Kofax eFlow User manual

Kofax eFlow
Web Scan User Guide
Version: 6.0.2
Date: 2020-09-20

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Table of Contents
Preface...........................................................................................................................................................4
Open Web Scan............................................................................................................................................5
Scanner settings............................................................................................................................................6
Basic scanning procedure...........................................................................................................................10
Advanced Web Scan commands................................................................................................................11
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Preface
Using eFlow Web Scan station you can scan paper documents or upload image files and send the
scanned images to the eFlow server.
You can open the eFlow Web Scan station in any of the popular Internet web browsers. eFlow Web Scan
does not require an eFlow client installation. You should enable cookies to ensure the proper functioning
of the station.
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Open Web Scan
Before you begin working with the Web Scan station, make sure that a scanner is connected to your
local computer and the ISIS scanner driver is properly installed. You can also connect to TWAIN-based
scanners using the PixTWAIN driver.
This station functionality was developed with the help of EMC Captiva Cloud Toolkit.
1. Open your preferred web browser.
2. In the address line, enter the following Web Scan station URL.
http://<WebStationServerName>/WebScan
3. On the Sign In screen, enter your user name and password.
4. Optional. Select Stay Signed In to save your user name and password locally as cookies.
Do not use this option if your computer is open to public access.
5. Click Next.
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Scanner settings
When you connect to the Web Scan station for the first time, you must define the scanner settings. The
settings are saved locally as cookies and can be updated later if required.
To configure the scanner:
1. Click Configuration to open the Scanner Configuration dialog box.
If you are connecting to Web Scan for the first time from this machine, this dialog may display a
message indicating that you must download the EMC Captiva toolkit.
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2. Download and install the EMC Captiva CloudCapture software.
EMC Captiva CloudCapture installs the EMC.Captiva.WebCapture service that provides connectivity
between the local scanner driver and the web interface.
There is no need to define anything during this installation, and it will be completed in a couple of
minutes.
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3. After installing the EMC.Captiva.WebCapture service, click Select Scanner.
A request message from the EMC Captiva Cloud Toolkit appears.
4. Click Allow to permit the Web Application to scan and retrieve images.
The Scanner Selection dialog box opens. It displays a list of all scanner drivers installed on your
computer.
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5. Select Show only connected scanners to exclude scanners that are not physically connected to
your machine.
6. Select the scanner you want to work with.
The Scanner configuration dialog data is filled automatically. The following properties are set.
Property Values
Color format Black and White
Color
Scan mode Automatic
Landscape
Portrait
Paper size Paper size formats supported by the selected scanner, such as A4, Letter, or A6.
Resolution The flow resolution defined in Visual Designer. This resolution should be supported by
the selected scanner.
7. Select Advanced Scanner Settings to configure the selected scanner.
The Scanner settings dialog depends on the scanner model. The scanner configuration will be
saved in cookies on the local machine. Next time you log on to Web Scan, the configuration will be
loaded automatically. If necessary, you can replace the default configuration settings.
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Basic scanning procedure
This section describes the basic procedure for scanning documents.
1. Prepare the documents:
• Paper documents: Insert the document in the scanner feeder.
• Image files: Make sure that your local folder contains the files you want to upload to eFlow server.
2. Click Scan to begin scanning paper documents or Get File to upload image files.
Thumbnails of the newly acquired images appear in the left panel, and the current image is shown in
the image viewer in the right panel.
3. Click Put Collections to send the scanned images to the eFlow server.
Web Scan always sends all scanned images as a single collection containing one-page forms. Batch
or form separators are not supported.
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Advanced Web Scan commands
Command Icon Description
Stop Pause the scanning.
Continue Continue the scanning that was paused before.
Rescan Rescan the selected image.
Remove Remove the selected image.
Rotate left Rotate the image counter-clockwise.
Rotate right Rotate the image clockwise.
Zoom in Increase the image size.
Zoom out Decrease the image size.
Restore
zoom
Return to the default image size.
Reset Remove all scanned images.
Back
Start
Send All Send all scanned images to the eFlow server.
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