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Introduction

tia Scan is a high-performance scan x32/x64-bit application bound to the Microsoft® Windows™-platform which can be directly controlled from the SAP GUI.
tia Scan supports all SAP storage scenarios (e.g.: "late archiving", "early archiving", etc.) and requires just a minimal customizing effort.
tia Scan also supports centralized profile and license management in case tia Scan is being connected to the tia Scan Server.

KGS Scan client also seamlessly integrates with KGS ZADOC.

Supported Barcodes, File Formats and Communication Interfaces / Protocols

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System Requirements

For the system requirements please see:

Prerequisites for tia® and kgs Software ComponentsScan

Licensing

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Installation

After downloading the KGS Scan from our download page ( Download from kgs Software download page in the members area https://download.kgs-software.com/ ) you’ll have to unzip the archive and start the installation procedure by using the setup.exe-file.You may freely choose the installation directory to your liking. The default directory for the application will be located under

 

  1. Open the downloaded zip file in Windows File Explorer. You will find following content:

 

  1. Choose the method of installation depending on your requirements:

 

The KGSScan.exe file will install tia Scan including the required third party components, which are:

  • .NET 4.8 Build 528040 (Windows 10-Update von Mai 2019 und Windows 10-Update von November 2019)

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532

(This is for tia Scan 2.24.1. Later releases may install future versions of these components).

 

The KGSScan.msi file can be opened by Windows Installer application to install the tia Scan while not the third party components named above.

 

  1. Follow the steps in the installation dialog

 

The default directory for tia Scan is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Kgs\KGS Scan
However, you may change this in the installation dialog.

Besides installing the client application, the setup will also install the KGS Transfer service which handles the communication between KGS Scan and any partner program existing in the system environment (e.g.: communication with KGS ScanServer).

If KGS Scan is being used by multiple users on the same workstation, you’ll have to ensure that each user has assigned read and write access to the chosen installation path as well as to the directory “%AppData%\KGS Scan”.

 

After successfull installation, you will find the application "KGS Scan" in Windows start menu. 

 

tia Scan is also using following locations to store configuration data:

  • %ProgramData%/KGS Scan

  • %AppData%/KGS Scan

 

Also the service "KGS Scan Transfer" is setup for handling communication between tia Scan and applications that it integrates with.

Info

Note:

When using tia Scan without integration with tia Scan Server and Windows is configured with following security policy: "User Account Control: Virtualize file and registry write failures to per-user locations" security policy", then please read tia® Scan does not display profiles even with administrative rights

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Settings and Profile settings in KGS Scan Client

General settings

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Scanning Options

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Loading Local Documents

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Document separation options

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Document Naming

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Image Processing

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Attachments

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Context Menus

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Indexing

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Batch Naming

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Export

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