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About the Program

ABBYY FlexiCapture is a highly scalable platform for intelligent data and document capture which can be successfully used to extract data from unstructured as well as structured paper documents, scans, e-mail messages, and other sources for subsequent use in document management systems. The four basic data extraction operations in ABBYY FlexiCapture include classification, optical recognition, verification, and export to ERP, ECM or BPM systems. ABBYY FlexiCapture is capable of handling the full range of data processing needs, from small-scale projects to distributed industrial capture of large volumes of data, providing high levels of security and reliability expected from enterprise-grade software solutions. The basic document processing scenario is as follows:
  1. Documents are placed in the automatic scanner feeder and scanning begins. Images can also be imported from email or a mobile device, etc.
  2. Scanned document images are submitted for recognition, at which point the software automatically identifies documents, including multipage documents, locates meaningful fields, extracts data and loads check rules.
  3. After the recognition has been completed the extracted data undergoes an automatic check rules. If necessary, the process of visual check for data and rule errors is launched.
  4. Recognized and verified data along with electronic copies of documents are saved to a database, an information system, or a file.
ABBYY FlexiCapture 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.

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Software and hardware requirements

CPU

2 GHz or faster

Operating system

  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

Note. To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.

RAM

at least 4 GB

Disk space

4 GB (including 2 GB for installation)

Other requirements

  1. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later
    Note. You can look up the version of your .NET Framework in the registry. Please visit this Microsoft web page for detailed instructions.
  2. Microsoft .NET Runtime 8.0 or later
  3. Microsoft Office (version 2007 or later) or LibreOffice (version 4.0 or later)
  4. A scanner with TWAIN, WIA or ISIS support

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Supported virtual environments

The following virtual machines are supported:
  1. Virtual platforms that imitate physical machines:
    • VMWare Workstation (any version)
    • Hyper-V (any version)
      Note: Hyper-V version corresponds to the version of the operating system.
      Note: Hyper-V virtual machines do not work with USB devices.
    • Oracle VirtualBox (any version)
    • VMWare ESXi (server included with VMWare vSphere, any version)
  2. Virtual platforms imitating workplaces / applications:
    • VMWare Horizon 5.2.0
    • Citrix XenApp 7.13
  3. Cloud services:
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Cloud

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Installing the Program

  • It is recommended that you close all other applications before installing the program.
  • Before installing and setting up ABBYY FlexiCapture, be sure to disable UAC (User Account Control). Alternatively, you can install using the built-in administrator account.
  1. Place the ABBYY FlexiCapture DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive.
  2. On the Autorun menu, select Standalone Installation and follow the instructions of the setup wizard. (If Autorun is disabled on your computer, double-click the autorun.exe file located on the DVD-ROM).
  3. The setup wizard will compare the locale of your system and the selected language, will check the version of your operating system and the availability of the administrative privileges. If the languages are incompatible, the version of the operating system is not supported by the program or you do not have the administrative privileges, a warning message will be displayed.
  4. 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.
  5. In the Setup Type dialog box, select one of the available installation modes:
    • Administrator Station – The Administrator Station, FormDesigner, and FlexiLayout Studio will be installed. Select this option if you need to set up ABBYY FlexiCapture to process a specific kind of document.
    • Operator Station – Only the Operator Station will be installed. Select this option to start processing documents as an Operator.
    • Administrator and Operator Stations (selected by default) – The Administrator Station, the Operator Station, FormDesigner, and FlexiLayout Studio will be installed. Select this option if you need to set up to set up ABBYY FlexiCapture to process a specific kind of document and start processing documents as an Operator.
  6. Next, select a destination folder. The program files will be copied onto your computer.
  7. FlexiCapture License Manager will be launched automatically so that you can activate your copy of the application. Enter your serial number and activate the application.

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ABBYY FlexiCapture setup

To set up ABBYY FlexiCapture:
  1. Open the Administration and Monitoring Console under a user account that has administrative privileges. Use one of the following two methods:
Click Settings → Application Server and then click the Create new database button. In the window that opens, specify the following:

Server instance name

(local)\sqlexpress

Note: If SQL Server is not installed locally, the server instance name will look like this: <computer_name>\sqlexpress

Database name

FCDemoDataBase

Authentication settings

Database Server Authentication

User name and Password

The name and password of the database administrator that were specified when installing Microsoft SQL Server

Use external file storage

Select this option and specify the path to a file storage location for example: C:\FileStorage

Click OK. Once the database is created, you will be issued a temporary password, which is the word “password.” Please open the log-in page (https://localhost/FlexiCapture12/Login) and change this password.
For detailed instructions on creating a new database, please refer to the System Administrator’s Guide.
  1. Set up the Processing Server:
  2. Launch the Processing Server Monitor (click Start → All Programs → ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Servers → Processing Server).
  3. On the Actions menu, click Add Server → Local Host.
  4. Make sure that the Processing Server is running. Otherwise, click Actions → Start.
    Note: For detailed instructions on setting up the Processing Server, please refer to System Administrator’s Guide.
  5. To add Processing Stations: selecting the Stations item in the ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Servers tree, select <Server_Name>, and then click Actions → Add Stations…. In the window that opens, click By name… and type “localhost” to add the locally installed Processing Station. Start the Processing Station (Actions → Start).
  6. Upload a project to the server:
    1. Launch the Project Setup Station (click Start → All Programs → ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Stations → Project Setup Station).
    2. Open a local project (click File → Open Project…).
      Note: You can select any of the sample projects stored in this folder: %public%\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\12.0\Samples.
    3. Upload the project to the server (click File → Upload Project to Server…). Enter the address of the Application Server in the following format: https://localhost.
      Note: If the Project Setup Station and the Application Server are installed on different computers, the server address will look like this: https://<ApplicationServer> where <ApplicationServer> is the name of the computer on which the Application Server is installed.
    4. Select Use server authentication and enter the name and password of the database administrator.
      Note: If you are planning to demonstrate how images can be imported from Hot Folders, enable Hot Folder processing in the Administration and Monitoring Console (click Settings → Projects).
ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 is now ready for demonstration. If you need more information on setting up ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 or if you encounter any problems when completing the steps listed on this page, please refer to the System Administrator’s Guide. (c) ABBYY Production LLC, 2021. All rights reserved.