The Scan module is used for scanning forms after you have created one or more form definitions. Here, the images of the forms are captured and saved in a database.
To start scanning forms:
Open or create a Scan job description, which tells FORMS which forms are to be interpreted.
Start the job by selecting ð Start.
FORMS can recognize many different forms in the same job, which makes it possible to mix different forms in the scanner’s document feeder without presorting them.
Depending on your system and your performance requirements, there are three different ways to scan forms.
When you start Scan, an information box displays the current system status, date and time (the date and time formats in accordance with your Windows settings). When you start scanning, the start date, start time and run (elapsed) time are also displayed in that box. The screen also shows a bar chart showing how many forms of each type have been scanned.
You can have Scan run all your forms at once, or you can divide the forms into stacks of a specific number of forms to be processed together (batches).
During scanning, a number of situations can require your intervention, for example an empty or jammed document feeder or when Scan cannot recognize a form because it is upside-down.
When such a situation occurs, FORMS displays a message that describes the situation, and you can make corrections and continue or discontinue scanning. More info.