About the Scan Station |
Workstations running on Microsoft Windows 2000 can employ the Scan Station tool to convert paper documents into an electronic image associated with a new work object. The tool works with any TWAIN-compliant scanner equipped with Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) hardware and uses ActiveX controls licensed from Kodak. ITKIS 02/18/05 The Scan Station link appears in the navigation panel of the Process Work portal (for work managers). This tool is mainly used when scanning a large number of documents in a single work session.
Unless batch scanning is required, it is recommended that you use the a flow action rule Work-.AttachFromScanner and the Image Viewer tool. This tool is accessible to both users and managers, and runs on Microsoft XP workstations. See About the Image Viewer tool.
This scenario shows one way to use the Scan Station:
Use these fields to control the scanner and to label the scanner results within Process Commander.
Label |
Description |
Multiple Page Documents |
Select to create one batch ID from a set of pages, rather than one per page. |
Non-Stop Scan Mode |
Select to use the Automatic Document Feeder of your scanner. |
Batch ID |
The assigned Batch ID for each batch. |
Operator ID |
Your Operator ID. |
File Save Path |
Enter a local or network path in which scanner TIFF files can be stored. |
Scanner Location |
Identify the LAN name of the scanner, unless it is attached locally to your workstation. |
Batch Subject |
Enter a text phrase to describe this batch, up to 54 characters. |
Show Preferences Before Scan |
Select to instruct Process Commander to display the TWAIN scanner setup parameters before each scanning operation. |
(Button) |
Click to start, restart, or suspend scanning. |
No installation is required. This tool is available to users who have
WorkManagerDD
as Portal Layout in the
Settings tab of their access group. Internet
Explorer downloads an ActiveX control for the Scan Station tool the first
time that you click the Scan Station link.
The standard flow rule Work-.QualifyScannedDocuments places an assignment for each work object created into a workbasket named ScannedDocuments@org.com.
Later, any user can preview the documents in the workbasket using the standard Windows Image Viewer.
attachment type | |
Portal basics
— Using the Process Work workspace
Understanding ActiveX controls and Process Commander Using the Image Viewer tool |