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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!

Assign keyword indexes to scanned documents and electronic files automatically with SimpleIndex.

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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Index With Non-Latin Character Sets

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software

By default SimpleIndex uses the ANSI character set to display and edit captured OCR data, index field values and full-text OCR. This works for all languages based on the Latin alphabet (English, French, Spanish, German, etc.)

To index documents in other languages like Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Arabic and other non-Latin alphabets, set the default character set using this registry key. If the key is not set correctly then Unicode text will show up as ??????????.

Use Notepad to edit the “Charset” value from the sample setting below and save it to a .reg file. Then double-click the .reg file to install (Administrator privileges required).

You can download the .reg file here but you still need to edit in Notepad to set the Charset value before installing.

If you are on a 32-bit operating system be sure to remove the extra “\WOW6432Node” from the registry path.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\SimpleIndex\Misc]
“Charset”=”1”

Charset NameCharset Value
ANSI_CHARSET (Latin)0
DEFAULT_CHARSET1
SYMBOL_CHARSET2
SHIFTJIS_CHARSET (Japanese)128
HANGUL_CHARSET (Korean)129
GB2312_CHARSET (Simplified Chinese)134
CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET (Chinese)136
GREEK_CHARSET (Greek)161
TURKISH_CHARSET (Turkish)162
HEBREW_CHARSET (Hebrew)177
ARABIC_CHARSET (Arabic)178
BALTIC_CHARSET (Baltic)186
RUSSIAN_CHARSET (Russian)204
THAI_CHARSET (Thai)222
EE_CHARSET238
OEM_CHARSET255

The full list of values is at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc194829.aspx.

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Skip to Blank Index on Save Index

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software

If you would like to have SimpleIndex automatically go to the next page with a blank field and highlight that field when the Save Index button or Enter a change to the XML text of the Job Configuration is needed. This can be useful to quickly move to the next document that has a blank Index field.

Instructions to set Skip to Blank index on Save Index:

  1. Right click on the Job Configuration file that you would like to suppress the prompt on and select Open With>Notepad
  2. Search the XML settings text open in Notepad for this term:
    <SKIP_TO_NEXT_BLANK>
  3. Set the value between from “False” to “True”
    <SKIP_TO_NEXT_BLANK>True</SKIP_TO_NEXT_BLANK>
  4. Save and close the file.
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Forward Blank Index Fields

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software

To turn on the carry Forward when you blank out an index field do the following:

1.  Right click on the configuration file and open with Notepad or another text editor.

2.  Search for this XML value:  FORWARD_BLANK

3.  Set the value to true

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Max List Size

Monday, 29 July 2019 by Simple Software

If you have a field that has a list and it loads very slowly then the size of the list that it loads needs to be limited.

You first open the Registry or regedit.  Then you find this location:  Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SimpleIndex\Misc

Then you right click in the space to the right and select New>String Value

Then you name this new entry this:  MaxListSize

Then you double click on it and set the size of the list that it loads.  We suggest somewhere between 1000 and 5000

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Is there a way to just use part of a bar code or OCR value? For example, extract “50” from the value “124450”

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

To do this example, create a barcode field (Field 1 for example) and a 2nd field with type “Fixed”. In the template for the 2nd field, enter %FIELD1[5,2]% to get “50” from “124450”.

%FIELD1% would get the entire value for Field #1, the barcode field. By adding the [5,2] you tell SimpleIndex to start at the 5th character (5) and take 2 characters from the value (50).

Find out more about barcode scanning on our Barcode Scanning Guide and read up on Optical Character Recognition on the SimpleOCR scanning solutions guide.

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How do you configure a field to select from a list of possible values?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

List fields are populated using a text file or database field containing the values for that list. The text file scenario will be described first.

To configure a list field, go to the Index tab in the Job Options. Create a list field by selecting “List” for the field type and give it a name. In the “List File/Field” setting for this field, put the full path or UNC to the text file containing the list or click “Set” to browse to the file. If you have not created a file, you can put the path where you want the file stored here and click the “Edit” button. This will open the file in Notepad; new files will prompt you to create them.

On each line of the text file you will put one of the possible values that you want to be able to select from while you are indexing with SimpleIndex. You can copy this information from another source and paste it into the text file.
Save the file in Notepad and close it. The List field is now configured!

To use a database field, your configuration must be connected to a database using the settings on the Database tab. Any fields defined as “List” on the Index tab that have a corresponding field mapped on the Database tab will use the unique values from that field to populate the list.

You can check “Only allow values in list” to disallow users from entering a value not in the list.

