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PDF data extraction - pdfs do not have consistent structure

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Hi everyone, I'm new to the AI builder.

I receive pdf documents from different sources about properties. They don't all follow the same format (different creators etc) but they all have fields of information I extract and transfer to an excel document (Name, address, sqft, etc). Is it possible to use the AI builder to do this even though the documents would be multiple pages and all have their own unique layout and structure? I'd greatly appreciate any advice. So far I have watched videos where something similar was done but by extracting data from a form that always had a consistent structure. 

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  • samiak Profile Picture
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    Hello @Presnjmat,

    You can use the Document Processing model for your specific scenario by creating multiple collections.

    You'll find more details here: Overview of document processing model - AI Builder | Microsoft Learn

    Samia

     

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    Hi @samiak 

    Thanks for the response. Will the same process apply even if it is not a standard form though? And it is a pdf with consistent data but laid out in different ways. Thanks

  • takolota1 Profile Picture
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    @Presnjmat 

    You may have more luck using a set up that just OCRs all the text in a given document & passes it to a GPT prompt for data extraction like this: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Cookbook/Extract-Data-From-PDFs-and-Images-With-GPT/td-p/2201345

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