Datamapper, PDF -> getting data from last page

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Hello,

I am new to Connect Designer (I have worked with Suite 7 for almost ten years) and doing my first implementations in it.

I have PDF documents with a variable number of pages and the last page holds data I need to access.

I created a condition looking for a text on the last page to then extract fields. If I advance to the last page in the record set I have successfully extracted the data I need. However, if I switch (back) through the records, I get informations from the first pages in the fields of the datamapper set to the right.

What would I have to do to only get data from the last page?

Thanks for any help in advance.

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Hi @Xanathon,

Welcome to our OL Learn forum!

Can you please share some screenshots of the Steps Properties you’re using to extract the data from the last page of a PDF document per record? Can you also please share – in case it is possible to share it as anonymised data – the Data Mapping Configuration by which the reported situation does occur?

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Hello @Marten, thanks for the quick answer.

The development of the template is early on so there is not much in the datamapper besides this. I have a condition looking for a text on the last page (“Zahlungs-Referenznummer”) to identify it:

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In the Extract step I then do a block extract that is splitted into lines.

If I switch through the records I would expect that I always only see the data from the last page, or at least nothing get’s extracted on the first pages, but it looks like this confusing behaviour may have been taken over from Suite 7, where it was somewhat the same, which lead to multiple problems at design time.

So it may be possible that this already works as expected, I just do not understand it.

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Since I am only allowed one image as a new user I had to insert the second image here:

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Hi @Xanathon,

Thank you for sharing the requested screenshots. Can you let us know please which version of the PlanetPress Connect Designer application you’re using and can you also please share a screenshot of the applied Boundaries settings which you can find in the Settings pane on the left side of the PlanetPress Connect Designer application?

You can check which version of the PlanetPress Connect Designer application you’re using via for example: PlanetPress Connect Designer > Help > About PlanetPress Connect Designer…

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Hello, @Marten

The Boundaries setting is as follows:

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If I set it to “all pages” it also does not work.

The Connect Designer version is 2021.2.1.8220

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@Marten I was able to solve this with a GOTO-step instead of a condition, but I am frustrated that I got no more answers in this thread.

I was under the impression that I should contact support with bugs and more serious problems and for day to day usage or more basic coding questions I should use this forum.

Was that wrong? Do I have to always ask support via email if I need answers to work with Connect in a reasonable timeframe?

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This forum is community-supported. It doesn’t replace our Support team, so whenever you have an urgent question or issue, you should contact Support.

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I see. Thank you. I will stop asking here.