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Relying on the old filing cabinet filled with paper documents is becoming more and more of burden. Your competition knows that electronic document management brings cost down and streamlines their operations. Are you ready to break away from the paper and get your document management solution in place? Great! That’s our specialty.PDF Form Read Write Data

The phrase “document management” is rather broad and can apply to a variety of scenarios depending on the needs (and size) of the business. In some instances we are talking about a system that merely gives us an efficient way to scan paper and save it out in an orderly, intuitive structure. Other times, we need to bring in search and viewing capabilities that are all handled inside a single piece of software. Likewise we may be working with more than just digital versions of paper files, such as MS Office documents, CAD drawings and graphics files. We can even run into the need for advanced features like document lifecycle management and workflow. These features are especially important when regulations such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley apply, to keep prying eyes away from critical information, and to limit liability by removing old docs once they’ve passed their business or regulatory prime.

Take control of Sales Tax exemption forms

Monday, 14 November 2022 by Simple Software

Automatically fill and file sales tax forms

Ben Franklin once noted, “…nothing is certain except death and taxes.” In the case of state sales taxes, they may be unavoidable, but managing your customers’ sales tax exemption forms and making sure you’ve sent current exemption certificates to your vendors doesn’t have to feel like a terminal condition.

Comes with automatically fillable PDF Sales Tax Exemption Forms from Every State

SimpleIndex has the power to recognize the forms you receive from customers and file them automatically so you can find them in seconds.

SimpleIndex also fills out sales tax exemption PDFs from every state to create a complete set of your forms ready for emailing to your vendors.

Link both processes to your customer and vendor data sources to streamline the process. Even without those lists, the state, certificate number and expiration recognize automatically, leaving you with the simple task of clicking on the customer name to file the document away.

You’ll never have to dig through old emails or piles of paper to make sure you have that exemption on file again!

When it’s time to send your vendors the proper state certificate to get your sales tax exemption, simply open up the Fill Vendor Form job, select the vendor, and all your state exemptions are filled out automatically and assembled into one PDF file suitable for framing emailing.

Manage your customer sales tax exemption forms:

  • Scan customer sales tax exemption certificates submitted on paper
  • Process e-mailed PDF sales tax exemption forms
  • Use OCR or read the filled-in forms from PDF files to file them automatically
  • Search and view customer tax forms in seconds
  • Receive automatic e-mail notifications when exemptions expire
Indexing Customer Sales Tax Certificates

Fill out and e-mail vendor sales tax exemption forms:

  • Standardized, fillable PDF sales tax forms for every state
  • Select a vendor and fill in all the relevant name and address information automatically
  • One click fills in every state form with both your company’s information and your vendor’s
  • Packages saved to bookmarked PDF files and e-mailed to vendors
  • Receive automatic e-mail notifications when exemptions expire
Filling out all state certificates with a single entry to send to vendor

Find out more!

The sales tax management solution is available for free to SimpleIndex users!

Download SimpleIndex – Download the Sales Tax Jobs

Some initial setup is required, and we can help you out with that too. Our Professional Services department can have you up and running in just a couple of hours.

Please Contact Us to find out more about automating your sales tax time thieves with SimpleIndex!

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Affordable Document Management

Monday, 14 November 2022 by Simple Software

SimpleIndex® is a great solution for small businesses and departments that need a quick and affordable way to scan, organize and view documents. SimpleIndex provides a wide variety of retrieval options, many of which require no special software to find and view documents.

Affordable Document Management Solutions with SimpleIndexThe most basic solution uses Windows folders and filenames to organize and find documents on a shared network drive or synced to a cloud storage platform.

SimpleIndex lets you use index field values to create folders and filenames automatically, automating the process with barcodes, OCR and database lookups where possible.

You can also use SimpleIndex with SimpleSearch to create a keyword-searchable database that lets you find and view documents based on one or more index values.

