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Scanner client

Scanner Client allows capturing images from scanners and uploads to the OpenKM repository.

Optionally:

  • The images can be converted to PDF files.
  • Can add metadata group while uploading files to the OpenKM repository.

 FeatureDescription

Scan

Starts scanning process.

Convert to PDF

Convert an image or group of selected images to a PDF document.

Refresh

Refreshes tree.

Upload

Uploads a document.

Delete the PDF page.

Deletes a page from the selected PDF document.

Add page to PDF

Adds a new page to the selected PDF document.

Requirements

Before running the application, make sure you have installed the following:

  • Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio
    • .NET 4.0: Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 (x86 or x64) ( Recommended ).
    • .NET 2.0: Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2008 ( x86 or x64).
  • PDF Acrobat Reader.
  • Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or upper.

Configuring

  • Click on File > Configuration.
  • Set the version to "Webservices 2.0".
  • Choose a language ( by default, English ).
  • Set the username.
  • Set the password.
  • Set the host ( for example, http://localhost:8080/OpenKM ).
  • Click on the Test button to check the connection configuration.

Compression CCITT Group4

  • Click on Configuration > Compression group4 menu option.
  • Check the black and white CCITT Group4 compression checkbox
  • Set the percentage (Threshold), by default, is set to 80%.
  • Click on Accept button.

Setting destination folder

  • Click the top right Change button.  
  • Select the destination folder and click on the Select button.

Setting scanner configuration

  • Click on Configuration / Scanner configuration.
  • Change the configuration parameters.
  • Click on Accept button.

We suggest the TWAIN protocol rather than WIA for better scanner features support.

Scanning

  • Click on the Scanning button.
  • Follow the wizard. 

Will be created a folder based on the date (year-month-day) on your server at My images/OKMScan/Images.

Convert scanned images to PDF

  • Choose one or several image files from the tree.
  • Click on the Images to PDF button.

A PDF file will be created into a folder based on date (year-month-day) on your server at My images/OKMScan/Pdfs.

Uploading

  • Choose one or several files ( images or PDF ).
  • Click on the Upload button.
  • Optionally you can set metadata groups.
    • Choose the metadata group.
    • Click on Add button.
    • Fill in the metadata group fields.
    • Click on Add button.

Add images to an existing PDF file.

  • Click on Add page to PDF button. Will be shown extra icons in the toolbar.

  • Action has three steps: selecting a PDF file and then clicking on the icon to confirm the PDF selection.

  • The second step is to select one or several images and click on the icon to confirm the image selection.

  • And finally, click on the icon to add the images. You will be shown a popup to confirm the action; click the Yes button.

Remove pages from an existing PDF file.

  • Choose a PDF file.
  • Click on the Delete PDF page button.
  • Select a range of pages.
  • Click on Accept button.