How to access the Attributes Panel

Hi,

We need to create a plugin that iterates through all text elements in the .ai file and fills in the the table cells (in the figure) based upon the row and column header strings which can vary for each file.

We need to store some kind of tag info somewhere that will denote elements (specify row and column headers) that are to be updated in the .ai file. We are thinking we could use the notes field in the Illustrator attributes panel to store that tag info. (see attached figure)

Using the API, is there a way to be able to read info from the illustrator attributes panel. If not, can you suggest some other way to store tags in order to be able to identify text elements to be updated?

Thank you,

Samee.