Advanced: nested columns example
Overview
To give a brief overview of using vertical sections for columns, the following image shows capturing numbered sections and their columns with these steps:
- define a section group
- define a nested vertical section group
The following config uses abbreviated YML notation to give an overview of the more complex SenseML JSON:
sections:
- id: parentSections
range:
anchor: Section
fields:
- id: sectionTitle
anchor: Section
method:
id: passthrough
sections:
- id: nestedColumns
range:
direction: vertical
anchor: column
fields:
- id: columnTitle
anchor: column
method:
id: passthrough
With this approach, you can output something like the following, using abbreviated YML notation to give an overview of the more complex JSON API response:
parentSections:
- sectionTitle: Section 1
nestedColumns:
columnTitle: Column A
columnTitle: Column B
columnTitle: Column C
- sectionTitle: Section 2
nestedColumns:
columnTitle: Column A
columnTitle: Column B
columnTitle: Column C
Details
The following elaborates on the preceding overview using JSON instead of YML.
Config
{
"fields": [],
"sections": [
{
"id": "parentSections",
"range": {
"anchor": {
"match": {
"type": "startsWith",
"text": "Section"
}
}
},
"fields": [
{
"id": "sectionNumber",
"type": "number",
"method": {
"id": "label",
"position": "right"
},
"anchor": {
"match": {
"type": "startsWith",
"text": "Section"
}
}
}
],
"sections": [
{
"id": "nestedColumns",
"range": {
"direction": "vertical",
"offsetY": 0,
"anchor": {
"match": {
"type": "startsWith",
"text": "Column"
}
}
},
"fields": [
{
"id": "columnLetter",
"method": {
"id": "label",
"position": "right"
},
"anchor": {
"match": {
"type": "startsWith",
"text": "Column"
}
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
}
Example document
The following image shows the example PDF used with this example config:
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Output
{
"parentSections": [
{
"sectionNumber": {
"source": "1",
"value": 1,
"type": "number"
},
"nestedColumns": [
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "A"
}
},
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "B"
}
},
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "C"
}
}
]
},
{
"sectionNumber": {
"source": "2",
"value": 2,
"type": "number"
},
"nestedColumns": [
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "A"
}
},
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "B"
}
},
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "C"
}
}
]
},
{
"sectionNumber": {
"source": "3",
"value": 3,
"type": "number"
},
"nestedColumns": [
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "A"
}
},
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "B"
}
},
{
"columnLetter": {
"type": "string",
"value": "C"
}
}
]
}
]
}
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