There are several advantages to using SimpleSearch instead of Windows folders:

  • Find documents based on specific keywords or phrases
  • Drop-down lists to select possible keyword values
  • Use “And” and “Or” logic to search multiple field values
  • Search the full text of OCR’d documents, Office and PDF files
  • Search results are returned instantly
  • Quickly browse through all matching files, even if they are in different folders
  • Integrated file viewer with zoom, annotation, print and email functions
  • Index data stored in a database and can be re-used for reporting and other applications

Integration with Third Party Document Management

SimpleIndex is able to integrate with Enterprise Document Management Systems using a variety of integration methods.

  • SharePoint integration is built directly into SimpleIndex.
  • Cloud Storage platforms like Google Drive, Box and OneDrive can be integrated via sync apps.
    Output standardized and organized folders and filenames. Full-text search for Office and PDF files.
  • Popular document management systems like Digitech PaperVision and ImageSilo, Computhink Contentverse, Laserfiche, and others are supported out-of-the-box using SimpleExport to create custom import files.
  • Integration with many other systems can be done via the default CSV data file format.
  • If a custom import file format is required, SimpleExport can be configured to produce it.

Lowering the Cost of Document Management

automate data entry for affordable document management

Many small businesses are going digital with their documents. However, many also find that the document management systems available are too complex, expensive, or labor-intensive to be practical in a small office.

SimpleIndex was designed to solve this problem by removing many of the costly and cumbersome “gotchas” that make practical implementation of these systems impossible.

Here are some of the ways SimpleIndex saves you money:

  • Standalone scanning, indexing & retrieval license starts at $500.
  • No limitations on processing volume (“click charges”).
  • Files are stored in standard formats using logical folders and filename structures
  • Exported files can be synced any cloud storage platforms
  • Key data is embedded in the file names and metadata tags to ensure they can be found without a third party database or app
  • SimpleView provides both free and low-cost options to browse, search and view exported documents.
  • SimpleSearch provides a client/server document management system with index field and full-text search for a minimal cost per workstation.
  • SimpleIndex integrates with any custom database, allowing you to use existing infrastructure or free/open source database platforms instead of buying expensive licenses.
  • SimpleIndex integrates seamlessly with most document and content management systems available on the market today. Leverage the low cost and enhanced feature of SimpleIndex as an alternative front-end for migrating documents to your DMS.
  • SimpleIndex uses OCR, barcode recognition, database lookups and advanced pattern matching algorithms to automate the indexing and filing of captured documents. Combined with its streamlined workflow, SimpleIndex gives the highest level of automation you can get in this price range.

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Database Integration

Monday, 07 November 2022 by Simple Software

Unprecedented Control of Database Interactions

Open database integration is a powerful feature of SimpleIndex® and one that furthers its interoperability with custom programs. Instead of using a proprietary database, SimpleIndex allows you to map its index fields to cells in any database table. It can be configured to create new records, update existing ones or retrieve them for viewing. Using these three basic database functions, SimpleIndex is able to interface with and operate on any database.

Automatic Indexing Using Existing Data

The Autofill feature of SimpleIndex is an easy way to associate many index fields with one document without retyping data that already exists in another database. Autofill uses a database lookup to retrieve records that match a key value entered by the user. Blank index fields are then filled in automatically with the data from this lookup. The result is a document database with many different possible search fields, of which only one needed to be entered during scanning.

The key field may be typed by the user, or it may be read from the document automatically using barcode recognition or OCR. The lookup is performed either when the user changes this field or when the index values are saved. If the lookup finds multiple matching records, the user will be notified and the first set of values will be used by default.

When used with pre-index batches, key information can be read automatically from barcodes or OCR and matched to database records with a single click. Search on up to 99 index fields without a single keystroke!

Output to XML or Any Text Format

SimpleIndex offers direct export to pre-formatted XML files, as well as the SimpleExport module that can output any XML schema or text file format.

SimpleExport makes it possible to integrate with any third party database, application, or document management systems (DMS) that accept an XML or text file import.

SimpleExport converts the index values from a SimpleIndex job to any output format through XSL Transformations (XSLT). You may use one of the built-in scripts to export to a pre-defined system or design your own. SimpleExport runs automatically after each batch is exported, or it can run as an unattended Windows service.

SimpleExport can also be used as a standalone application for automating XSLT transformations, converting CSV or TSV (delimited text files) to XML, converting images to base64 or integrating other scanning applications with third party software.

