The Get Document Analysis activity uses the Amazon Textract GetDocumentAnalysis API to asynchronously retrieve the result of a document analysis operation (JobId). If the document analyzed includes a table, you have the option to indicate if the first row contains column headers (DiscoverColumnHeaders) and/or ignore empty rows in the table (IgnoreEmptyRows).
After retrieving the document analysis, the activity returns the document properties in a PageDetail[]
object that you can use as input variables in other activities outside of the Amazon Textract Activities Package.
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.
- Complete the Setup steps.
- Add the Amazon Scope activity to your project.
- Add an activity or run an external process that outputs a
JobId
value (e.g., Start Document Analysis. - Add the Get Document Analysis inside the *Amazon Scope activity.
- Enter values for the Input properties.
- Create and enter a
PageDetail[]
variable for your Output property. - Run the activity.
- Your input properties are sent to the GetDocumentAnalysis API.
- The API returns the
PageDetail[]
value to your output property variable.


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 |
|
Required | Yes |
Default value | Get Document Analysis |
Allowed values | Enter a |
Notes | N/A |
Input
JobId
The identifier assigned to the document analysis process that you want to retrieve.
Attributes | Details |
---|---|
Type |
|
Required | No (recommended if you plan to use the output data in subsequent activities) |
Default value | Empty |
Allowed values | Enter a |
Notes | To get the JobId |
Options
DiscoverColumnHeaders
Indicates whether the tables in the document include column headers.
Attributes | Details |
---|---|
Type | Checkbox |
Required | No |
Default value | Not Selected |
Allowed values | Selected or Not Selected |
Notes | N/A |
IgnoreEmptyRows
Indicates whether empty rows in the document tables should be ignored when analyzing the document.
Attributes | Details |
---|---|
Type | Checkbox |
Required | No |
Default value | Not Selected |
Allowed values | Selected or Not Selected |
Notes | N/A |
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
Pages
The properties extracted from the analyzed document(s).
Attributes | Details |
---|---|
Type |
|
Required | No (recommended if you plan to use the output data in subsequent activities) |
Default value | Empty |
Allowed values | Enter a |
Notes | N/A |
Example
The following image shows an example of the activity dependency relationship and input/output property values.
For step-by-step instructions and examples, see the Quickstart guides.




JPEG used for examples
Updated 5 months ago