Data types of the text entry field

Text fields of the Address type have the following settings:

• Details
  Options in this group let you change the recognition language, specify a custom dictionary and select more specific types of data, such as e-mail addresses and postal addresses. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the text field with a summary of the selected field's properties.
• Language
  The recognition language of the field.
• Content settings: General
  In this case we recommend connecting a custom dictionary in order to improve recognition quality. To do this, enable the Use custom dictionary option and click Edit... to edit the dictionary. You can create a custom dictionary by adding words to it using the Add... button or by importing words from a TXT or DIC file. To import words from a file, click the Load... button and specify the path to the file.
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the replacement or deletion of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  Use the options in this group to place constraints on the contents of fields, such as a limit on the amount of characters it can contain.
  For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
  The Cannot be blank option in this group determines whether this field is required.

Text fields of the Amount of Money type have the following settings:

• Process value as text
  Enable this option if you want the value of a field to be processed as regular text. This can be useful when a sum of money cannot be brought to the standard format, or when you do not need to process it as a number. A custom dictionary can be used to check the value, and value range constraints can be specified in the same way as for text. For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
• Details
  Use the settings in this group to change the recognition language, specify additional parameters for whole numbers and fractions, and select more specific data types such as two-digit numbers and Roman numerals. To change these options, click the Edit... button to the right of the field with a description of the selected field's parameters.
• Language
  The field's recognition language.
• Content settings: General
  This group contains additional settings for whole numbers and fractions.
  For negative numbers, you can allow the minus sign to be on the right of the number (example: - 54), and allow negative numbers to be written as numbers in parentheses, making (54) equivalent to -54.
  The following options are available for fractions: Must have fractional part, Allow more than two digits in fractional part: 54.3679 and Allow space as decimal mark: 54 36.
• If the Only integer values option is selected, separators between the whole number and the fraction will be ignored. These include decimal points, commas, hyphens, equal signs and spaces.
  Note: The Allow space as decimal mark: 54 36 option will work only if the One word option on the Recognition tab is disabled.
• Currencies from Document Definition properties
  Contains a predefined list of major currency codes and symbols. To modify this list, click the Edit... button next to the  Currencies from Document Definition properties option. In the Currency Symbols dialog box that opens, you can add or remove currency codes or symbols. For more information about extracting amounts of money, see Document Definition properties.
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the removal of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  Checks whether a value falls within a specified range. To specify this range, click the Edit... button to the right of the Validation field. For details, see Value range constraints for numbers.
  The Cannot be blank option determines whether this field is required.
• Use normalization
  Use options in this group to specify a custom format for values of the Amount of Money type. Click the Edit Normalization Settings... button to open the Currency Normalization Settings dialog that contains these options. The top part of this dialog contains an example of how a positive number and a negative number will look like after the settings are applied. These settings are described below:
• Minimum number of digits in integer part
  Possible values range from 0 to 9.
• Digit grouping
  Separates groups of three digits in numbers with spaces.
• Digit grouping symbol
  The symbol that will be used to separate groups of digits. Possible values are space, comma, and period.
• Decimal symbol
  The symbol used to separate the integer part of a decimal number from the fractional part. Possible values are a period or a comma.
• Minimum number of digits after decimal marker
  The minimum number of digits in the fractional part of a decimal number. Possible values: 0 to 4.
• Maximum number of digits after decimal marker
  The maximum number of digits in the fractional part of a decimal number. Possible values: 0 to 4.
  If this parameter is set to 0, the decimal fraction will be rounded to the nearest integer.
• Use brackets for negative values
  Enable this option if you want negative numbers to be enclosed in parentheses instead of preceded by a minus sign.
• Currency format
  Select the desired currency format from this drop-down list.
  Note: Normalized numbers have to be available for fields. If settings from the Use normalization group contradict settings from the Details group, an error will occur when the template is checked.

Important! Number data types shouldn't be used for fields that only contain digits but are more than just a number, such as card numbers and passport numbers. Using number data types for these fields can cause problems like the removal of zeroes from the beginning of values that start with zeroes. In such cases we recommend either creating a custom data type with an alphabet that includes all digits (from 0 to 9), using a regular expression. If you still want to use a number data type, you should enable the Process value as text option.

