Find In Documents

Overview

This Appian plugin is designed to efficiently scan the contents of various document formats, including XLS, XLSX, XLSM, DOCX, DOC, ZIP, PDF, PPT, and PPTX, to search for a specific set of data. The plugin scans multiple documents, detecting whether any of the specified data is found.

It supports password-protected documents and handles various file types, making it a robust solution for document scanning across diverse business requirements.

Key Features & Functionality

Smart Services: FindInDocuments

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  • v3.0.1 Release Notes
    V3.0.0
    • Deprecated the existing smart service and added a new smart service node.
    • Updated the search logic to return whether a word occurrence is found in the document instead of returning the locations to optimize the search.
    • Updated libraries.
    • Optimized search operations for the supported document types.
    • Fixed issues with file size limits.
  • v3.0.0 Release Notes
    • Deprecated the existing smart service and added a new smart service node.  
    • Updated the search logic to return whether a word occurrence is found in the document instead of returning the locations to optimize the search. 
    • Updated libraries. 
    • Optimized search operations for the supported document types. 
    • Fixed issues with file size limits. 
  • v2.1.0 Release Notes
    • Updated the smart service to process documents parallelly by using half of the available processors. 
    • Updated libraries. 
    • Added support for CSV, TXT, RTF, PPTM, XLSB file formats. 
  • v2.0.2 Release Notes
    • Fixed a bug with the line numbers when searching for occurrences in Presentation type documents (PPT and PPTX).
    • Updated the header and footer search logic to extend tables in headers for DOCX type documents.
  • v2.0.1 Release Notes
    • Fixed a bug in the PDF word search where the result is returned with empty warnings. 
  • v2.0.0 Release Notes
    • Deprecated the existing smart service and provided a new version with updated features.
    • Updated the output format to be a valid JSON string.
    • Added ignoreCase and matchExact boolean parameters to control the word matches.