ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 belongs to the new generation of ABBYY’s data capture solutions. It provides efficient and accurate extraction of data from forms and documents for subsequent export into databases and business systems. ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 includes all functionality of FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional and extended functionality that provides means for distributed processing across your enterprise.
FlexiCapture 9.0 has two different installation types:
The type of installation should be selected during the installation of the product. For each type of installation a different serial number is required.
To ensure proper functioning of our applications, we recommend using computers with the following characteristics:
Intel® Core™2/2 Quad/Pentium®/Celeron®/Xeon™, AMD 6/Turion™/Athlon™/Duron™/Sempron™ processor or compatible
2 GHz
For stations (Standalone or Distributed):
For servers (Distributed):
Windows Server 2003 SP2 ,
Windows Server 2008 SP2,
Windows Server 2008 R2
For the program to run with a localized interface, the operating system must provide the required language support.
RAM: 512 Mb for every CPU core; but not less 1 Gb total
Free hard-disk space:
Standalone: 1 Gb (including 700 Mb for installation)
Distributed/Stations: 1 Gb (including 800 Mb for installation)
Distributed/Servers: 50 Mb for installation + 2 Gb for the SQL Server Database
Scanner supporting TWAIN, WIA or ISIS.
Internet connection to activate the serial number when using a software protection key or a USB port for a hardware protection key (dongle).
Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768.
Keyboard, mouse or other pointing device.
IMPORTANT!
To install ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0:
- Place the ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive.
- In the Autorun menu, select installation type: Standalone or Distributed and follow the instructions of the installation wizard. (If Autorun is disabled on your computer, double-click the setup.exe file located on the CD-ROM).
Standalone installation:
- Select a setup language (either English or Russian). The installation wizard will compare the locale of your system and the selected language. If the languages are incompatible, a warning message will be displayed.
- Next, the installation wizard will check the version of your operating system and the availability of the administrative rights. If the version of the operating system is not supported by the program or you do not have the administrative rights, a warning message will displayed and the installation wizard will be closed.
- If all the checks are successfully passed, the end-user license agreement will be displayed. Read the license agreement carefully and, if you agree with the terms of the agreement, select the corresponding option and click Next.
- A dialog box will open, in which you will need to enter some information about yourself. Enter the required information and continue with the installation.
- In the next dialog box that opens, select one of the available installation modes:
- Administrator Station – The Administrator Station, FormDesigner 9.0 and FlexiLayout Studio 9.0 will be installed.
- Operator Station – Only the Operator Station will be installed. (The Administrator Station, FormDesigner 9.0 and FlexiLayout Studio 9.0 will not be installed.)
- Next, select a destination folder. If there is not enough space on the selected hard disk, a window will be displayed showing your hard disks, the available free space, and the space required for installation. Select a disk with sufficient free space and continue with the installation.
- The program files will be copied onto your computer. Once the installation is finished, the installation wizard will display a message saying that the application has been successfully installed.
- FlexiCapture 9.0 License Manager will be launched automatically so that you can activate your copy of the application. Enter your serial number and activate the application.
Distributed Installation:
The whole installation for the distributed version has two parts:
- Servers installation
- Workstations installation
The servers installation consists of the following components:
- Application server + Administration and Monitoring Console (Web application);
- Licensing server;
- Processing server.
Workstations installation (client part) consists of:
- Project Setup Station;
- Scanning Station;
- Verification Station;
- Data Verification Station;
- Processing Station;
- FlexiLayout Studio;
- FormDesigner.
Requirements to Install Application Server
The following conditions must be met to install Application Server and Administration and Monitoring Console:
One and the same computer must have the following software installed:
- Net Framework 2.0 or higher;
- IIS (Internet Information Services) version 6 or 7, which is installed as a Windows component.
In case of Windows Vista or Windows 2008, the following components of IIS should be installed:
-> Web Management Tools
-> IIS 6 Management Compatibility
-> IIS 6 Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
-> IIS 6 Scripting Tools
-> World Wide Web Services
-> Application Development Features
-> ASP.NET
-> ISAPI Extensions
-> Common HTTP Features
-> Static Content
-> Security
-> Windows Authentication
- Crystal Reports Basic Runtime for Visual Studio 2008.
If one of the required components listed above is not installed, the correspondent message will be displayed, and the installation won’t be possible until all necessary components are properly installed.
- For Application Server’s functioning the SQL Server 2005 or 2008 is needed. In the SQL Server the "Mixed Mode" of authentication must be turned on. Mixed Mode is sometimes also called "SQL server and Windows authentication".
- Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8 (in compatibility mode) must be installed to work on Administrator and Monitoring Console.
If your computer runs Windows 2003 (64-bit) or Windows XP (64 bit), do the following:
Execute the following command from the command line: cscript C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32BitAppOnWin64 true
- Make sure that the World Wide Web Publishing service is running in 32-bit mode.
- Execute the following command from the command line: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe –i
- The list of IIS service extensions (see below) will now include an entry for the 32-bit version of ASP.Net. Change its status to allowed.
Important! Before installation, make sure that the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator runs under the account NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService.
Recommended Installation Order
- Install all components required for installation (NetFramework, IIS, CrystalReports, SQL Server)
- Install servers (The servers can be installed either on one computer or on different ones; by default they will be installed on one computer)
- Install workstations. During installation you will need to indicate a path to the License Server.
Each component may be installed on a separate computer. To do it, disable the rest of the components.
During installation of Application Server it is possible to install a special administrative image of the workstations installer. This installer supports distributed installation scenarios: by SMS or AD.
Workstations installation can be done using this image or common installation from the DVD. In the latter case the License Server location must be specified.
Scanning Station Installer
An independent installer is available for the Scanning Station. Use this installer if you want to use the Scanning Station remotely.
To run ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 Standalone:
To run ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 Distributed:
To see how ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 works, you can use demonstration projects that can be found in <disk name>:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\9.0\Samples.
Under Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7, the sample projects can be found in <disk name>:\Users\Public\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\9.0\Samples.
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