This chapter covers the following main topics:
This section covers the following topics:
Follow these guidelines for indexing in the Capture client:
If the selected client profile is configured for indexing, metadata fields display in the lower left pane when you select a document in the batch pane.
All pages of a document share the same metadata values, so indexing one page of a document indexes all its pages. In the document pane, documents in a batch are visually divided by a light-colored bar. In the batch pane, documents are listed under their batch.
An asterisk (*) displays to the left of a metadata field name if it is required. A document is fully indexed when all required metadata fields contain a value. Documents do not need to be fully indexed to release the batch, but an error may occur in a later batch processing step. See Handling batch errors.
To ensure standard input, metadata fields may use input masks or input formatting, choice lists, or database lookups, as described later in this section.
To improve readability, you can adjust the font size of the metadata fields in the Preferences window. See How do I set scanning preferences?.
A database lookup contains connection and search information to connect to a database and search for matching records associated with a metadata field value. Depending on the configuration, a list of search results may display, and database values may automatically populate other metadata fields when one database record is found. For example, a database lookup might be defined on a customer name field that then populates customer metadata fields such as customer Id and address. See How do I index by looking up values from a database?.
If a metadata field uses an input mask, or filter, it controls what you can enter into the metadata field. For example, a mask might allow you to type numbers but not alphabetic characters into the field, or might limit your entry to four characters. If you type a character that does not conform to the mask, the system beeps and the application does not accept it. For example, a metadata field named Invoice Number might use an input mask that restricts entries to a 7-digit number.
A metadata field may use a display format to ensure that entries display in a certain format. When you move to another metadata field, Capture changes the data display, if needed, to match the display format. For example, an entry in a date field might be changed to display a standard date format. Note that the metadata value Capture saves is not changed.
A choice list field provides a list of values from which to choose. Click the triangle next to the field to display and select from the choice list. (Depending on client profile settings, a choice list may allow you to enter rather than select a value.)
Choice list fields can be dependent, where a selection in one choice list field (the parent) determines the choices displayed in a dependent choice list field (the child).