Check the Data on the Screen of Another System

When checking the data on the screen of another system, perform the check on CELF upon copying the data to the CELF sheet.

Here is the process that checks any missing "Begin timestamp" on the web page like below.

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See also

The process of copying data from a table may be more easily achieved by using the structural analysis action.

Check items with values that can be selected

If items to be checked have values that can be selected and copied, copy the data to the CELF sheet through copy & paste.
  1. How to set the operation for copying values

    Here, a process that will select and copy the value through drag & drop using the mouse is created.

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    The start and end positions of drag & drop are identified based on the following concept.

    1. Image search the header of the target column and identify the position of the target item

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    2. Specify the drag & drop position through the distance from the center position of the searched image

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    3. The vertical position (Y-coordinate) is specified by calculating the amount to shift the position to be operated for each line.

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    If it is set to operate as shown above through the "Drag & Drop" action, then it will be as follows.

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    See also

    Refer to "Specify the Operation Target" on how to set the operation target.

  2. How to set the operation for copying data to the CELF sheet

    You can copy the selected data to the CELF sheet through "Copy to clipboard" and "Paste clipboard content".

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  3. How to set the operation for checking data

    The data on the CELF sheet is checked using the branch action on the "Control" tab and the CELF function, etc. Here, the "ISBLANK" function is used to check if the data is blank or not.

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    Tip

    When performing more complicated controls such as changing the check conditions for each day of the week, copy the required items to the sheet in the same way as in 2 and then correct the check conditions of the branch action.

    See also

    For a list of actions and functions, refer to the "Documents" > "Action list" and "Function List" in CELF help.

  4. Action set for checking data using copy & paste

    The action set for repeatedly checking each row using the method for copying data is as follows.

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Checking of items with values that cannot be selected

If the item to be checked does not have a value that can be selected through drag & drop and so on, copy the data to the CELF sheet using the OCR function.
  1. How to set the operation for copying values

    Use the "Read text from a specified area of the screen and set to cell" action.

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    Here, the cell reference is used as the target to be read.

    1. Checking the approximate coordinates and the size of the target area to be read

      By using the area selection function, you can check the coordinates and size values of the area on the screen.

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      Check the coordinates of several areas and calculate the shift amount of the position to be operated.

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    2. Set the information of the target area to be read using the function into the cell

      Here, make sure to acquire the area to be read from the "H2" cell.

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      The coordinates and sizes set in each cell are set to the values examined in 1, but Y coordinates vary per target row, so they are set to be generated via calculation.

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      In the "H2" cell, generate the region information from the data on coordinates and size by using the "CONCATENATE" function and "UTIL.JOIN" function.

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      See also

      Refer to the "Documents" > "Function list" in CELF help for details on the "CONCATENATE" function and "UTIL.JOIN" function.

    3. Acquire area information from cells and read strings

      Set the "Read text from a specified area of the screen and set to cell" action in such a way that it will refer to the area information set in 2.

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  2. How to set the operation for checking data

    The check process is the same as "Check items with values that can be selected".


  3. Action set for checking data that is read using OCR

    The following is the action set for repeatedly checking each row using the method for reading data through the OCR.

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Note

If sufficient accuracy cannot be obtained with OCR reading, consider increasing the size of the source characters, or adopting a method that can use copy & paste.