Overview
ABBYY FlexiCapture is a powerful data capture and document processing solution from a world-leading technology vendor. It is designed to transform streams of documents of any structure and complexity into business-ready data. And its award-winning recognition technologies, automatic document classification, plus a highly scalable and customizable architecture, mean that it can help companies and organizations of any size to streamline their business processes, increase efficiency and reduce costs.
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Forms Processing with ABBYY Capture Software
Automates data extraction from paper forms (e.g. credit card applications, questionnaires, damage reports, etc.) to reduce manual processing costs.
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Take the data. Leave the paper.
Capture data from any documents, from structured forms and surveys to unstructured text-heavy papers.
Software for Document-driven Business Processes
One system for processing all kinds of paper documents in any industry
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Intelligent Auto-learning Technology Makes Set Up Easy
Interactive training technology simplifies system implementation and set up.
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Mobile Document Capture
FlexiCapture’s mobile capture client provides an alternative entry point for documents – usable at anytime, from anywhere.
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What is Forms Processing?
Forms processing is a process whereby information entered into data fields is converted into electronic form. Automated form processing software interprets machine-print (OCR), isolated handprint (ICR), mark sense (OMR) and barcodes from paper forms.
Product History
The development of ABBYY data capture products started in 1995. At that time the team was working on two projects: the development of hand-written form recognition and FlexiCapture technology – which enables data extraction from documents with flexible layouts.
Related Solutions
Forms Processing with ABBYY Capture Software
Automates data extraction from paper forms (e.g. credit card applications, questionnaires, damage reports, etc.) to reduce manual processing costs.
How It Works
ABBYY FlexiCapture is highly accurate and scalable document imaging and data extraction software that automatically transforms documents of any structure, language or content into usable and accessible business-ready data.
Intelligent self-learning classification and state-of-the-art recognition technologies enable FlexiCapture to replace error-prone manual processes with automatic document classification and processing.
Flexible and customizable, FlexiCapture can handle virtually all document processing scenarios and can be tailored to any company’s workflows and regulations.
- Document Input
- Recognition
- Verification
- Export
- Administration and Monitoring
- Customization and Integration
Document Input
Scanning Station
FlexiCapture Scanning Station enables easy scanning with any TWAIN-, ISIS- and WIA-enabled device. Available in thick and thin client versions.
Scanning Profiles
Scanning Station features scanning profiles, which enable pre-defined settings for applications to be applied to specific batches. When scanning a new set of documents, the user needs only to choose the right profile from a drop-down menu.
Image Improvement
Pre-loaded or scanned images can be improved before processing using features that include rotation, deskewing, hide sensitive data and more.
Take the data. Leave the paper.
Capture data from any documents, from structured forms and surveys to unstructured text-heavy papers.
Recognition
The recognition stage includes assembly of documents, classification, text and data extraction and automatic validation. These stages are executed simultaneously in unattended mode.
Automatic Assembly of Multi-page Documents From a Mix of Pages
This may rely on separators (blank pages inserted between two documents), page counters or advanced ABBYY classification algorithms – that enable automatic detection of pages belonging to different documents.
Automated Image-base Classification
- Content-based classification
- Rule-based classification
- Any combination of above
Highly Accurate OCR/ICR/OMR and Barcode Recognition
- Optical character recognition of printed text in up to 190 languages
- Intelligent character recognition for hand-printed text in over 110 languages
- Barcode recognition for a variety of 1D and 2D barcodes
- Optical mark recognition for a wide range of checkmarks
Automatic Validation
- Comparison against databases
- Conformity with built-in validation rules
- Compliance with format
- Data normalization
- Application of other user-defined checks
Recognition
Group Verification
Group verification for checkmarks and digits is applied across documents in form recognition projects. Identical figures (signs) from an entire document batch are displayed together.
Field Verification
Field verification checks data fields one by one.
Verification in Document Window
Recognition results of all required data fields are viewed simultaneously and compared with the original image. Information that is not successfully recognized, such as handwritten text or notes, can be typed manually into the fields.
Verification is available in thick and thin client versions. Verification is an optional stage and can be skipped.
