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If you don’t need custom settings for different kinds of documents, you can use the built-in Unsorted batch type, which processes images with the default settings. To see those defaults, open Tools > Options… For the relationship between batch types and Administrator vs. Operator mode, see Differences between the Administrator and Operator modes.

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Create a batch type

Choose Tools > Batch Types… and click New… in the Batch Types dialog box. The Batch Type Wizard steps you through the configuration. To base a new batch type on an existing one, select it in the list and click Copy, and then edit the copy’s properties.

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Edit a batch type

Select the batch type in the Batch Types dialog box and click Edit…. Make changes in the Batch Type Properties dialog box and click OK.

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Delete a batch type

Select the batch type and click Delete. Batches that belonged to the deleted type are reassigned to the Unsorted batch type.

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Export a batch type

Select the batch type and click Export…. In the Export Batch Types dialog box, choose Export all batch types or Export selected batch types. To prevent later edits to the exported types, select Prohibit editing batch types and enter a password twice. Click OK, and then pick a destination file.

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Import a batch type

Select the batch type list and click Import…. Pick the XML file and click Open.
Importing batch types deletes all existing batch types. Batches that belonged to removed types are reassigned to the Unsorted batch type.
If a batch type references external .NET assemblies, pass the .spr folder (which contains the .asr assembly files) alongside the XML file. When loading 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 or edit a password-protected batch type, Scanning Station prompts for the password to switch into Administrator mode. Click Cancel to keep working in Operator mode.

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Import a batch type from the command line

You can load a batch type automatically at launch using the --BatchTypes switch: 
"<path to Scanning Station>.exe" --BatchTypes="<path to batches>\batches.xml"
When Scanning Station starts with --BatchTypes, the loaded batch type is available for the session but isn’t imported into the station. To import it persistently, choose Tools > Batch Types… > Import…
Persistent imports replace any existing batch types.