. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix

Chapter 11: Automating PDF Data Extraction

In previous chapters, we discussed different interaction methods that you can use to interact with multiple applications. In addition, we discussed how PDF files play a significant role in our day-to-day operations. PDF files are one of the most used document types across organizations/individuals to share information. The information shared in PDF files could include invoices, purchase orders, letters, financial information, legal documents, and more. Therefore, it is essential that you gain an understanding of how you can use UiPath to extract data from PDF files to perform manual actions automatically.

This chapter focuses on learning how to automate PDF files using UiPath and what activities are available to perform a successful PDF automation.

This chapter consists of the following sections:

  • Creating robots that read PDF text
  • Extracting text from a PDF using the Extract PDF Text and Extract PDF with OCR activities
  • ...
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