Export
For manual verification of recognition results, FlexiCapture offers several verification modes that enable speedy verification and greater convenience.
FlexiCapture provides export to:
- Files
- SharePoint 2003/2007/2010/2013
- ODBC-compatible databases
- Any ERP system and invoice approval workflow
- Any external application through use of custom script modules
Administration and Monitoring
Web-based Administration and Monitoring Console
FlexiCapture includes a web-based Administration and Monitoring Console that enables 24/7 supervision from any location. An administrator can easily manage user rights, check event logs, view standard reports or generate custom performance reports.
E-mail Alerts
Administrators can opt to receive e-mail alerts for important events like errors, license expiration and page count limits. Administrators can also be notified about imminent database overflow, running out of disk space, requests for access rights, or failed attempts to log in.
Customization and Integration Options
ABBYY document imaging and recognition software can be tailored to companies’ workflows and processing scenarios. Scripts, performed between processing stages, enable FlexiCapture to modify document processing to suit virtually any need. Scripting makes it possible to extend the default workflow by enabling:
- Custom processing stages
- Connection to additional OCR/ICR engines
- Use of third-party image enhancement tools
- Use of custom verification clients
- Connection to signature comparison and other external modules
Plus, the Web Service API ensures easy integration of FlexiCapture into many business applications and workflows as an automatic document classification and data capture service.
Features
A Single Solution for All Document Types
Speed up business processes by using automated data entry software to eliminate time- and resource-intensive manual data entry. Intelligent capture algorithms enable the system to process any kind of document: invoices, contracts, registration forms and more.
Cutting-edge Technologies
The software uses artificial intelligence algorithms to enable automatic classification and data extraction. FlexiCapture can also be interactively trained on image samples to provide further production-level processing.
Renowned Accuracy
Featuring ABBYY’s award-winning recognition and classification technologies, as well as offering built-in validation rules, FlexiCapture provides exceptional data accuracy. Plus, ergonomic verification interfaces enable additional verification of sensitive and questionable data.
Advanced Scalability
FlexiCapture can process up to one million pages per day, depending on the complexity of page layout. Its advanced architecture supports distributed processing across dozens of CPU cores simultaneously – providing enhanced scalability for high-volume data and document capture across enterprises.
Ideal for Large Companies and International Business
International companies can now enjoy a single solution for processing documents in multiple languages – including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and 183 more!
Fast ROI, Low TCO
Elimination of labor-intensive operations guarantees fast ROI, while web-based clients and easy-to-configure data extraction ensure low TCO.
Web-based Verification
Reduce costs and utilize your workforce more efficiently with Web-based data verification. Operators simply log in to perform manual verification tasks.
ClickOnce and Web-based Scanning
On-demand scanning can be performed remotely from any location and any computer connected to a scanner. The scanning station can be downloaded and automatically installed with a click – or easily accessed via a web browser.
Front Office Document Capture
Capture documents at point of entry to reduce processing time, delivery costs and the space needed for storing paper documents. With the help of Web Capture Station, scanning and verification can be performed in a single web-based interface. This enables front office document capture without the need for a thick client application – and speeds business processes by capturing documents at point of origin then quickly delivering them to the back-end.
Optimized Performance and Fault Tolerance
Advanced server-based architecture enables effective processing of large volumes of documents. A powerful processing server handles all resource-intensive operations – performing automated task distribution among the processing stations and load balancing. Microsoft Cluster support ensures consistent system operation and prevents data loss in case of system failure.
Flexible Workflow
A flexible workflow can easily be adjusted to your specific business processes. FlexiCapture offers a powerful set of tools for modifying the basic document processing workflow with custom processing stages, scripts, and external modules. The workflow also enables document processing in a fully unattended mode.
Controllable Training Technology
With controllable training technology, simple “point-and-click” input can be used to create layout descriptions and to define document types for classification. Layout descriptions can automatically be generated simply by indicating elements and data fields for extraction on several images. Additionally, document descriptions can be fine-tuned in order to achieve even higher accuracy in locating document fields. As opposed to “black-box” self-learning systems, ABBYY FlexiCapture gives full control over the training results.
