Auto Import

Auto Import allows you to import images into the software without the use of a local scanner or manual intervention. It does this by observing special directories called “watch folders”. Files to be imported will be copied into subfolders within a watch folder which are called Auto Import or AI batch folders. Auto import extracts images from these files and streams them into the workstation just as if they had originated from a local scanner.

To auto import files create an AI batch folder in a watch folder. The processing instructions for this AI batch folder have been defined in the Auto Import Setup process and associated with the watch folder that the AI batch folder is contained within. A countdown timer will be started on the new AI batch. The user will copy files (which may be contained in nested subfolders) into the AI batch folder. Every time a new file appears anywhere in the AI batch folder or its subfolders, the countdown timer will be reset to its initial value and the countdown begun again. If the timer expires the AI batch folder will be locked and added to the end of an auto import capture queue for processing

Auto import allows the specification of special batch separation rules so that new batches can optionally be created for each new AI batch. Aside from that, processing will occur as in any other scan job according the job and page setup rules. Every AI batch will be completely processed before moving to the next.

The following image file formats are supported: tiff, jpg, pdf, bmp, ioca, modca, gif, cmp and png.