Analyze Layout Async

The Analyze Layout Async activity uses the Form Recognizer Analyze Layout API to asynchronously extract layout information from a specified document (File Path or File URL). After completing the operation, the activity outputs the location of the results in a String (Result Location).

How It Works

The following steps and message sequence diagram is an example of how the activity works from design time (i.e., the activity dependencies and input/output properties) to run time.

1. Complete the Setup steps.
2. Add the Azure Form Recognizer Scope activity to your project.
3. Add the Analyze Layout activity inside the Azure Form Recognizer Scope activity.
4. Enter values for the Input properties.
5. Create and enter the AnalyzeOperationResult and Page[] variables for the Output properties.

6. Run the activity.

   • Your input properties are sent to the Analyze Layout API.
   • The API returns the AnalyzeOperationResult and Page[] values to your output property variables.
     
     

     

     
     

Properties

The values for the following properties are specified when adding this activity to your project in UiPath Studio.

Common

DisplayName

The display name of the activity.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	Yes
Default value	Analyze Layout
Allowed values	Enter a String or String variable.
Notes	N/A

Input

File URL

The URL to the file that you want to analyze.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	Yes (if FIle Path is empty)
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Enter a String or String variable.
Notes	Enter a value for either File URL or File Path (not both). Supported receipt file formats: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PDF (all other format types are ignored).

File Path

The local path to the file that you want to analyze.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	Yes (if FIle URL is empty)
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Enter a String or String variable.
Notes	Enter a value for either File URL or File Path (not both). Supported receipt file formats: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PDF (all other format types are ignored).

Misc

Private

If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Attributes	Details
Type	Checkbox
Required	No
Default value	Not Selected
Allowed values	Selected or Not Selected
Notes	N/A

Output

Result Location

The URL containing the Result ID used to track the progress and obtain the result of the operation.

Attributes	Details
Type	String
Required	No (required to use the output data in subsequent activities)
Default value	Empty
Allowed values	Enter a String variable
Notes	For more information, see Operation-Location in the Analyze Form API documentation.