The New PDF-Mapper v1.8.0 Is Now Available!

2022-08-232022-08-23

The New PDF-Mapper v1.8.0 Is Now Available!

The new version 1.8.0 of PDF-Mapper is now available for download! Our PDF-Mapper customers receive the new version automatically after publication.

The latest update of the PDF-Mapper offers more PDF document types, revised mapping functions and new possibilities through plugins – as well as some other small adjustments. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the three most important new features:

2022-08-162022-08-23

Improvements in Version 1.8.0

Document types in the data structures extended to
- Request for quotation (M_REQOTE),
- Offer/quotation (M_QUOTES),
- Purchase order (M_ORDERS),
- Order response/order confirmation (M_ORDRSP),
- Despatch advice/delivery bill (M_DESADV),
- Invoice/credit note (M_INVOIC) and
- Payment advice (M_RECADV).
  A selection of the used document types is possible.
Existing document types order (M_ORDERS) and invoice (M_INVOIC) have been extended by additional fields.
Administrator can remove unused data elements for field mapping in configuration to make it easier for users to use.
Plugins have been added
Function blocks can be displayed as grouped in user interface.
XML mapping: Filter for displaying all XML elements or only the mapped XML elements. Effect on data display and function view.
Tables header/footer and sub-tables in position extended in function range like main table.
Validation e-mail dispatch: addition of StartTLS
New switch -L: in connection with -S:+gl{m}, -S:-gl{m}, -S:+gr{m}, -S:-gr{m}
License check reduced to MAC address to bypass sporadic Windows mapping changes of network interface names to MAC addresses.
Access to web user interface restrictable
Adjustments:
- Validation email: Fixed error in employee assignment when list is empty
- Automatic URL encoding of special characters e.g. for passwords added.
- Function block “Value assignment from key list” (getValue4KeyList) with “List entry for key” “contains” corrected.
- Google fonts included locally, no longer loaded via CDN.
- Switch -S: regular expression for parameter detection corrected
- Validation: XSLT processing “reset” now works.

2022-07-112022-07-11

8 Steps to Automatically Process PDF Documents

PDF documents can be automatically read and converted into structured EDI or XML files with PDF-Mapper. Learn here the 8 simple steps necessary to do this.

To optimize business processes around incoming PDF documents, a converter from PDF to EDI or XML is often needed. These EDI/XML files can be easily processed by ERP systems. The result is an automated process in which PDFs are captured, processed, converted to EDI or XML, and imported into the ERP system without the need for human intervention. However, the conversion is a bit more complicated than from Word to PDF, PNG to JPG or WAV to MP3. For this reason, we will show you in 8 steps how to set up the conversion in PDF-Mapper to automatically process PDF documents.

2022-04-082022-07-11

How to Automatically Capture PDFs with PDF Mapping

PDF is a format that cannot be captured and processed automatically without further ado. But don’t worry: We’ll show you how to do it anyway!

PDF documents are everywhere. So it’s no wonder if you ask yourself: How can I automatically capture PDF documents and import them into my system? Such automation would save time, money and effort – and increase the speed and accuracy of your processes! We’ll show you what stands in the way of automation and how to remove these obstacles.

2021-04-262022-08-23

ExxTainer AG Launches PDF-Mapper® Starter

As entry-level version of the PDF-Mapper® family, PDF-Mapper® Starter converts PDF data to Excel free of charge, in a smart and structured way, and is available online now.

Many companies still process their PDF documents manually and laboriously copy the data into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for further processing. With PDF-Mapper® Starter, ExxTainer AG now offers a new alternative that can be used to convert PDF documents to Excel in a useful way. The PDF-Mapper® Starter is not an ordinary PDF-to-Excel converter, but an intelligent online automation tool from the PDF-Mapper® family. Using the in-house PDF mapping technology, the data is not only copied, but automatically read out and converted into meaningfully structured Excel tables.

2021-01-172021-04-26

5 Steps to 100% Automate Order and Invoice Capturing

Discover valuable tips to get the most out of your company when it comes to automatic data processing of orders and invoices.

Automating order and invoice entry is extremely important for all companies with a lot of orders and invoices. If you are a manufacturer or a distributor with hundreds or thousands of products, you have no time to waste in data entry and processing. With 100% automated data processing, you will achieve higher productivity, cut your process times in half and surprise your customers with your speed.