Double Verification
Business-critical data fields can be verified by two operators independently to rule out program or human error. Data will be accepted by the system as verified only after proofreading results coincide from both operators.
High Information Confidentiality During Distributed Verification
For security reasons, different fields within the same document can be verified by different operators. On each stage of the distributed verification process, operators have access only to those fields they are allowed to see.
Customizable Verification Station
As a part of the Standard Verification Station, FlexiCapture offers scripting tools for customization of the user interface. This feature is ideal for projects where additional tools are required for specific operators, or where special regulations must be adhered to and monitored. Whether the requirement is to modify menus and toolbars, add controls for document-specific functions, or change the station’s behavior to fit a particular scenario, all the changes can be scripted within FlexiCapture.
Robust Reporting
Custom reports for system and operator performance monitoring are available in FlexiCapture. Crystal Reports Editor can be used by administrators to generate custom reports from FlexiCapture’s database.
Easy Forms Design
Designing blank fixed forms has never been easier. Data-merging profiles can merge barcodes and images to create new ways to automate high-volume jobs. Easy-to-use default settings, drag-and-drop multipage support, and more, also enable faster form design.
What's New
Ready-to-use Add-on for Invoice Processing
ABBYY FlexiCapture can be extended with a ready-to-use add-on to provide additional functionality for invoice processing – including pre-defined settings, validation rules, advanced database look-up and specific UI enhancements.
Updated UI for Verification Station
ABBYY FlexiCapture provides an updated user-friendly interface for Verification Station.
Cache-Based Suggestions and Fields Grouping
The software now suggests possible values generated from the OCR cache for a page. An operator simply needs to select the correct variant from the list to populate the field. Fields on the data form can be grouped together under a common name and with their total displayed in order to facilitate verification. Groups can be set up to automatically collapse and expand depending on conditions.
Database Look-up Dialog Box
This newly introduced dialog box is displayed when an operator starts to correct a group of fields for which the database look-up rule is enabled. The dialog box suggests records for selection from the database table. This enables quick and accurate filling of interrelated fields by specifying the correct value for just one major field.
Field Snapshots Displayed on the Data Form
The Text, Barcode and Checkmark Group fields displayed on the data form can now be supplemented with a snapshot (a fragment of the original image) to facilitate visual review of data.
Customizable Scanning Station
FlexiCapture provides new tools for customization, including Net Scripting support for the standard Scanning Station. This feature is ideal for projects where additional tools are required. To make working with Scanning Station even more effective, all possible values of registration parameters now can be imported from a file or a database.
E-mail Data Capture
It is now possible to store original e-mails together with their extracted data. They can be exported along with the recognized data or used during image processing if necessary. Information about the e-mail sender, the recipient, date, time and the subject can be saved automatically. Import from POP3 e-mail server with SSL or TLS encryption is also supported.
Export on Condition
To make export more flexible and convenient, FlexiCapture now offers the option of setting up the export destination according to an error rule or the value of a particular field.
E-mail Based Notifications
Registered FlexiCapture users can now receive notifications at the e-mail address specified during registration. Notifications are sent in the following cases: successful registration, successful password change, password reset with temporary password specified, granting of access rights and denied access with commentary from the Administrator about the reason.
Those FlexiCapture users who are Administrators and Monitoring Operators can subscribe to e-mail alerts for events such as errors, license expiration, or the page count reaching the maximum limit. Administrators can also be notified about imminent database overflow, running out of disk space, requests for access rights, or failed attempts to log in.
Enhanced Rule Search and Setup
Several enhancements have been made to make the viewing and setting up of validation rules more convenient and user-friendly. Included are the options of applying rules depending on conditions, providing flexible rules search, filtering and grouping.
ClickOnce and Web-based Scanning
On-demand scanning can be performed remotely from any location and any computer connected to a scanner. The scanning station can be downloaded and automatically installed with a click – or easily accessed via a web browser.
Date Normalization
With the help of date normalization settings, date can be exported in a standardized format – even if the date format has multiple variations in documents. The system also enables inclusion of time and weekday in the final date format.
