The task I chose DocuPipe for was that of converting pdf’s containing scanned images into Microsoft Access tables. The pdf files contain the results of a graveyard survey – a list of graves with descriptions of the status of the headstone together with the inscriptions. Previously, I was using Adobe OCR to convert pdf’s to Microsoft Word and then using VBA to open a Word file and extract the inscriptions paragraph by paragraph. After editing the inscriptions to remove all the OCR glitches, I then went through manually compiling an Excel file index. The new system requires just one pass of the pdf to create a JSON format file. I then use VBA to process the JSON file assembling two Access tables of inscriptions and index. Much more straight-forward and more practical to hand over to someone else eventually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The dashboard is not intuitive. I sometimes find myself scratching my head as to the way forward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.