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About the program

ABBYY FlexiCapture is a highly scalable platform for intelligent data and document capture. It extracts data from unstructured and structured paper documents, scans, email messages, and other sources for subsequent use in document management systems. The four basic data extraction operations in ABBYY FlexiCapture are classification, optical recognition, verification, and export to ERP, ECM, or BPM systems. ABBYY FlexiCapture handles the full range of data processing needs, from small-scale projects to distributed industrial capture of large volumes of data, with the high levels of security and reliability expected from enterprise-grade software. 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, a mobile device, or other sources.
  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 recognition is complete, the extracted data is validated against the automatic check rules. If necessary, a visual check for data and rule errors is started.
  4. Recognized and verified data, along with electronic copies of the documents, is saved to a database, an information system, or a file.
ABBYY FlexiCapture has two installation types:
  • Standalone
  • Distributed
The installation type is selected during product installation. Each type requires a different serial number.

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Software and hardware requirements

CPU2 GHz or fasterOperating system
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11
To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAMAt least 4 GBDisk space4 GB (including 2 GB for installation)Other requirements
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later. To look up your .NET Framework version in the registry, see this Microsoft web page.
  • Microsoft .NET Runtime 8.0 or later
  • Microsoft Office (version 2007 or later) or LibreOffice (version 4.0 or later)
  • A scanner with TWAIN, WIA, or ISIS support

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Supported virtual environments

The following virtual machines are supported:
  • Virtual platforms that emulate physical machines:
    • VMware Workstation (any version)
    • Hyper-V (any version). Note: the Hyper-V version corresponds to the operating system version, and Hyper-V virtual machines do not work with USB devices.
    • Oracle VirtualBox (any version)
    • VMware ESXi (the server included with VMware vSphere, any version)
  • Virtual platforms that emulate workstations and applications:
    • VMware Horizon 5.2.0
    • Citrix XenApp 7.13
  • Cloud services:
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Cloud

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Install the program

Close all other applications before you install the program. Before installing and setting up ABBYY FlexiCapture, disable User Account Control (UAC). For instructions, see ABBYY Support. Alternatively, install using the built-in administrator account.
1

Insert the installation disc

Place the ABBYY FlexiCapture DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive.
2

Start the standalone installation

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

Pass the setup checks

The setup wizard compares the locale of your system with the selected language, checks the version of your operating system, and checks for administrative privileges. If the languages are incompatible, the operating system is not supported, or you do not have administrative privileges, a warning message is displayed.
4

Accept the license agreement

When all checks pass, the end-user license agreement is displayed. Read it carefully. If you agree with the terms, select the corresponding option and click Next.
5

Choose an installation mode

In the Setup Type dialog box, select one of the available installation modes:
  • Administrator Station – Installs the Administrator Station, FormDesigner, and FlexiLayout Studio. Select this option to set up ABBYY FlexiCapture to process a specific kind of document.
  • Operator Station – Installs only the Operator Station. Select this option to start processing documents as an Operator.
  • Administrator and Operator Stations (selected by default) – Installs the Administrator Station, the Operator Station, FormDesigner, and FlexiLayout Studio. Select this option to set up ABBYY FlexiCapture to process a specific kind of document and start processing documents as an Operator.
6

Select a destination folder

Select a destination folder. The program files are copied onto your computer.
7

Activate your license

FlexiCapture License Manager launches automatically so that you can activate your copy of the application. Enter your serial number and activate the application.

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Set up ABBYY FlexiCapture

1

Open the Console and create the database

1

Open the Administration and Monitoring Console

Open the Console under a user account that has administrative privileges, using one of these methods:
2

Create a new database

Click Settings → Application Server, and then click Create new database. In the window that opens, specify the following:Click OK to create the database.
3

Change the temporary password

Once the database is created, you are issued a temporary password, the word password. Open the login page (https://localhost/FlexiCapture12/Login) and change this password.
For more information, see Create a database.
2

Set up the Processing Server

1

Launch the Processing Server Monitor

Click Start → All Programs → ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Servers → Processing Server.
2

Add the server

On the Actions menu, click Add Server → Local Host.
3

Confirm the Processing Server is running

Make sure that the Processing Server is running. Otherwise, click Actions → Start.
4

Add Processing Stations

Select 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).
For more information, see Set up the Processing Server.
3

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. You can select any of the sample projects stored in %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 format https://localhost. If the Project Setup Station and the Application Server are installed on different computers, the server address looks like https://<ApplicationServer>, where <ApplicationServer> is the name of the computer on which the Application Server is installed.
4

Connect with server authentication

Select Use server authentication and enter the name and password of the database administrator.
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.