Installation
ABBYY FlexiCapture is a highly scalable and flexible system that can be easily expanded to satisfy new business requirements. Offering standalone and distributed capture installations in one product, and providing full compatibility between them, FlexiCapture makes it possible to start with a standalone installation and smoothly migrate to a full-scale distributed system.
Standalone
- For small- and medium-sized businesses or departmental tasks
- For use in one location
- A single user is involved in processing
Distributed
- For medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, BPOs and government projects
- FFor offices in different geographic locations
- Multiple users are involved in processing
FlexiCapture Standalone
For small- to medium-sized businesses or departmental tasks where processing volume is not significant and the software is going to be used in one location. Installation is easy and provides an entire range of data capture capabilities: from document import to data export, all executed on a single machine.
All the project settings specified for FlexiCapture Standalone will be valid within a distributed environment. This minimizes downtime during the transition period and significantly reduces time and resources required for adaptation of the new system.
Specific features:
- Simple installation and deployment
- All set up and processing operations are executed on one machine
- Simple security and rights management
- Simple, fully automated workflow
- Simple statistics processing
FlexiCapture Distributed
For large enterprises, BPOs and government projects where distributed document capture of high volumes is required.
FlexiCapture Distributed delivers high-performance data capture functionality via a scalable, client-server architecture designed to support processing in a distributed network environment. It includes a set of dedicated server components for data processing, with workload balancing to ensure maximum productivity, and multiple client operator stations for each step in the data capture process: setup, administration, scanning, verification and monitoring.
Specific features:
Distributed capture installation within a set of dedicated servers and stations
Highly scalable processing server with automatic load balancing and fault tolerance
Customizable workflow
Windows security and advanced user rights management
Front office document capture via web UI
Web-based data verification and verification stations
ClickOnce and web-based scanning client
Advanced monitoring, statistics and reports available in a web browser window
Web Service API
Additionally, organizations requiring front office document capture will benefit from the Web Capture Station, which provides scanning and verification functionality in a single web interface.
Customization
Workflow Customization: Custom Stages and Routing Rules
FlexiCapture provides powerful tools to integrate custom stages and external modules, as well as to customize a workflow using scripts. The workflow can also be extended to accommodate tasks such as enhancing images through a third-party engine, connecting an alternative OCR/ICR engine, adding new verification stages and customizing document routing.
Customization of Scanning and Verification Stages
FlexiCapture offers scripting capabilities for customizing Scanning and Verification stages. It is vital for some projects to have additional tools for scanning/verification operators in order to perform special actions or follow regulations.
The Verification interface can be customized to accommodate all kinds of specialized requirements. Scripts allow for changing menus and toolbars, adding controls for document-specific functions or changing the software’s behavior for a particular project.
Processing Scripts
These scripts allow customization of different stages of document processing.
Recognition Script (field level)
The field region can be recognized using an alternative OCR/ICR engine.
Auto-correction and Data Validation Scripts (field level)
The auto-correction script is applied automatically after recognition and used for auto-replacement or modification of data in the recognized field. Scripted validation rules enable the creation of custom algorithms for data validation and normalization.
Custom Document Assembly Rules (document level)
In contrast to the standard assembly rules defined in document definition properties, a custom script provides the flexibility to modify the assembly of documents based on user-imposed conditions, such as:
- Checking the values of recognized fields and separating pages into documents accordingly
- Requesting a flexible order for sections (e.g., AB or BC)
Custom Export (document level)
Scriptable Export provides the ability to create custom export modules that deliver data and images directly to external applications, such as ECM, CRM, ERP etc.
Event Handler Scripts
Scripts can be triggered by events that happen regarding a batch, a document or a field during processing.
Web Service API
The FlexiСapture Web Service API provides access to the FlexiCapture Processing Server from an external application over HTTP or HTTPS. By using the API, FlexiCapture may be integrated into various business applications and workflows as an automated document classification and data capture service.
With Web Service API, it is possible to develop special applications or custom import modules that can deliver image files directly to ABBYY FlexiCapture for processing.