Text fields of the Code (codes include letters and digits) type have the following settings:

• Details
  Use the settings in this group to change the recognition language, specify a custom dictionary, and select more specific data types such as a social security number. To change these options, click the Edit... button to the right of the field with a description of the selected field's parameters.
• Language
  The recognition language for the field.
• Content settings: General
  In this case we recommend connecting a custom dictionary in order to improve recognition quality. To do this, enable the Use custom dictionary option and click Edit... to edit the dictionary. You can create a custom dictionary by adding words to it using the Add... button or by importing words from a TXT or DIC file. To import words from a file, click the Load... button and specify the path to the file.
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the removal of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  Options in this group can be used to specify constraints on a field's contents, including the number of characters. For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
  The Cannot be blank option determines whether this field is required.

Text fields of the Date type have the following settings:

• Process value as text
  Enable this option if you want the value of a field to be processed as regular text. This can be useful when a date cannot be brought to the standard format, or when you do not need to process it as a date. A custom dictionary can be used to check the value, and value range constraints can be specified in the same way as for text. For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
• Details
  This group of options can be used to change the recognition language, change the order of different parts of the date, add the time or day of the week, and select a more specific data type, such as a month in roman numerals. To change these options, click the Edit... button to the right of the field with a summary of the selected field's properties.
• Language
  The recognition language for the field.
• Content settings: General
  Settings for standard date types include: May include month in words (permits the month to be written in letters in addition to digits), May include day of week (permits the date field to include the day of the week), and May include time (permits the time to be included in the date field).
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Order of date components
  Select one or more possible date types. If several date types are selected and the Use first acceptable date format option is not enabled, the suitable date format will be selected by the program.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the removal of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  Checks if the date falls within a specified range. To specify this range, click the Edit... button to the right of the Validation field. For details, see Values range constraints for date.
  The Cannot be blank option determines whether this field is required.
• Use normalization
  Options in this group can be used to specify a custom output format of values of the Date type. To change these settings, click the Edit Normalization Settings... button. The top part of the Date Normalization Settings dialog contains examples of entries as they will appear after all settings are applied. These settings are described below:
• Date format
  The output format for dates.
• Date delimiter
  The character that will be used to separate different parts of the date.
• Has day of week
  Indicates that the day of the week is the first part of the date. If no day of the week can be found during recognition, the program will determine the day of the week based on the date.
• Has time
  Indicates that the date is followed by the time. If no time can be found during recognition, the value 00:00 will be added to the date. The format of the time is determined by the two following options.
• Time format
  The output format of time values.
• Time delimiter
  The character used to separate parts of the time value.

Important! Normalized numbers have to be available for fields. If settings from the Use normalization group contradict settings from the Details group, an error will occur when the template is checked.

Important! The program includes an intellectual data detection mechanism.

For example, if the program encounters an ambiguous date (say 01/02/02), it will offer a list of possible values based on the settings specified.

If the date contains a day of the week that does not match the date, a formatting error will be issued during verification.

Values with spelling or recognition errors will be automatically replaced with the correct ones(e.g. "Wensday " will be changed to "Wednesday" and "Septembere" will be changed to "September").

Text fields of the Name type have the following settings:

• Details
  Use the settings in this group to change the recognition language, specify a custom dictionary, and select more specific data types such as a last name or a surname. To change these options, click the Edit... button to the right of the field with a description of the selected field's parameters.
• Language
  The recognition language for the field.
• Content settings: General
  In this case we recommend connecting a custom dictionary in order to improve recognition quality. To do this, enable the Use custom dictionary option and click Edit... to edit the dictionary. You can create a custom dictionary by adding words to it using the Add... button or by importing words from a TXT or DIC file. To import words from a file, click the Load... button and specify the path to the file.
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the removal of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  Options in this group can be used to specify constraints on a field's contents, including the number of characters. For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
  The Cannot be blank option determines whether this field is required.

Text fields of the Number type have the following settings:

