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If you do not need to apply specific settings to multiple documents, use the Unsorted batch type to process images with the default settings. To view the options selected for this batch type, open the Options… dialog box (Tools → Options…). You can run the application in Administrator or Operator mode. In Administrator mode, you can freely create, change, export, and import batch types. In Operator mode, you can only import batch types, and the Unsorted batch type is disabled, so Operators cannot create or change batch types. You select Administrator or Operator mode when importing batch types from a file. If the imported batch types are password-protected, enter the password to switch to Administrator mode. Operator mode requires no password.

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Create a batch type

1

Open the Batch Types dialog box

From the Tools menu, select Batch Types….
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Start the wizard

In the Batch Types dialog box, click New… to start the Batch Type Wizard.
3

Configure the batch type

Set the options as the wizard prompts you. For more information, see Batch Type Wizard.

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Copy a batch type

In the Batch Types dialog box, select an existing batch type in the list and click Copy. You can then edit the new batch type by changing its properties.

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Edit a batch type

1

Select the batch type

In the Batch Types dialog box, select the batch type in the list and click Edit….
2

Change the settings

In the Batch Type Properties dialog box, make your changes and click OK.

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Delete a batch type

In the Batch Types dialog box, select the batch type in the list and click Delete. The batches that belonged to it are reassigned to the Unsorted batch type.

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Export a batch type

1

Open the Export Batch Types dialog box

In the Batch Types dialog box, select the batch type in the list and click Export….
2

Choose which batch types to export

In the Export Batch Types dialog box, specify whether to export all batch types or only the selected ones.
3

Protect the batch types (optional)

To protect the batch types from changes, select Prohibit editing batch types and enter a password twice.
4

Save the file

Click OK, then provide the name and location of the destination file.

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Import a batch type

1

Start the import

In the Batch Types dialog box, select the batch type in the list and click Import….
2

Confirm the replacement

If you created or imported batch types earlier, the Scanning Station warns you that it will delete all previous batch types. The batches that belonged to them are reassigned to the Unsorted batch type.
3

Select the file

Specify the file with the batch types to import and click Open.
When you pass a batch type that contains external .NET assemblies, include both the XML file with the batch type descriptions and the .spr folder, which holds the external assembly files (*.asr). When you load a batch type from the server, the .spr folder is imported automatically.

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Work with password-protected batch types

When you import a password-protected batch type, or edit one before entering its password, the Scanning Station prompts you for the password to switch to Administrator mode. To continue in Operator mode, click Cancel.

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Typical workflow

  1. The Administrator creates batch types and exports them to the server:
    • To prevent Operators from editing a batch type, select Prohibit editing batch types.
    • To load the batch types onto all Scanning Stations bound to the server, select Distribute these batch types to all Scanning Stations.
  2. Operators start the Scanning Station. They either receive the batch types automatically at startup (if the Administrator selected Distribute these batch types to all Scanning Stations) or load them from the server with Import….
When you start the application from the command line, you can import batch types from a file automatically. Use the /BatchFiles:<file>.xml command-line option.