What is a Config File

A config file is an Excel File (or a Google Sheet) that describes the characteristics of the table we are trying to extract with the Extract

Config File Structure

A config file structure follows the sequence below

Flowchart of the basic structure of a config file

Flowchart of the basic structure of a config file

Example of a Config File

Let’s start by analyzing a simple PDF statement

FBNZ PDF Statement

The PDF statements from FBNZ are quite straight forward

A table in a FBNZ statement

A table in a FBNZ statement

Excel Config File for FBNZ

The config file below will extract the table above

Excel Config File for FBNZ

Excel Config File for FBNZ

FBNZ output

When the FBNZ PDF document and the FBNZ Config File are put into the Extract, we get the following output

FBNZ output received from the Extract

FBNZ output received from the Extract