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Invoice processing settings can be exported to an XML file, edited, and imported back into the program, or used in another project.

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Contents of an XML configuration file

An XML configuration file contains:
  • Keywords and other language- and country-specific settings enclosed in the <Countries>, <Country>, <Languages>, and <Language> tags.
  • Regular expressions for order numbers enclosed in the following tags:
  • A list of additional Document Definition features for processing invoices and their status (enabled or disabled) in the AdditionalFeatures tag. For more information, see Additional fields and Enabling additional program features for operators.
  • A list of invoice recognition languages in the PrimaryLanguages tag.
  • Settings for the invoice status additional feature in the DocumentStatus tag. For more information, see The status of documents in ABBYY FlexiCapture for Invoices projects.

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Save current settings to an XML file

1

Open the Document Definition properties

In the Document Definition Editor, click Document Definition Properties… on the Document Definition menu.
2

Open the Document Definition settings

Click the Document Definition Settings tab.
3

Export the settings

Click the Export Settings… button.
4

Save the file

Save the file.
The resulting file can be edited in a text editor.

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Import settings from an XML configuration file

1

Open the Document Definition properties

In the Document Definition Editor, click Document Definition Properties… on the Document Definition menu.
2

Open the Document Definition settings

Click the Document Definition Settings tab.
3

Import the settings

Click the Import Settings… button.
4

Open the settings file

Open the file with invoice settings.
If an XML file contains an error in a tag, contains an invalid value, or has an incorrect structure, a notification containing the number of the line with the error is displayed when you import settings from this file. Any unknown file sections or parameters are ignored.