• Process value as text
  Enable this option if you want the value of a field to be processed as regular text. This can be useful when a number cannot be brought to the standard format, or when you do not need to process it as a number. A custom dictionary can be used to check the value, and value range constraints can be specified in the same way as for text. For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
• Details
  Use the settings in this group to change the recognition language, specify additional parameters for whole numbers and fractions, and select more specific data types such as two-digit numbers and Roman numerals. To change these options, click the Edit... button to the right of the field with a description of the selected field's parameters.
• Language
  The field's recognition language.
• Content settings: General
  This group contains additional settings for whole numbers and fractions.
  For negative numbers, you can allow the minus sign to be on the right of the number (example: - 54), and allow negative numbers to be written as numbers in parentheses, making (54) equivalent to -54.
  The following options are available for fractions: Must have fractional part, Allow more than two digits in fractional part and Allow space as decimal marker.
  If the Only integer values is selected, separators between the whole number and the fraction will be ignored. These include decimal points, commas, hyphens, equal signs and spaces.
  Note: The Allow space as decimal marker option will work only if the One word option on the Recognition tab is disabled.
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the removal of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  Checks if the date falls within a specified range. To specify this range, click the Edit... button to the right of the Validation field. For details, see Value range constraints for numbers.
  The Cannot be blank option determines whether this field is required.
• Use normalization
  Use options in this group to specify a custom format for values of the Number type. Click the Edit Normalization Settings... button to open the Number Normalization Settings dialog that contains these options. The top part of this dialog contains an example of how a positive number and a negative number will look like after the settings are applied. These settings are described below:
• Minimum number of digits in integer part
  Possible values range from 0 to 9.
• Digit grouping
  Separates groups of three digits in numbers with spaces.
• Digit grouping symbol
  The symbol that will be used to separate groups of digits. Possible values are space, comma, and period.
• Decimal symbol
  The symbol used to separate the integer part of a decimal number from the fractional part. Possible values are a period or a comma.
• Minimum number of digits after decimal marker
  The minimum number of digits in the fractional part of a decimal number. Possible values: 0 to 4.
• Maximum number of digits after decimal marker
  The maximum number of digits in the fractional part of a decimal number. Possible values: 0 to 4.
  If this parameter is set to 0, the decimal fraction will be rounded to the nearest integer.
• Use brackets for negative values
  Enable this option if you want negative numbers to be enclosed in parentheses instead of preceded by a minus sign.

Important! Normalized numbers have to be available for fields. If settings from the Use normalization group contradict settings from the Details group, an error will occur when the template is checked.

Important! Number data types shouldn't be used for fields that only contain digits but are more than just a number, such as card numbers and passport numbers. Using number data types for these fields can cause problems like the removal of zeroes from the beginning of values that start with zeroes. In such cases we recommend either creating a custom data type with an alphabet that includes all digits (from 0 to 9), using a regular expression. If you still want to use a number data type, you should enable the Process value as text option.

Fields of the Text type have the following settings:

• Details
  Use the settings in this group to change the recognition language, specify a custom dictionary, and select more specific data types such as a last name or a surname. To change these options, click the Edit... button to the right of the field with a description of the selected field's parameters.
• Language
  The recognition language for the field.
• Content settings: General
  In this case we recommend connecting a built-in or custom dictionary. The value of the field will be checked against this dictionary. To use a built-in dictionary, select the Use built-in dictionary option. To use a custom dictionary, enable the Use custom dictionary option and click Edit... to edit the dictionary. You can create a custom dictionary by adding words to it using the Add... button or by importing words from a TXT or DIC file. To import words from a file, click the Load... button and specify the path to the file.
  Important! DIC files are basically text files containing a list of words, with one word per line. This file format originated in Microsoft Office.
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the removal of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  Options in this group can be used to specify constraints on a field's contents, including the number of characters. For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
  The Cannot be blank option determines whether this field is required.

The following settings are available for fields of the Time type:

• Process value as text
  Enable this option if you want the value of a field to be processed as regular text. This can be useful when a sum of money cannot be brought to the standard format, or when you do not need to process it as a number. A custom dictionary can be used to check the value, and value range constraints can be specified in the same way as for text. For details, see Value range constraints for text data type.
• Details
  Use the settings in this group to change the recognition language, change the formatting of times and select more specific data types such as time in the 12-hour format. To change these options, click the Edit... button to the right of the field with a description of the selected field's parameters.
• Language
  The recognition language for the field.
• Content settings: General
  Used for standard time notations.
• Content settings: Special
  Use this option to select a data type from a list of predefined data types. The descriptions in the bottom part of the dialog will help you make the right choice. You can also create a custom data type if none of the predefined ones suit your needs. For details, see Creating custom data types.
• Default value
  The value automatically assigned to the text field if it turns out to be empty after the Document Definition is applied or the document is assembled. See above for details.
• AutoCorrect options
  Options from this group determine the way the program automatically corrects the values of fields. Such corrections can include the removal of extra spaces, changing lower-case characters to the upper case and vice versa, and replacing specific characters or fragments of text. This group of options is displayed when you click the Edit... button to the right of the AutoCorrect options field. For details, see Processing entered values.
• Validation
  The Cannot be blank option in this group determines whether the field is required.
• Use normalization
  Use options in this group to specify a custom format for values of the Time type. Click the Edit Normalization Settings... button to open the Time Normalization Settings dialog and specify the format of times and the symbol used to separate parts of times (e.g. separate minutes from hours with a colon).