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Use selection: Click to use the value of the current data selection for the extraction.
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If the selection contains multiple lines, only the first line is selected.
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Post Function: Enter a JavaScript expression to be run after the extraction. For example
replace("-","") would replace a single dash character inside the extracted string.
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Use JavaScript Editor: Click to display the Script Editor dialog.
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Trim: Select to trim empty characters at the beginning or the end of the field.
Settings for location-based fields in an XML File
These are the settings for location-based fields in an XML file.
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XPath: The path to the XML field that is extracted.
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Use selection: Click to use the value of the current data selection for the extraction.
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If the selection contains multiple lines, only the first line is selected.
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Post Function: Enter a JavaScript expression to be run after the extraction. For example
replace("-","") would replace a single dash character inside the extracted string.
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Use JavaScript Editor: Click to display the Script Editor dialog.
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Trim: Select to trim empty characters at the beginning or the end of the field.
Data Format
Format settings can be defined in three places: in the user preferences ("Datamapper
preferences" on page703), the current data mapping configuration ("Data format settings" on
page118) and per field via the Step properties.
Any format settings specified per field are always used, regardless of the user preferences or
data source settings.
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