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Reload counter before incrementing

With this feature, you can track changes to counters that are updated externally. By selecting the check box, you can reload a shared counter value in instances where external processes are updating a counter's value. For example, if a user would like to employ a workflow that tracks sequential bates numbering across multiple batches, the user can track real-time updates to the shared counters involved with each step of the workflow, then migrate those updates to the Batch Manager database.

An example workflow is as follows:

  1. Create a shared counter with a starting value of 0.
  2. Create a capture profile with the following fields:

    • Shared Counter name

    • New Counter Value

    • Current Counter Value

  3. Capture documents to increment initial counter value.
  4. Enter a new counter value into the New Counter Value field.
  5. Perform a database migration to the Batch Manager database, which updates the shared counter value with the defined new counter value.
  6. Capture additional documents and observe that the counter value continues to increment from the counter value defined in the previous step.