How to define Annotations

Define the Annotations to which the specific action is applied. There are multiple options how to do that.

• In the combobox, select predefined annotations sets defined by regex
• In the combobox, check the desired annotations
• Define the annotations types using a regular expression format
• Define the annotation by the template

Define annotations by Regex

Annotation types can be easily defined by a regular expression format. For example:

Test the regex on https://regex101.com/

Define annotations by Template

Define by template option allows you to define more complex query for annotations. Select the option “Define by the template” from the Annotations combo box.

In the Edit template dialog choose the Plain Template option and replace the code with examples bellow.

Example 1: All annotations except hidden and invisible

{
    "template": {
        "annot_update": [
            {
                "query": {
                    "$and": [
                        {
                            "$0_annot_type": {
                                "$regex": ".*"
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "$not": [
                                {
                                    "$0_annot_flag": {
                                        "$regex": "invisible"
                                    }
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        {
                            "$not": [
                                {
                                    "$0_annot_flag": {
                                        "$regex": "hidden"
                                    }
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ],
                    "param": [
                        "pdf_annot"
                    ]
                },
                "statement": "$if"
            }
        ]
    }
}