ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 - Readme

About the Program

ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 belongs to the new generation of ABBYY’s data capture solutions. It provides efficient and accurate extraction of data from forms and documents for subsequent export into databases and business systems.

FlexiCapture 10 has two different installation types:

• Standalone
• Distributed

The type of installation should be selected during the installation of the product. For each type of installation a different serial number is required.

Software and hardware requirements

Hardware requirements

1. Intel® Core™2/2 Quad/Pentium®/Celeron®/Xeon™, AMD K6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ 2 GHz processor or faster. The use of processor which has 2 or more cores is recommended for Application Server
2. RAM
   • Scanning, remote Verification and Data Verification stations: 1GB
   • Other stations: 512 MB RAM for each CPU core, but no less than 1 GB
   • Servers: 2GB and 2 GB if MS SQL Server is installed on the same machine
3. Hard disk space
   • Remote Verification and Data Verification stations: 100 MB
   • Other stations: 1 GB
   • Servers: 100 MB for applications, 2 GB for database (when using Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition). Additional space is required if the file storage is used.
4. TWAIN, WIA or ISIS scanner
5. An active Internet connection to activate your serial number, USB port for hardware protection key
6. At least 1024×768 video card and monitor
7. Keyboard, mouse, or other pointing device

Software requirements

Servers:

1. Operating system:
   • Windows Server 2003 SP2
   • Windows Server 2008 SP2
   • Windows Server 2008 R2

   If you use a localized interface, you operating system must support the corresponding language.

2. Internet Information Server 6, 7 or 7.5 (for Application Server)

   In case of IIS 7 or higher, the following components of IIS should be installed:

   -> Web Management Tools

           -> IIS 6 Management Compatibility

                  -> IIS 6 Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility

                  -> IIS 6 Scripting Tools

           -> World Wide Web Services

                  -> Application Development Features

                          -> ASP.NET

                          -> ISAPI Extensions

                  -> Common HTTP Features

                          -> Static Content

                  -> Security

                          -> Windows Authentication

3. .NetFramework 2.0 or later
4. Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2008 or 2010
5. Internet Explorer 7 or later
6. Database server: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, 2008 SP1 or 2008 R2

Stations

1. Operating system:
   • Windows XP SP3
   • Windows Vista SP2
   • Windows 7
   • Windows Server 2003 SP2
   • Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2 + Desktop Experience

   If you use a localized interface, you operating system must support the corresponding language.

   The use of the Arial Unicode MS font is recommended. Other fonts may display CJK characters incorrectly.

2. .NetFramework 2.0 or later if .Net scripts are used, 3.5 for Scanning Station if ClickOnce depoyment is used
3. Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later for Monitoring Station and ClickOnce deployment of Scanning Station
4. SilverLight 4.0.60129 or later and one of the following browsers for Web Data Verification Station:
   • Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later
   • FireFox 3.6 or later with IETabs add-on
   • Opera 11.0 or later
   • Google Chrome 8.0 or later
   • Safari 5.0 or later

The servers and stations except web- and remote stations must be in the same Active Directory.

Installing the Program

IMPORTANT!

• It is recommended that you close all other applications before installing the program.
• You must have local administrator rights to be able to install the program.

To install ABBYY FlexiCapture 10:

1. Place the ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive.
2. In the Autorun menu, select installation type: Standalone or Distributed and follow the instructions of the installation wizard. (If Autorun is disabled on your computer, double-click the autorun.exe file located on the CD-ROM).

Standalone installation:

1. Select a setup language (either English or Russian). The installation wizard will compare the locale of your system and the selected language. If the languages are incompatible, a warning message will be displayed.
2. Next, the installation wizard will check the version of your operating system and the availability of the administrative rights. If the version of the operating system is not supported by the program or you do not have the administrative rights, a warning message will displayed and the installation wizard will be closed.
3. If all the checks are successfully passed, the end-user license agreement will be displayed. Read the license agreement carefully and, if you agree with the terms of the agreement, select the corresponding option and click Next.
4. A dialog box will open, in which you will need to enter some information about yourself. Enter the required information and continue with the installation.
5. In the next dialog box that opens, select one of the available installation modes:
   • Administrator and Operator Stations – The Admivistrator station, the Operator Station, FormDesigner 10 and FlexiLayoutStudio10 will be installed.
   • Administrator Station – The Administrator Station, FormDesigner 10 and FlexiLayout Studio 10 will be installed.
   • Operator Station – Only the Operator Station will be installed. (The Administrator Station, FormDesigner 10 and FlexiLayout Studio 10 will not be installed.)
6. Next, select a destination folder. If there is not enough space on the selected hard disk, a window will be displayed showing your hard disks, the available free space, and the space required for installation. Select a disk with sufficient free space and continue with the installation.
7. The program files will be copied onto your computer. Once the installation is finished, the installation wizard will display a message saying that the application has been successfully installed.
8. FlexiCapture 10 License Manager will be launched automatically so that you can activate your copy of the application. Enter your serial number and activate the application.

Distributed Installation:

The whole installation for the distributed version has two parts:

• Servers installation
• Workstations installation

The servers installation consists of the following components:

1. Application server + Administration and Monitoring Console (Web application);
2. Web Data Verification Station (Web application);
3. Licensing server;
4. Processing server.

Workstations installation (client part) consists of:

1. Project Setup Station;
2. Scanning Station;
3. Verification Station;
4. Data Verification Station;
5. Processing Station;
6. FlexiLayout Studio;
7. FormDesigner.

If  computer with Application Server runs Windows 2003 x64 or Windows XP x64, do the following:

1. Execute the following command from the command line: cscript C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32BitAppOnWin64 true

2. Make sure that the World Wide Web Publishing service is running in 32-bit mode.
3. Execute the following command from the command line: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe –i
4. The list of IIS service extensions (see below) will now include an entry for the 32-bit version of ASP.Net. Change its status to allowed.

Important! Before installation, make sure that the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator runs under the account NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService.

Recommended Installation Order

1. Install all components required for installation (NetFramework, IIS, CrystalReports, SQL Server)
2. Install servers (The servers can be installed either on one computer or on different ones; by default they will be installed on one computer)
3. Install workstations. During installation you will need to indicate a path to the License Server.

Each component may be installed on a separate computer. To do it, disable the rest of the components.

During installation of Application Server it is possible to install a special administrative image of the workstations installer. This installer supports distributed installation scenarios: by SMS or AD.

Workstations installation can be done using this image or common installation from the DVD. In the latter case the License Server location must be specified.

Remote Stations Installers

Independent installers are available for the remote stations. You can also install Scanning Station using ClickOnce Deployment technology on the Administration and Monitoring Console.

Web Data Verification Station

If Web Data Verification Station was installed with the Application Server, operators can verify data remotely using a browser. Go to Start>Programs>ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 Servers and select Web Data Verification Station to open a browser window with Web Data Verification Station page. Then you can copy the station link and distribute it to operators

Running the Program

To run ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 Standalone:

• Go to Start>Programs>ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 and select Administrator Station or Operator Station.

To run ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 Distributed:

• To run Processing Server or Administrator and Monitoring Console, go to Start>Programs>ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 Servers and select Processing Server or Administrator and Monitoring Console.
• To run workstations: go to Start>Programs>ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 Stations and select the station.

Demo projects

To see how ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 works, you can use demonstration projects that can be found in  %allusersprofile%\Application Data\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\10.0\Samples.

Under Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7, the sample projects can be found in %public%\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\10.0\Samples.

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