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What filters are available in Docparser?

DOCPARSER FILTER REFERENCE

Refine your parsed data with filters

Docparser provides a range of filters for extracting, cleaning, formatting, and transforming your parsed data. Filters are available for both text-based results and table outputs.

Text filters

Available when using a text-based preset or when converting a table output to text.

Crop From Start & End 

Control where your extracted result begins and ends.

Search, Replace & Add 

Modify existing text or add new information to the result.

Format & Refine Results 

Clean and standardize your parsed text.

More Filters 

Specialized filters for extracting and transforming data.

Filter Category What it does
Define Start Position  Crop From Start & End  Define a keyword to mark the beginning of your data.
Define End Position  Crop From Start & End  Define a keyword to mark the end of your data.
Search & Replace  Search, Replace & Add  Search for simple text or use Regex search and replace actions.
Insert Text  Search, Replace & Add  Insert a string of text at the beginning or end of your parsed result.
Insert File Meta-Data Search, Replace & Add  No description provided.
Remove Blank Spaces  Format & Refine Results  Remove trailing, multiple, or all blank spaces from a parsed result.
Remove Empty Lines  Format & Refine Results  Removes all lines containing no text data.
Remove Line-Breaks  Format & Refine Results  Collapses text into a single line.
Change Capitalization  Format & Refine Results  Allows for Capitalized Case, all lower, or all UPPER.
Find Numbers  More Filters  Filters all text to display only numbers.
Find Phone Numbers  More Filters  Automatically collects and displays all phone numbers, including international numbers.
Find & Format Dates  More Filters  Extracts only dates and provides the capability to convert them to other date formats.
Convert Week Number to Date More Filters  No description provided.
Find Email Addresses  More Filters  Lists all email addresses present within the document.
Find Word Count  More Filters  Returns the number of words in an output.
Keyword Based Tagging  More Filters  Display a static output for single or multiple search criteria.
Normalize Postal Address  More Filters  Parses addresses into a column structure such as Street, City, and Postal Code.
Set Fallback Value  More Filters  Outputs a predefined value if no data is found.
Set Static Value More Filters  No description provided.
Convert To Table Rows  More Filters  Converts parsed data from a text output to a table and allows the use of Table Filters.
Find Repeating Text Blocks  More Filters  Search for blocks of repeating data based on starting and ending keywords.
Summarize Data as More Filters Use AI to summarize your document.
Parse XML Data More Filters  No description provided.
Parse UBL Document More Filters Parse UBL formatted files.
Custom Dictionary More Filters Create a dictionary of terms common in your documents.

Table filters

Available when using Line Items, Table Data, or another table-based preset, as well as when using the Convert To Table Rows filter.

Add, Remove & Merge Rows 

Control which rows are included and restructure groups of rows.

Alter Column Structure 

Add, remove, split, merge, and reorganize columns.

Fill, Replace & Overwrite 

Modify or populate existing table cell content.

Format Cell Content 

Clean and standardize values within table cells.

Table Conversion 

Change the overall structure or output format of a table.

Filter Category What it does
Keep Rows Where ...  Add, Remove & Merge Rows  Filters rows based on specific terms, data type, or Regex.
Remove Rows Where...  Add, Remove & Merge Rows  Remove rows based on specific terms, data type, or Regex.
Remove Row [X]  Add, Remove & Merge Rows  Remove specific rows based on the line number.
Keep Table Section  Add, Remove & Merge Rows  Isolate or keep a section of a table based on beginning and end search terms.
Remove Table Section Add, Remove & Merge Rows  No description provided.
Group & Merge Rows  Add, Remove & Merge Rows  Groups data spanning multiple rows together based on the line structure.
Insert Row Add, Remove & Merge Rows  No description provided.
Identify Subsections  Add, Remove & Merge Rows  Used to isolate subsections of nested tables.
Name Column Headers  Alter Column Structure  Allows for the option of naming columns for tabular outputs.
Keep Columns Where ... Alter Column Structure  No description provided.
Keep Columns [X] To [Y]  Alter Column Structure  Specify a column range to keep.
Remove Columns Where ... Alter Column Structure  No description provided.
Remove Columns [X] to [Y]  Alter Column Structure  No description provided.
Remove Empty Columns  Alter Column Structure  Automatically removes columns that contain no data in any rows.
Split Column  Alter Column Structure  Split a column automatically or based on keywords, words, or characters.
Merge Columns  Alter Column Structure  Join one or more columns together into a single column.
Calculate a New Column  Alter Column Structure  Performs mathematical functions across columns and creates a new column containing the output.
Insert Column  Alter Column Structure  Insert an empty column for use with copying or fill-column filters.
Search & Replace Text  Fill, Replace & Overwrite  Search and replace simple text terms or use Regex across one or all columns.
Find Pattern Matches  Fill, Replace & Overwrite  Return data matching a regular expression.
Copy & Move Cell Content  Fill, Replace & Overwrite  Copies or exchanges cell content across columns with prepending, appending, or replacement options.
Fill Cells With ...  Fill, Replace & Overwrite  Add or set the text of a cell at the beginning or end of pre-existing data.
Fill Empty Cells With ...  Fill, Replace & Overwrite  Set empty cells to a static value or the value of the previous row.
Fill Cells With Row-Numbers  Fill, Replace & Overwrite  Replaces a column with row numbers.
Format Dates  Format Cell Content  Provides the option to convert dates into different formats.
Format Numbers  Format Cell Content  Format numbers to manage decimals, thousand separators, and strip currency symbols.
Remove Blank Spaces  Format Cell Content  Remove trailing, multiple, or all blank spaces from a parsed result.
Change Capitalization  Format Cell Content  Allows for Capitalized Case, all lower, or all UPPER.
Convert Week Number to Date Format Cell Content Convert a 2-digit week number into the start date for a given year.
Transpose Table  Table Conversion  Flip a table's columns to rows and vice versa.
Convert To Running Text  Table Conversion  Convert the table output to simple text outputs. Useful for results that do not require an array output via webhook.
Format As More Filters  No description provided.
Summation from Column More Filters Perform simple SUM calculations on all rows in a specific column.
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