Need to capture the same piece of text from many photos at once — like serial numbers across dozens of solar panels? You can now configure a text extraction to collect every match into a single comma-separated list, saved on the first image of the field.
✨ What This Feature Does
When the same type of text appears across multiple photos in a field (for example, a serial number on each solar panel), you can tell the text extraction to gather all of them into one comma-separated list, instead of extracting each photo separately.
Example: Photos of 5 solar panels, each showing a serial number, will produce a single result like:
SN-10234, SN-10235, SN-10236, SN-10237, SN-10238
The list is saved as the extracted text on the first image of the field.
⚙️ How to Set It Up
- Add a new Text Extraction task to your workflow, or select an existing one to edit.
- Open the task's configuration panel to set up the extraction parameters.
- Select the Field Key for the photo field you want to extract from. Text will be extracted from all photos uploaded to this field.
- Select the type of text to extract, then choose the field where the comma-separated list of results will be saved. Note: The destination must be a text or long text field. If your workflow runs typically capture many serial numbers, use a long text field to avoid truncation. Example:
serial_numbers - Check the CSV box. This instructs the task to collect extracted values from all photos in the field, rather than stopping at the first match.
- Enter any custom instructions to guide the extraction — for example, the expected format of the text, where it appears in the photo, or values to ignore.
- Save the task, then save the workflow. The Text Extraction task will now run automatically on photos uploaded to the selected field.
▶️ Running the Task
- Add the task to a workflow as usual.
- Run the workflow on a case with multiple photos in the field.
No other changes are needed — the extraction runs automatically when the task executes.
👀 Viewing Your Results
- For extractions with the list option checked: open the first image in the field. You'll see the full comma-separated list as the extracted text on that image.
- For extractions with the list option unchecked: results appear on each individual photo, exactly as before.
🔑 Saving Results to a Field
If you've configured a field key for the extraction, the comma-separated list is automatically saved to that field on the case. You can find the full list there without opening the images.
❓ FAQ
What happens if a photo doesn't contain the text? Only photos where the text is found contribute to the list.
Does this change my existing extractions? No. Any extraction without the checkbox enabled continues to work photo-by-photo, just as before.
Where exactly is the list saved? On the extracted text of the first image in the field — and in the configured field key, if one is set.
Questions? Contact our support team support@sitecapture.com — we're happy to help! 💬
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