Once the List index field is configured properly you can select the values from a drop down after scanning that appear in the main SimpleIndex window while indexing. It also makes the field autofill the closest match from the list based on the characters that you type in that field.

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Can the values of 2 or more fields be combined in a single field?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

Set the Type for the field that you want to store the combinded value to “Fixed”.

In the template setting for that field, you can enter the keyword %FIELD#% (where # is the field number) and the keyword will be replaced with the value of the designated field when it is saved.

For example, to combine your first 2 fields into third, inserting a comma between them, set the template for field 3 to:
%FIELD1%,%FIELD2%

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Why does the word “MISSING” show up in filenames and index fields when the field is blank?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder
“MISSING” is what SimpleIndex puts for any field value used as a filename or folder name and is left blank by default.

You can change this to whatever you want it to say when a field value is left blank. To do this go to the Job Settings wizard under the File menu, go to the Advanced Settings step and expand Advanced Indexing Options.   The value is set to DEFAULT, which puts the word “MISSING” when the index field is blank.  Any text can be put in this field to use a different value than “MISSING”.

Related Links

  • SimpleIndex Wiki – Advanced Settings
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How do I configure the output folder and file naming scheme?

Wednesday, 28 February 2018 by dwilder

Use the Folder and Filename check boxes on the Indexing & File Naming step in the Job Settings Wizard to indicate whether field values will be used to generate subfolders or filenames. Any field with the Folder option checked will create nested subfolders for each value in the order the fields are listed. Any field with the Filename checked will have the values concatenated to form the filename.

For example, if Field 1 and Field 3 have the Folder option checked, and Field 2 and Field 3 have the Filename option checked, image filenames will be created in the format:

%OUTPUTFOLDER%\Field 1\Field 3\Field 2 – Field 3.tif

The Filename Separator option on the Advanced tab lets you change the ” – ” between the fields in the filename to anything you want.

Related Pages

  • SimpleIndex Wiki – File Naming Schema
  • SimpleIndex Wiki – Indexing & File Naming
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Automatic Indexing Using Existing Data

Wednesday, 24 January 2018 by Simple Software

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!

KB Articles for Automatic Indexing

  • Exclude Index Field from Index Log
  • Turn Off Prompts and Pop Ups on Job Configurations
  • Change the Font Size of Index Fields
  • Large documents (>500 pg) Slow to Process - Workaround
  • Regular Expression (RegEx) - Syntax or Type
  • Index With Non-Latin Character Sets
  • Skip to Blank Index on Save Index
  • Stop Autorun When Double Clicking Configuration
  • Autonumber Increment Value
  • Overlap of SimpleView Viewer in SimpleIndex Display
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Compare Leading Solutions

Tuesday, 07 November 2017 by dwilder

The best way to see how the SimpleIndex processing workflow compares to other leading desktop scanning solutions is to see the same process performed side-by-side in each program. Below are videos we recorded of the same batch of documents being scanned and indexed in Kofax Express™, Kodak Capture Pro™, PaperVision™ Capture Express and Office Gemini DiamondVision™. In each one we configured the software to perform the same tasks:

  • Scan a batch of 10 pages
  • Capture a 7-digit account number using Zone OCR
  • Correct any fields that fail to recognize
  • Use a database lookup to populate additional index fields
  • Export the batch to PDF files

Using our standard benchmark batch* we recorded the following processing times:

  • SimpleIndex: 0:45
  • Kodak Capture Pro: 1:50
  • Kofax Express: 2:20
  • PaperVision Capture Desktop: 3:00
  • DiamondVision: 3:20

As you will see in the videos below, SimpleIndex provides the most efficient scanning and indexing workflow of any major document capture application.

SimpleIndex™

Kodak Capture Pro™

Kofax Express™

PaperVision™ Capture Desktop

Note: This video depicts PaperVision Capture Desktop, a now discontinued software that has since been replaced by the similarly functioning updated version of PaperFlow.

Office Gemini DiamondVision™

Testing Methods

The benchmark times were recorded using all available software shortcuts, and by performing data entry and user interactions as fast as possible. The same scanner and computer hardware was used for each test. Much care was taken to ensure that each application yielded the most accurate OCR results possible given the sample documents.

Unfortunately none our competitors could accurately capture the account number on all 10 pages. The extra time to correct these errors accounts for 15-30% of the difference in processing times. The difference in accuracy is due in large part to SimpleIndex‘s pattern matching OCR feature, which the other programs lack.

Keep in mind these videos were recording using the latest version available at the time this test was taken. Results may vary with with later versions.

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