Match and Attach Mode

SimpleIndex features “Match and Attach” mode, which combines the power of the Autofill feature with the ability to update existing records in your database. This lets you “attach” images to existing database records by “matching” them with values from SimpleIndex.

With other systems you must create a temporary database and write a custom import to match the scanned images to existing records. When indexing with OCR or barcode recognition, the entire process can be accomplished with our 1-click interface.

 

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  • How do I use the Media Wizard to create searchable DVDs or thumb drives?
  • How do I export index data to a database?
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SimpleIndex Specifications

Tuesday, 29 June 2021 by Simple Software

SimpleIndex 10 Specifications

  • Windows 11 32/64-bit edition, Windows 10 32/64-bit edition, Windows 8 32/64-bit edition and Windows 7 32/64-bit edition
  • Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
  • A computer with a 2 GHz Intel Pentium or higher, or equivalent processor, 3 GHz recommended, 64-bit only
  • 4 GB of memory (RAM), 8 GB recommended
  • 3.2 GB total hard drive space for all components
  • WIA, TWAIN or ISIS scanner driver
  • Web access needed for online activation, offline activation available upon request
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What is Document Imaging?

Wednesday, 31 July 2019 by aaron

Document Imaging was the more commonly used term in the early days of document scanning and OCR and refers to any system used to replicate documents used in business. It evolved from the microfilm days where it was referred to as Document Image Management.

Document Imaging allows for the scanning of paper documents, as well as the processing of files saved electronically. These files are then named and saved for later searching.

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Multiple Sort Fields on Search

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software

If you have a Search/Retrieval configuration that you want to have Sort by more than one column do the following.

1. Open the configuration pad in Notepad.
2. Search for the option value <SORT_FIELD>
3. Normally there is one value in the section that looks like this:  <SORT_FIELD>FIELD1</SORT_FIELD>
4. Add the fields that you want to search by as the database columns like this:  <SORT_FIELD>[FIELD1],[FIELD2]</SORT_FIELD>

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Can SimpleIndex integrate with Microsoft SharePoint?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

Any document processed with SimpleIndex can be uploaded directly to your SharePoint document library, and any custom columns or metadata tags can be set automatically using the SimpleIndex index field values.

Find out more at our SharePoint Document Scanning page.

Integrated custom metadata is only supported in SharePoint 2010 and above, including SharePoint Online / Office 365. Microsoft .NET 3.5 and the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model are required and must be installed separately in version 7. Version 8 includes a download option in the Global Settings Wizard. Version 8.4 and above include them automatically. Version 7 users can Download the SharePoint 2010 Client Object Model here.

To configure SharePoint export, go to the Advanced Options screen in your Job Options and enter the URL of your document library in the SharePoint Document Library URL setting.

The easiest way to integrate with SimpleIndex is to simply map a network drive to the SharePoint document library and set your Output folder to use this drive. SimpleIndex will create folders and name files automatically using your job settings.

In this configuration, only the Title tag is set. You can also use SimpleIndex‘s file property feature to set EXIF tags (images) or PDF file properties for the Title, Subject, Author and Keywords tags.

One thing to remember when configuring SimpleIndex jobs for SharePoint is the extra restrictions on filenames in SharePoint. For a detailed list please visit SharePoint File Name Restrictions. When using the integrated SharePoint feature with SharePoint 2010 these invalid characters are automatically replaced when exporting.

There are also several inexpensive or free applications that allow you to upload documents processed with SimpleIndex to SharePoint. These can be useful when you have a slow connection and need the files to upload in the background without slowing down production. Here are two of them:

SharePoint Upload Service

SharePoint 2010 Bulk Document Importer

If your SharePoint integration has requirements not met by these solutions, our Professional Services department will be able to design a SharePoint interface to meet your specifications.

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Is it possible to search for and retrieve documents with Windows desktop search?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

Windows Search works great with SimpleIndex because all index data can be saved to the folder and file names as well as the file properties, and OCR text can be saved to hidden layers in PDF files. Windows Search will read all of these elements when building its index and will return any matching files when you search.

