Guide Section: Processing Object Data | EASAP Tree: DATA PROCESSING Branch / EVENT PROCESSING Branch / PROCESSES Branch

Below we describe an EXTRACT under a DATA PROCESSING.

When using EXTRACT under an EVENT PROCESSING, its Child FIND's will be explicit objects.

The Extract Tool automates the creation and configuration of:

• EXTRACT
• FIND
• REPEAT

See Extracting Data From Files.

EXTRACT is a Parent for objects that define data extraction from a text file or a SCALAR reference.

EXTRACT has two functions:

1. To identify the source to extract data from either:
   • Path to a text file
   • Value from an SCALAR reference
2. As a Parent to FIND and REPEAT.

• More than one EXTRACT can be used per text file.
• An EXTRACT represents a single pass through a text file.

A literal path in File: may point to any of the following:

• The path of an existing uploaded file in the EASA folder
• A file created from a submitted EASAP run within the PROCESSES branch
• An existing FILE CHOICE which prompts for a file from the User
  • When specifying a FILE CHOICE object within an EXTRACT's File: parameter,
    • Do not use delimiters for the object name
    • The FILE CHOICE must have:
      • Path Type:→Full Path

EXTRACT
Essential Parameters:
File:	Data source (Literal text path, SCALAR reference or FILE CHOICE allowed)
Optional Parameters:
Type:	Select data source type from which to extract data (default→File, File Choice, DOR)
Encoding:	Text encoding used in text files specified in File: (default→US-ASCII)
Delimiter:	Character to delimit SCALAR reference in File: (default→%)
Extraction Delimiter:	Character to delimit object references in the Value: parameter of a FIND described below. default→%.