Web Service API functionality includes:
- Adding batches of images for processing
- Passing tasks/documents to an external verification module
- Obtaining processing results
Specifications
For the proper work of our applications we recommend computers with the following characteristics:
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Memory: 512 MB for each CPU core, but no less than 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 1.5 GB (including 1 GB for installation)
- Scanner supporting TWAIN, WIA or ISIS
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
FlexiCapture 11 Distributed
Servers
Application Server
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz. The use of processor which has 2 or more cores is recommended for Application Server.
- Operating system: Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience.
- Memory: no less than 2 GB for Application Server and 4 GB for MS SQL Server
- Hard disk space: 100 MB for installation, 2 GB for SQL Server database. Additional space is required for the file storage.
- The computer where the server is installed must be connected to your domain
- Internet Information Server 7 or higher.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (4.5 if running under Windows Server 2012)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, 2008 SP1, 2008R2 SP2, 2012 SP1, 2014
Note: Microsoft Azure SQL is not supported.
- Oracle 10g, 11g or 12c
Administration and Monitoring Console
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Internet Information Server 7 or higher.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (4.5 if running under Windows Server 2012)
- Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010 (Version 13, 13.0.11.1467 is recommended), Crystal Reports 2008 (Version 12), Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2008 (Version 10.5)
- Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11.
Note. To insure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
FlexiCapture Authentication Module
- Internet Information Server 7 or later
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (4.5 if running under Windows Server 2012)
For operation of Web Module for login and registration one of the following web browsers is required:
- Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11. Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. If high protection level is used, the following option must be specified explicitly:
Active scripting = Enable
Note. To insure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Note. The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported.
Note. Internet Explorer 64-bit is only supported under Windows 7/2008+ if Silverlight 5 is installed.
- Mozilla Firefox 14 or later (32-bit). Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:
Java scripting = Enable
- Google Chrome 20 or later (32-bit). Security settings for Google Chrome:
JavaScript = Allow all sites
Processing Server
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience.
- Memory: no less than 2 GB
- Hard disk space: 100 MB for installation
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- The computer where the server is installed must be connected to your domain
Licensing Server
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience.
- Memory: no less than 2 GB
- Hard disk space: 100 MB for installation
- The computer where the server is installed must be connected to your domain
Project Setup Station
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1+ Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Memory: 512 MB for each CPU core, but no less than 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 1.5 GB (including 1 GB for installation)
- Scanner supporting TWAIN, WIA or ISIS
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- The computer where the station is installed must be connected to your domain
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Processing Station
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Memory: 512 MB for each CPU core, but no less than 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 1.5 GB (including 1 GB for installation)
- The computer where the station is installed must be connected to your domain
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Verification Stations
Verification Station
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Win-dows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is re-quired)
- Memory: 512 MB for each CPU core, but no less than 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 1.5 GB (including 1 GB for installation)
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- The computer where the station is installed must be connected to your domain
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Remote Verification Station
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Win-dows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is re-quired)
- Memory: 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 100 MB
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Web Verification Station
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Silverlight 5.1.20913 or later. (Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 only supports SilverLight when running under Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1).
- One of the following web browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11.
- Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. Detailed required settings for Internet Explorer:
- Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins = Enable
- Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting = Enable
- Active scripting = Enable
- File Download = Enable (to install Silverlight)
Note. To insure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Note. The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported.
Note. Internet Explorer 64-bit is only supported under Windows 7/2008+ if Silverlight 5 is installed.
- Mozilla Firefox 14 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:
- Java scripting = Enable
- Firefox will remember history (Tools -> Options -> Privacy) = Disable
- Google Chrome 20 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Google Chrome:
- JavaScript = Allow all sites
- Plug-ins = Run automatically
Note. All plugins are disabled by default. To enable a plugin, open chrome://plugins/ in the browser and select the Always allowed option for the desired plugin.
Data Verification Stations
Data Verification Station, Remote Data Verification Station
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Memory: 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 100 MB
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Web Data Verification Station
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Silverlight 5.1.20913 or later. (Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 only supports SilverLight when running under Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1).
One of the following web browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11.
- Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. Detailed required settings for Internet Explorer:
- Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins = Enable
- Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting = Enable
- Active scripting = Enable
- File Download = Enable (to install Silverlight)
Note. To insure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Note. The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported.