Using Windows Search on a file server allows for instantaneous searching across terabytes of documents and text for all of the users on your network.

IFilters allow Windows Search to search within file contents.

Here are three popular PDF IFilters that will enable text searching for PDF files:

  • Foxit PDF IFilter (commercial)
  • TET PDF IFilter (free/commercial)
  • Adobe PDF IFilter (32-bit / 64-bit) (free)

If you have issues with PDF text searching in Windows 10, this article has detailed instructions for resolving PDF IFilter issues:

https://fixedit.itxpress.biz/2018/07/05/searching-pdfs-in-windows-10/

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Is the document Search/Retrieval and View functions available in SimpleIndex or available only with the SimpleSearch add-on module?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

All of the search functions can be used with any SimpleIndex license. SimpleSearch is only needed to enable searching from other workstations.

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I have a scanner/copier that creates PDF and TIFF files and saves them to my file server. Can I use SimpleIndex to create a searchable CD/DVD from these files?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

This feature is included in SimpleIndex at no additional cost and is called the Media Wizard.

The Media Wizard is located in the “Send” file menu and is called Media Wizard. It allows you to burn your images, indexes, a database and a free SimpleSearch viewer for just the CD or DVD. It also provides an easy way to get the maximum amount of information on the media that you want it on.

You set up the Media Wizard by pointing it to your image folder and database and you select the media that you would like to put it on. It then saves a file folder with all the files that you would need in the size of the media you are using in the location that you designate. You then burn these files using the burning application of your choice.

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Is it possible to restrict user access to certain documents in Retrieval Mode?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

If the database you use to store index information has security access features, you can use these to manage access to documents with SimpleIndex retrieval mode.

In your database, create user accounts and groups and assign them the appropriate permissions to records in your document database.

In SimpleIndex, check the “Require Logon” option on the Logging tab to force the user to logon to the database using the accounts you created. When they search and view documents, they will only be able to access records that the corresponding database user has been assigned access to.

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How do you configure full text searching in Retrieval mode?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

On the Database tab there dropdown in the lower portion of the panel for Full Text OCR Field. Put the name of the field that will store the full-text data there. This must be configured both for Insert and Retrieval mode configurations. The database field needs to be sufficient length to store the entire text of your document.

Of course, the Insert Mode configuration must have “Enable Full Page OCR” checked to generate full text data from images. Text from MS Office documents, PDF files and existing OCR text files can be used without setting this option.

When designing your Retrieval Mode configuration, create a Text field to use for full text search queries. On the Database tab, set the corresponding “Database Field Name” to the full text database field.

When searching on your full text field, SimpleIndex finds the text you enter no matter where it appears in the document. It is able to match partial words. It does not perform boolean or natural language searches. The text entered must match the document text exactly.

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The All-In-One Scanning & Sorting Tool

Tuesday, 30 January 2018 by Simple Software

SimpleIndex® has the ability to perform a wide variety of scanning and document organization tasks quickly and easily.

This makes it a must-have tool for IT departments and consultants who often need to:

  • Scan and store various documents on network shares or cloud storage
  • Organize existing MS Office, PDF and other files on your network
  • Attach files to records in a custom database
  • Integrate scanning into custom business applications
  • Add document capture to Robotic Process Automation bots
  • Automate data entry from paper or electronic documents
  • Reduce click charges for centralized scanning departments

The missing piece of the IT document management puzzle

With a cost and setup time that is negligible compared to other enterprise capture platforms, SimpleIndex makes sense even when your company already has one. For example:

  • When SimpleIndex has unique features your other software doesn’t, like Office and PDF text parsing, PDF Bookmarking or Electronic Imprinting.
  • When setting up a new workflow requires extensive setup time and management approvals to use the central system.
  • When click charges make a project prohibitively expensive.

The wide variety of scanning and indexing tasks you can do with SimpleIndex make it an incredibly useful tool to have in your arsenal.

