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# ProcessingStage

> ProcessingStage data type in the ABBYY FlexiCapture Web Services API: fields that identify a processing stage, its project, batch type, and stage type.

## What it does

The **ProcessingStage** data type stores information about the processing stage.

## Fields

| **Name**    | **Type** | **Description**                                                                                                                         |
| ----------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Id          | int      | The ID of the processing stage                                                                                                          |
| ExternalId  | int      | The external ID of the processing stage; unique within its batch type                                                                   |
| ProjectId   | int      | The ID of the project                                                                                                                   |
| BatchTypeId | int      | The ID of the batch type. 0 default batch type                                                                                          |
| Type        | int      | The type of the processing stage; see [ProcessingStageType](/flexi-capture/api/structures/t-processing-stage-type) for possible values. |
| Name        | string   | The name of the processing stage                                                                                                        |