Does the Read PDF with OCR activity require the PDF document to be opened on the screen to function?

The Read PDF with OCR activity does not require the PDF document to be opened on the screen for it to function. This capability is specifically designed to perform optical character recognition (OCR) directly from the file, meaning it can read and extract text from image-based PDFs or scanned documents without needing any visual interface. This function allows automation processes to handle documents in a more efficient manner since it eliminates the need for human intervention to open or view the document during processing.

OCR technology analyzes the visual information of the document and converts it into machine-readable text, which the activity can process in the background. This means that the activity can operate independently of any graphical user interface and impacts the overall speed and efficiency of RPA tasks.