Advanced: nested table example

The following example:

Uses the Column Selection parameter in a vertical sections group to make sections out of table "slices". For more information about the Column Selection parameter, see Section nuances.
Uses relative column coordinates to find nested tables in each column table. ("columnsRelativeToAnchor":"true").

Config

{
  "preprocessors": [
    {
      "type": "splitLines",
      "minSpaces": 3
    }
  ],
  "fields": [],
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "table_columns",
      "range": {
        "direction": "vertical",
        "columnSelection": [
          1,
          2
        ],
        "offsetY": -0.5,
        "anchor": "Employee benefit",
        "stop": {
          "text": "for more details",
          "type": "includes"
        }
      },
      "fields": [
        {
          "id": "employee_category",
          "anchor": {
            "match": {
              "type": "first"
            }
          },
          "method": {
            "id": "passthrough"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "employee_benefit",
          "anchor": "Employee benefit",
          "method": {
            "id": "row",
            "position": "right",
            "tiebreaker": "first"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "reduction_subtable",
          "type": "table",
          "method": {
            "id": "textTable",
            "columnsRelativeToAnchor": true,
            "offsetY": -0.3,
            "columns": [
              {
                "id": "col1_age",
                "minX": -0.1,
                "maxX": 0.5,
                "type":"number"
              },
              {
                "id": "col2_reduction",
                "minX": 0.5,
                "maxX": 2.4,
                "type": "percentage",
                "isRequired": true
              }
            ],
            "stop": {
              "type": "startsWith",
              "text": "for more details about coverage"
            }
          },
          "anchor": {
            "match": {
              "type": "startsWith",
              "text": "age"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "everything_in_this_vertical_section",
          "method": {
            "id": "documentRange",
            "includeAnchor": true
          },
          "anchor": {
            "match": {
              "type": "first"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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Output

{
  "table_columns": [
    {
      "employee_category": {
        "type": "string",
        "value": "Employees paid \u0000100k"
      },
      "employee_benefit": {
        "value": "100% of salary, max $100k",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "reduction_subtable": {
        "columns": [
          {
            "id": "col1_age",
            "values": [
              {
                "source": "65",
                "value": 65,
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "source": "70",
                "value": 70,
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "source": "75",
                "value": 75,
                "type": "number"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "col2_reduction",
            "values": [
              {
                "source": "35%",
                "value": 35,
                "type": "percentage"
              },
              {
                "source": "60%",
                "value": 60,
                "type": "percentage"
              },
              {
                "source": "75%",
                "value": 75,
                "type": "percentage"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "everything_in_this_vertical_section": {
        "type": "string",
        "value": "Employees paid \u0000100k  Notes Employee benefit 100% of salary, max $100k  After a 3 month waiting period Common carrier Not included  Benefit reduction Age Reduction   Not adjusted for 65 35%   inflation 70 60%   75 75%   For more details about coverage and benefits, see the following sections."
      }
    },
    {
      "employee_category": {
        "type": "string",
        "value": "All other employees"
      },
      "employee_benefit": {
        "value": "50% of salary, max $50k",
        "type": "string"
      },
      "reduction_subtable": {
        "columns": [
          {
            "id": "col1_age",
            "values": [
              {
                "source": "65",
                "value": 65,
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "source": "70",
                "value": 70,
                "type": "number"
              },
              {
                "source": "75",
                "value": 75,
                "type": "number"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "col2_reduction",
            "values": [
              {
                "source": "35%",
                "value": 35,
                "type": "percentage"
              },
              {
                "source": "60%",
                "value": 60,
                "type": "percentage"
              },
              {
                "source": "75%",
                "value": 75,
                "type": "percentage"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "everything_in_this_vertical_section": {
        "type": "string",
        "value": "All other employees Notes Employee benefit  50% of salary, max $50k After a 3 month waiting period Common carrier  Not included Benefit reduction   Age Reduction Not adjusted for   65 35% inflation   70 60%   75 75% For more details about coverage and benefits, see the following sections."
      }
    }
  ]
}