Read Text in Image activity

An activity that reads text in your image with the optical character recognition (OCR) function in Microsoft Cognitive Services, and stores result of this function in your schema.

Configure the Read Text in Image activity

To configure the Read Text in Image activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Examples

(Example) How to Get the Access Token Credentials from Microsoft Cognitive Services

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX PrivateCloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v7.0 or higher.

Good to Know

To send an e-mail notification, click Advanced > E-mail Notifications .
For more information, refer to Configure E-mail Notifications for Any Activity.
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?
Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

How to Start

On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
- Open a Process.
- Create a Process.
Do one of these:
- Add an activity:
  1. In the Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Cognitive Services tab.
  2. On the Cognitive Services tab, drag the Read Text in Image activity onto your process.
- Change an activity:
  1. In your process, double-click your activity.

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Read Text in Image activity.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Description	Function: Specifies an optional text description for your activity. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:: Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No

Source Repository

Specifies the original, or source, location type for your files.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Amazon S3	Function: Specifies that Amazon S3 is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (Amazon S3) - Read Text in Image.
Box	Function: Specifies that Box is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (Box) - Read Text in Image.
Dropbox	Function: Specifies that Dropbox is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (Dropbox) - Read Text in Image.
FTP	Function: Specifies that FTP is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (FTP) - Read Text in Image.
Google Drive	Function: Specifies that Google Drive is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (Google Drive) - Read Text in Image.
NetSuite	Function: Specifies that NetSuite is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (NetSuite) - Read Text in Image.
OneDrive	Function: Specifies that OneDrive is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (OneDrive) - Read Text in Image.
OneDrive For Business	Function: Specifies that OneDrive for Business is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (OneDrive For Business) - Read Text in Image.
Salesforce	Function: Specifies that Salesforce is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (Salesforce) - Read Text in Image.
SFTP	Function: Specifies that SFTP is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (SFTP) - Read Text in Image.
SharePoint	Function: Specifies that SharePoint is your document source location. To select your file in the source location, complete the fields on Source Repository Configuration (SharePoint) - Read Text in Image.

Read Text in Image Configuration screen

Configures the response settings to read text in the images.

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Cognitive Services	Function: Specifies the access token that connects to your Microsoft Cognitive Services. Accepted Values: A list of access tokens configured for your environment. The selected access token must have the Cognitive Service Type configured for Computer Vision API. Default Value: None Example: Refer to: (Example) How to Get the Access Token Credentials from Microsoft Cognitive Services
Add Token	Opens this Screen: Access Token for Microsoft Cognitive Services Function of this Screen: Configure an access token to connect to Microsoft Cognitive Services. Example: Refer to: (Example) How to Get the Access Token Credentials from Microsoft Cognitive Services
Store Response Text in this Variable	Function: Specifies the process data variable that stores the responses from the Microsoft Read Text in Image service. Accepted Values: A process data variable that accepts an alphanumeric string that can have spaces and special characters that contains the extracted text from an image. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: Yes Limitations: Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and it is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business uses cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, and other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?