PDF - Split by Barcode

Overview

The 'PDF - Split by Barcode' flow action splits a PDF document into multiple separate PDF documents by barcodes and/or QR codes detected within the document.

Credit Count

The 'PDF - Split by Barcode' flow action utilises OCR to detect barcodes within the PDF file provided. This is a resource-intensive operation, therefore every 5 pages processed will consume 1 credit. For example, processing a 10-page document consumes 2 credits. 

Default Parameters

The default 'PDF - Split by Barcode' flow action parameters are detailed below:

• Filename: The filename of the source PDF document (including the file extension)
• File Content: A Base64 encoded representation of the source PDF document
• Barcode Value: Optional - Specify a value for detecting a specific barcode
• Split Configuration: Select whether to split on the first instant, last instant or all instances pertaining to the results provided from the 'Split Value'.
• Split Action: Select a split action, whether to split on, before, after or remove the page containing the split value.
  
  A single 5 page PDF document containing a barcode on page 3 will return the following file and page combination:
  
  • Remove: 1-2, 4-5
  • SplitOn: 1-2, 3-5
  • SplitAfter: 1-3, 4-5 
  • SplitBefore: 1, 2-5

Advanced Parameters

The default 'PDF - Split by Barcode' flow action parameters are detailed below:

• Confidence - Set the confidence level for barcode detection
• Append Barcode Value - Sets whether the barcode value should be added to the filename

Credit Count

The 'PDF - Split by Barcode' flow action utilises OCR to detect barcodes within the PDF file provided. This is a resource-intensive operation, therefore every 5 pages processed will consume 1 credit. For example, processing a 10-page document consumes 2 credits. 

Return Parameters

The 'PDF - Split by Barcode' flow action returns the following data. 

Action Specific Return Values

• Documents - The collection of PDF Documents created from the PDF document supplied.

Each document within the documents collection contains the following values:

• Documents Filename - The filename of the file
• Documents File Content - The file content of the file

Standard Return Values

• OperationId - The unique ID assigned to this operation.
• HttpStatusCode - The HTTP Status code for the response.
• HttpStatusMessage - The HTTP Status message for the response.
• Errors - An array of error messages should an error occur.
• Operation Status - Indicates whether the operation has been completed, has been queued or has failed.