Best Practices: Extractors

Overview

This guide provides comprehensive best practices for configuring extractors effectively in Extend. Whether youโ€™re just getting started or optimizing advanced extraction workflows, these guidelines will help you build robust, efficient document processing solutions.

Getting Started

If youโ€™re new to Extend, start with our Getting Started guide to understand the platform fundamentals before diving into these best practices.

Guide Structure

  1. Field Names and Prompt Crafting - Schema definition, field naming conventions, descriptions, and extraction rules
  2. Advanced Options - Extraction Light vs Performance, chunking & merging strategies
  3. Latency Optimization - Quick guide to reducing processing latency

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