Text Condition Properties

Step Properties

Rule Tree

The Rule Tree section displays the full combination rules as a tree, which gives an overview of how the conditions work together as well as the result for each of these conditions for the current record or iteration.

Condition

First, the Condition List displays the conditions in list form, instead of the tree form above. 3 buttons are available next to the list:

• Add Condition: Click to create a new condition in the list. This will always branch the current condition as an "AND" operator.
• Delete Condition: Delete the currently selected condition.
• Rename Conditions: Click to open the Edit Conditions Dialog to rename conditions

Conditions are done by the comparison of two operands using a specific Operator. Both the Left and Right operands have the same properties:

• Based On:

• • Position: The data in the specified position for the comparison. The position options that follow depend on the data sample type.
  • • Left: The start position for the data selection. Note that conditions are done on the current line, either the current cursor position, or the current line in a Repeat step.
    • Right: The end position for the data selection.
    • Use Selection: Click to use the value of the current data selection for the extraction.
    • Trim: Select to trim empty characters at the beginning or the end of the field.
  • Value: A specified static text value.
  • • Value: The text value to use in the comparison.
    • Use selected text: Uses the text in the current data selection as the Value. If multiple lines or elements are selected, only the first one is used.
  • Field: The contents of a specific field in the Extracted Record.
  • • Field: The Extracted Record field to use in the comparison.
  • JavaScript: The result of a JavaScript Expression
  • • Expression: The JavaScript line that is evaluated. Note that the last value attribution to a variable is the one used as a result of the expression.
    • Use JavaScript Editor: Click to display the Edit Script dialog.
    • Use selected text: Inserts the text in the current data selection in the JavaScript Expression. If multiple lines or elements are selected, only the first one is used.
  • Data Property: The value of a Data-level property set in the Preprocessor Step.
  • Document Property: The current value of a Document-level property set in the Preprocessor Step.
  • Extractor Property: The value of an internal Extractor variable:
  • • Counter: The value of the current counter iteration in a Repeat Step.
    • Vertical Position: The current vertical position on the page, either in Measure (PDF) or Line (Text and CSV)
• Operators
• • is equal to: The two specified value are identical for the condition to be True.
  • contains: The first specified value contains the second one for the condition to be True.
  • is less than: The first specified value is smaller, numerically, than the second value for the condition to be True.
  • is greater than: The first specified value is larger, numerically, than the second value for the condition to be True.
  • is empty: The first specified value is empty. With this operator, there is no second value.
• Invert condition: Inverts the result of the condition. For instance, "is empty" becomes "is not empty".