Note. Internet Explorer 64-bit is only supported under Windows 7/2008+ if Silverlight 5 is installed.
- Mozilla Firefox 14 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:
- Java scripting = Enable
- Firefox will remember history (Tools -> Options -> Privacy) = Disable
- Google Chrome 20 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Google Chrome:
- JavaScript = Allow all sites
- Plug-ins = Run automatically
Note. All plugins are disabled by default. To enable a plugin, open chrome://plugins/ in the browser and select the Always allowed option for the desired plugin.
Scanning Stations
Scanning Station
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Memory: 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 1 GB (including 200 MB for installation and space for scanned images)
- Scanner supporting TWAIN, WIA or ISIS
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
ClickOnce Scanning Station
- PC with Intel® Pentium®/Celeron®/Core™2 Duo/Quad/Xeon®/Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ with a minimum clock speed of 2 GHz.
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Memory: 1 GB
- Hard disk space: 1 GB (including 90 MB for installation and space for scanned images). The size of downloadable file is 41 MB.
- Scanner supporting TWAIN, WIA or ISIS
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Internet Explorer 7 or higher for ClickOnce deployment
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Note. To insure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the com-puter with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Web Scanning Station
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Scanner supporting TWAIN. WIA scanners are visible to the station but they are not guaranteed to work.
- Silverlight 5.1.20913 or later. (Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 only supports SilverLight when running under Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1).
One of the following web browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11.
- Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. Detailed required settings for Internet Explorer:
- Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins = Enable
- Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting = Enable
- Active scripting = Enable
- File Download = Enable (to install Silverlight)
Note. To insure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Note. The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported.
Note. Internet Explorer 64-bit is only supported under Windows 7/2008+ if Silverlight 5 is installed.
- Mozilla Firefox 14 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:
- Java scripting = Enable
- Firefox will remember history (Tools -> Options -> Privacy) = Disable
- Google Chrome 20 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Google Chrome:
- JavaScript = Allow all sites
- Plug-ins = Run automatically
Note. All plugins are disabled by default. To enable a plugin, open chrome://plugins/ in the browser and select the Always allowed option for the desired plugin.
To be able to run the Web Scanning Station, you must install the ABBYY Scanning Plug-In.
The table below lists the operating systems on which the ABBYY Scanning Plug-In can be installed with various permissions.
| ABBYY Scanning Plug-In | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS | Permissions | UAC | CAB | EXE |
| Windows Server 2003 SP2 |
Administrator | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| User | — | ✓ | ✓* Installation is forbidden by default |
|
| Windows XP SP3 |
Administrator | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| User | — | ✓ Internet Explorer 8 or higher is required |
✓ | |
| Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 |
Administrator | yes | ✓ | ✓ |
| no | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| User | yes | ✓ The administrator password will be required |
✓ | |
| no | ✓ Internet Explorer 8 or higher is required |
✓ | ||
| Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 |
Administrator | recommended | ✓ | ✓ |
| no | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| User | recommended | ✓ The administrator password will be required |
✓ | |
| no | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Windows 8/8.1 | Administrator | recommended | ✓ | ✓ |
| no | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| User | recommended | ✓ The administrator password will be required |
✓ | |
| no | ✗ | ✓ | ||
| Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 | Administrator | recommended | ✗ | ✓** Installation is forbidden by default |
| no | ✗ | ✓** Installation is forbidden by default |
||
| User | recommended | ✗ | ✓** Installation is forbidden by default |
|
| no | ✗ | ✓** Installation is forbidden by default |
||
*Note: To allow the ABBYY Scanning Plug-In to be installed by users, select the Disable Windows Installeroption (select Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Installer) and set it to Never.
**Note: To allow the ABBYY Scanning Plug-In to be installed on Windows Server 2012, run the executable file Setup.exe as Administrator or change the security policy by setting the value of the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer DisableMSI to “0”.
Note: For detailed instructions on how to install the ABBYY Scanning Plug-In, see Web Scanning Station Help.
Web Capture Station
- Operating system: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience, Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience (for localized interfaces, corresponding language support is required)
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Scanner supporting TWAIN. WIA scanners are visible to the station but they are not guaranteed to work.
