Domain 2File Management, Data Processing & Output
Structured Data Extraction
TL;DR
The process of reading an unstructured source (such as a scanned invoice or free-form report) and producing organised, tabular output (dates, amounts, categories, names) written directly to a spreadsheet.
Definition
The process of reading an unstructured source (such as a scanned invoice or free-form report) and producing organised, tabular output (dates, amounts, categories, names) written directly to a spreadsheet. The pipeline is: read unstructured source, interpret content, write structured output — with no intermediate copy-paste step.
Exam Context
Questions may present a scenario with unstructured PDFs and ask for the best approach to extract specific data points into a structured format.