In case you do not have any hardware scanner or in case your scenario requires to process documents already existing you may select the FileImporter (System) scanner within the General-tab.
This software scanner is being shipped with KGS Scan and allows you to process files already existing in a directory.
In this scenario, you may load files (TIFF, TIF, PDF, or DOCX) directly from disk.
Opened “Scanning”-tab when “FileImporter (System)” is being selected. |
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This software scanner is being shipped with the following capabilities:
Option name | Type | Description | Possible Values |
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Import Path | Text | Defines the root directory from which KGS Scan tries to acquire files. | Every path accessible from your workstation |
import recursively | Checkbox | When being checked every subfolder is being searched recursively for corresponding files. | Ticked / Unticked |
delete file after import | Checkbox | Enabling this option will lead to the deletion of the documents that have been imported successfully. Please note: The source documents will be deleted fully and irrevocably, even if no export has taken place! | Ticked / Unticked |
specify folder while scan | Checkbox | If you enable this option, a dialog listing all subfolders contained within the root directory will be shown right before the scanning process. This allows you to manually select specific subfolders. Please note: The checkmark at Import recursively still applies. | Ticked / Unticked |
import complete files | Checkbox | Only complete files will be imported if you enabled this option. The scan buttons in the main view will change and the rescan-button will be hidden. This scenario addresses profiles for importing documents entirely instead of individual pages. | Ticked / Unticked |
specify file while scan | Checkbox | A file selection dialog will be shown for each scanning process if this checkbox is being enabled. When defined, the import directory will be used as the root directory. You may select multiple files. This option, too, is being used to import complete files. | Ticked / Unticked |
Render Form Fields | Checkbox | If you’re scanning PDF documents that contain form fields, you may tick this option in order to display the content saved within those fields. | Ticked / Unticked |
DPI | List | The resolution of the import may be defined by setting the dots per inch from the list provided. | 600 |
Datatypes | Checkbox | By ticking the related datatype you may define which types of data may be imported. The following datatypes are possible:
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