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EXTRACT
Guide Section: Processing Object Data, Processing Events and Performing Actions
EASAP Tree:
DATA PROCESSING → LIST
EVENT PROCESSING → ACTION → DATA PROCESSING ACTIONS
PROCESSES → DATA PROCESSING ACTIONS
EXTRACT is a Parent for objects that define data extraction from a text file or a SCALAR reference.
EXTRACT has two functions,
- To identify the source to extract data from either,
- Path to a text file
- Value from an SCALAR reference
- More than one EXTRACT can be used per text file.
- An EXTRACT represents a single pass through a text file.
The Extract Tool automates the creation and configuration of,
- EXTRACT
- FIND
- REPEAT
 EXTRACT |
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| 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→%. |
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