PDF to Excel - unstructured and structured data - methodologies and workflow

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Hi UiPath Community,

Good afternoon,

I have completed some of the basics in handling the UiPath Software through the UiPath Academy but I feel more a noob than a rookie trying to solve some real issues. So, guide me through this marvellous RPA software. :slight_smile: and thank you in advance

In an attached file I presented the type of data in PDF I am mining/scraping. The data are inside the tables in which occasionally has images and tables inside them.

PDF_example
PDF_example811Ă—521 89.1 KB

1st issue - per definition this is considered structured data ou unstructured data? Due to the nature of this particular data set aroused some doubts…

2nd issue - what the best activities/methods for this particular case? I try the following: Screen Scraping, Read PDF, PDF to Excel (as a suggested package) and Write Range…I could not get the desired outcome.

The next file is my attempt to extract the data to put in Excel…however, it seems to me that I lack some understanding in both basics workflows and advanced features in some of activities/methods (?!)

Worflow_PDFtoExcel
Worflow_PDFtoExcel1148Ă—486 28.8 KB

Could you suggest documentation, alternative packages and tips?

Yours Sincerely,
André Pedroso

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Hi Andre,

This link could help you. Learn Robotic Process Automation with RPA Tutorials for Beginners

I have a question: How many pdf do you wanna get the information inside? All of them have the same structure?

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Hi Carmen,

Thank you for your reply, I am grateful for that link and I will read carefully.

Accordingly, with a list I have, the documentation is between 150 PDFs and 300 documents from other sources. And yes, the structure is the same with a header detailing the origin of the information.

Why you are asking about this? Could affected the desired outcome?

Yours Sincerely,
André Pedroso

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I was wondering just because looks to me like a messy structure. But if all your documents are the same you should be able to get all the information without problem.

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Hi, Carmen,

The PDF is organized, I just cut in some places due some data confidentiality.

I am going to try to implement accordingly with the documentation you gave to me…I will give you the feedback.

Yours Sincerely,
André Pedroso

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Hey Andre,

As a completion to Carmen’s answer it seems that your pdf has structured data after all. There is no clear recipe to extract the data, trial and error works best when you are a rookie (at least this is how i learned).

I think Lesson 3 - Data Manipulation & Lesson 10 - PDF might shed some light on a high level of extracting the data.

Try Carmen’s suggestions first, it’s a good idea and let us know what specific issues you encounter.

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Hi Ovi,

After a few changes, and relearning a few things I am unsuccessful in scrapping the information from PDF to EXCEL.

Main_1.xaml (7.1 KB)
SADI_MALL.pdf (520.2 KB)

I insert the pdf file in question (with authorization from my boss and well what I was trying to do), I did have two weeks on this only, due to other tasks I must attend at company.

Update as trying understanding the errors.

Main_v2.xaml (8.6 KB)

Yours Sincerely,
André Pedroso

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Is partial working…but I still have issues