Find Out More

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  • Will your SimpleQB allow me to scan in old invoices or bank statements directly into QuickBooks?
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  • How do I export index data to a database?
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Scanning & Document Migration for SharePoint

Friday, 12 January 2018 by Simple Software

SimpleIndex gives you an affordable, automated way to populate custom metadata tags when migrating documents to SharePoint. SimpleIndex uses a variety of methods to extract data, including zone OCR, barcode recognition, mark recognition (OMR) and text pattern matching. The data is assigned to index fields that correspond to the custom columns in your SharePoint document library. The extracted values can be reviewed and corrected if necessary before uploading.

Uploading individual documents to SharePoint is easy. The hard part is migrating thousands of files and tagging them with custom metadata that can be used for fast, precise searching and sorting.

Without metadata, only the filename is used for searching scanned documents. OCR can be used to enable text searching of images, but there are several limitations to text searches:

  • OCR cannot recognize any handwritten data
  • Low quality scans or documents with complex layouts often OCR poorly
  • OCR errors mean that you won’t always find all the files you are searching for
  • Cannot perform date range or number range searches
  • Cannot sort results by anything other than title and create/modified date

Advantages of the SimpleIndex SharePoint migration solution include:

  • Complete document imaging solution as well as electronic document migration
  • Advanced text pattern matching finds precise data in unstructured text
  • Parse folder and file paths to find metadata values
  • Unattended server processing mode available
  • Easy yet powerful alternative to managed metadata services
  • Far more features for the price than other SharePoint migration tools

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Searching and Viewing Documents

Wednesday, 04 October 2017 by dwilder

If you have not yet decided on a plan for how to organize your electronic documents for later retrieval, you should take some time to consider the possible options.

Search and Retrieval with Document ManagementThere are several ways to search and view documents processed with SimpleIndex®

  • Use SimpleSearch to use keyword searches to find and view indexed documents
  • Use SimpleView to browse folders, search files, view, edit and annotate scanned documents without a database
  • Use a Document Management System for integrated searching, viewing, workflow, security, compliance auditing and other records management functions
  • Use Cloud Storage platforms like Google Drive, Box and OneDrive
  • Use SharePoint to share documents online with custom metadata, create custom document workflows and employ records management standards
  • Link files to a custom application using the Command Line Interface or RPA bot
  • Integrate with your Database to associate documents with records via link or binary field
  • Work with our Professional Services Team or an Authorized Dealer to create a customized solution or direct integration with virtually any application

Choosing a Document Management Solution

Given the variety of free or very low cost file storage solutions available, why would you invest thousands of dollars in a document management system?

  • When high security or access tracking logs are required
  • Compliance with regulations like HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, FINRA, FOIA, SEC, etc.
  • There are document-based workflows that can benefit from automation
  • Users need to view files without installing software licenses (like DWG, VSD or  PSD)

If you already have a database or business app that you use to search for records, and that application has the ability to store or link external documents to those records, this is usually the best choice.

If your business application doesn’t have document management capabilities, there are integrations that can overlay a button or hotkey that lets users open associated files from any screen.

If your business has many different types of documents spread across multiple departments that use different applications, and they sometimes need to be able to access each others’ documents, then a central repository is the better solution.

Cloud Storage platforms like Google Drive, Box and OneDrive provide low-cost, secure online storage that makes it very easy to share documents worldwide on any device. However they don’t have the ability to do field-level indexing to allow for more granular searches, lack the compliance tracking features of a more robust DMS, and don’t have integrated viewers that can display some of the less common file formats without having the application installed.

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Read more about Affordable Document Management solutions with SimpleIndex.

Check out our How to Scan Documents for a detailed guide to creating scanning and retrieval systems.

Download SimpleIndex Now

Our Professional Services department can help you with every step of our project, and often have you up and running in just a couple of hours.

Please Contact Us to schedule a demo or ask us any questions you have!

 

KB Articles for Document Management

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  • What is Document Imaging?
  • Using alternate database schemas
  • Multiple Sort Fields on Search
  • Access Database Connection String
  • How do I delete an image and it's database entry?
  • Is it possible to search for and retrieve documents with Windows desktop search?
  • Will your SimpleQB allow me to scan in old invoices or bank statements directly into QuickBooks?
  • How do I use the Media Wizard to create searchable DVDs or thumb drives?
  • How do I export index data to a database?
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