SimpleIndex lets you run any SimpleIndex job as a Windows service for fully unattended processing. This is particularly useful for high-volume, high-demand applications where scanned images are coming from many remote workstations, as well as small and large implementations utilizing network scanners or digital copiers. In server mode, images are saved to a “hot folder” on the server where they are processed automatically. SimpleIndex performs barcode recognition, OCR and other indexing tasks and exports formatted files to storage and database servers.

Server processing licenses may be added to any version of SimpleIndex. Unattended processing is possible without a server license, but a user must be logged on to the workstation for it to execute. Windows services run automatically when the computer is booted up, even if nobody is logged on. You must have a Server license to run SimpleIndex on Windows Server operating systems.

SimpleIndex Servers can run multiple jobs on different schedules on the same server, or run multiple instances of the same job simultaneously to take advantage of multiple CPUs.

SimpleIndex Not Autorunning Jobs

If SimpleIndex isn’t automatically running the Job Configuration after double clicking the file the the following registry settings are needed.
Read more
No Comments

Barcode OCR: split, name and file documents by the barcodes on them.

Split and file documents by barcode
A barcode is the one index value that reads with near-100% accuracy. SimpleIndex reads barcodes on scanned pages and inside PDFs, uses them to split a stack into separate documents, and names and files each one by what the barcode says. Barcode recognition is included in both editions, so for a barcode job Standard at
Read more
No Comments

Automated Processing & 1-Click Interface

SimpleIndex® 1-click scanning and indexing is enabled with its command line interface. SimpleIndex job files can be saved and opened just like a Word document. When you open a job file, SimpleIndex begins processing a new batch automatically. Scanning, processing (OCR, barcodes, database autofill, etc) and export happen in sequence with no further input from
Read more
No Comments

Remove Service in Windows 10 When Not Working in SimpleIndex Server Dialog

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Unattended Processing reference. Option 1 – Command Option 2 – Registry
Read more
No Comments

Set Job Timeout on Server Processing Job Configurations

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Unattended Processing reference. Certain Job Configurations when running as a service will stop in the middle of processing the batch. There won’t be an error in the Windows Event Viewer or in the SimpleIndex Processing Log that indicate what the issue. This can be fixed in many cases by setting
Read more
No Comments

How to emulate Server behavior in the client

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Unattended Processing reference. Due to licensing restrictions, there are some functions in SimpleIndex that behave slightly differently when running in server mode than when running interactively. Mostly the only difference is in speed but sometimes it can be difficult to tell why output is different when running unattended. The biggest
Read more
No Comments

Command Line Sample

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Command Line Interface reference. When using the Simple Software products it can be beneficial to run the software from a command line script. With this you can run other Simple Software Job configurations or Windows Batch Files (.bat) or Task Manager or other command line methods automatically. You
Read more
No Comments

Fixes for Service not Correctly Running

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Index & Batch Logging reference. If the ​Service stops and isn’t running properly there can be a variety of different causes for this.  You can follow the procedures below to fix this in most cases. Check Event Log, which is here: Administrative Tools>Event Viewer>Windows Logs>Application  Then select “Filter Current Log…”
Read more
No Comments

Service Configuration Paths

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Job File reference. The paths to the configuration files that are stored in the list in the Service Control and Options panel is located in the registry here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SimpleIndexService\Jobs
Read more
No Comments

Network Scanners & Copiers

Scan at the copier, filed overnight.
No Comments

Streamlined Interface

Maximum Data, Minimum Clicks As with any repetitive task, a few seconds saved scanning and filing a single document quickly adds up to dozens or hundreds of hours over the course of a long project or daily routine. The most import part of planning your document capture project is to find the most efficient way
Read more
No Comments

Full-Page OCR Indexing Demo

This sample job demonstrates the ability for SimpleIndex to convert scanned documents to searchable PDF files and extract index data from the OCR text. It also demonstrates the multi-user workflow capabilities. Step 1 uses a full-page OCR process on each image. Field data is extracted from the full-page text using template and dictionary matching algorithms.
Read more
No Comments