- Silverlight 5.1.20913 or later. (Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 only supports SilverLight when running under Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1).
One of the following web browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11.
- Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. Detailed required settings for Internet Explorer:
- Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins = Enable
- Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting = Enable
- Active scripting = Enable
- File Download = Enable (to install Silverlight)
Note. To insure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Note. The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported.
Note. Internet Explorer 64-bit is only supported under Windows 7/2008+ if Silverlight 5 is installed.
- Mozilla Firefox 14 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:
- Java scripting = Enable
- Firefox will remember history (Tools -> Options -> Privacy) = Disable
- Google Chrome 20 or later (32-bit).
- Security settings for Google Chrome:
- JavaScript = Allow all sites
- Plug-ins = Run automatically
Note. All plugins are disabled by default. To enable a plugin, open chrome://plugins/ in the browser and select the Always allowed option for the desired plugin.
For operation of Web Capture Station, ABBYY Scanning Plug-In must be installed. Installation restrictions are listed in the table above. For detailed instruction on how to install ABBYY Scanning Plug-In, see Web Scanning Station help.
Supported User Interface Languages
 Czech |
 English |
 French |
 German |
 Hungarian |
 Polish |
 Russian |
 Spanish |
Virtual and Terminal Servers Support
Virtual Machines
- VMware Server 2.0 (this platform is no longer supported by the manufacturer)
- VMware Workstation 6.5 – 9.0
- VMware ESXi 4.1.0 (server component of VMware vSphere)
- Hyper-V 6.0, 6.1 or 6.2 (Hyper-V version corresponds to the version of the operating system. Under Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V 6.0 is used.)
Note: Hyper-V virtual machines do not work with USB devices. VMware ESXi virtual machines work with Wibu drivers only, iKey drivers are not supported.
Terminal Servers
- Citrix XenApp 5.0
- Citrix XenApp 6
Input Formats
| BMP | black-and-white, gray, color |
| PCX, DCX | black-and-white, gray |
| PNG | black-and-white, gray, color |
| JPEG | gray, color |
| JPEG 2000 | gray, color |
| TIFF |
|
| JBIG2 | black-and-white |
| GIF | color |
| PDF, PDF/A | |
| PDF, PDF/A searchable | |
| DjVu | black-and-white, gray, color |
Export Types and Formats
FlexiCapture provides export to:
- Files
- SharePoint 2003/2007/2010/2013
- ODBC-compatible databases
- any external application by using custom script-modules or API
FlexiCapture supports export to following file formats:
Data Output Formats: .XLS, .DBF, .CSV, .TXT, .XML.
Image Output Formats: PDF (Image only, text under image), PDF/A (Image only, text under image), TIFF, JPEG, JPEG2000, PCX packbits, BMP, PNG.
Text Types
Typographic
Handprinted
Typewriter
Matrix printer
Index
OCR-A
OCR-B
MICR (E13B)
MICR (CMC7)
Barcode Types
EAN 13
EAN 8
Code 39
Code 39 without asterisk
Check Code 39
Interleaved 25
Check Interleaved 25
Code 128
Codabar
UPC-A
UPC-E
Code 93
UCC-128
PDF 417
IATA 25
Matrix 25
Industrial 25
PostNet
Patch code
Check CodaBar
Aztec
Datamatrix
QR code
Note: For recognizing barcodes in cyrillic encoding, the Datamatrix, PDF417 or QRCode format should be used.
Supported Scanning Devices
ABBYY FlexiCapture supports TWAIN-, ISIS- and WIA- compatible scanning devices. You can find such scanners among the popular models offered by Avision, Brother, Canon, Epson, Fujitsu, HP, Kodak, Lexmark, Microtek, Mustek, Oki, Panasonic, Plustek, Ricoh, Visioneer, VuPoint, Xerox, and many other vendors.
Nonetheless, ABBYY cannot and does not guarantee any scanner to be fully compatible with ABBYY software products. Due to this fact, ABBYY assumes no liability whatsoever for any commercial damage that might arise out of the use of the information stated above.
If you cannot make your scanning device work with an ABBYY software product, please visit our Knowledge Base or contact our technical support service.
