The ScanOptions element contains advanced configuration options for configuring the scanner(s) used by the Front Office Scanning client.
<ScanOptions promptForFirstDevice="true" promptForPrintMon="prompt" scanner="" multiplebuttons="true" onestep="false" batchscan="false" imagescale="" nativemode="" hardwarecompress="" bitdepth="8" />
The following settings are found in the ScanOptions element:
ScanOptions Element Settings |
Description |
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promptForFirstDevice |
This setting allows you to specify if users are prompted to select a scanner when the Scan button is clicked.
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promptForPrintMon |
Note:
This setting requires that at least one Document Type is configured to use the Virtual Print Driver as a source of image templates (i.e., the templatesource setting in the DocType sub-element is set to printmon). This setting allows you to specify which action will be taken when a document is awaiting Document Type assignment in the Working window and a new document is printed using the Virtual Print Driver.
Note:
Setting promptForPrintMon to newDoc or prompt requires that your Front Office Scanning client is configured to have multiple input buttons (i.e., the multiplebuttons setting in the ScanOptions element is set to true). Note:
If a PDF document is awaiting Document Type assignment in the Working window, then the virtually printed document is automatically saved as a template for another Document Type, regardless of the value set for the promptForPrintMon setting. |
scanner |
This setting allows you to specify a default scanner to use when a user is not prompted to select a scanner when scanning a document (i.e., the promptForFirstDevice setting is set to false). Set the scanner setting to the name of the scanner or TOPAZ device that should be automatically used when a user clicks the Scan button. Alternatively, to allow signatures to be created using a mouse pointer on workstations or a stylus on tablets, set the scanner setting to touchscreen. If no value is present for the scanner setting, then the workstation's default TWAIN scanner is selected by default. Note:
For individual Document Types, unless this setting's value is set to the name of a TOPAZ device to be used for a signature on file, this setting is overridden by the scanner setting in the DocTypes element. |
multiplebuttons |
This setting allows you display multiple input buttons in the Scan/Create Document window. Note:
In order to create documents from image templates or to create an E-Form, the multiplebuttons setting must be set to true.
In order to use the functionality offered by this setting, additional configuration is required. For more information, see Configuring Input Buttons. |
onestep |
Note:
This setting is used only when the Front Office Scanning client is configured to use multiple input buttons (i.e., the multiplebuttons setting is set to true). When multiple input buttons are displayed in the Scan/Create Document window, an input button is displayed for each corresponding Document Type button.
The onestep setting in the ScanOptions element affects all input buttons on a global level. To configure the onestep function on an individual input button level, use the onestep setting in the DocType sub-element. For more information, see The DocTypes Element. Note:
When this option is enabled, documents cannot be assigned to a Document Type other than the Document Type associated with the Document Type button that corresponds to the input button that was used to create the document. Note:
The batchscan and onestep settings should not both be enabled. If both settings are enabled, the batchscan setting overrides the onestep setting. In order to use the functionality offered by this setting, additional configuration is required. For more information, see Configuring Input Buttons. |
batchscan |
This setting allows you to enable batch scanning or the ability to create multiple documents from a single, multi-page image document. Tip:
See Scanning Documents Using Batch Scanning and/or Importing a Multi-Page Image or PDF Document to Create Multiple Documents for more information on these features.
Note:
The batchscan and onestep settings should not both be enabled. If both settings are enabled, the batchscan setting overrides the onestep setting. |
imagescale |
This setting allows you to specify how pages are displayed, by default, in the Working window.
Tip:
At any time documents can be displayed differently by clicking one of the Fit to... toolbar buttons or by selecting one of the View | Scale to... option in the Main Menu. For more information on these display options, see The Front Office Scanning Toolbar. Note:
The imagescale setting in the ScanOptions element sets the default behavior for how pages are displayed in the Working window for all pages/documents in the Front Office Scanning client. The imagescale setting can also be specified in the DocType element to determine how pages are displayed in the Working window once they are assigned to a Document Type. The imagescale setting in the DocType element overrides the imagescale setting in the ScanOptions element. |
nativemode |
Note:
This option requires that documents are being scanned into the Front Office Scanning client and that the scanner setting in the ScanOptions element is set to the name of the scanner used by the workstation. This setting is used to control how information is passed from the scanner to the Front Office Scanning client. By default, it is set to false. This allows the scanner to transfer data to the Front Office Scanning client using buffered transfer mode. Tip:
Buffered transfer mode is the preferred method of transferring data from the scanner to the Front Office Scanning client. Setting the nativemode setting to true allows the scanner to transfer data to the Front Office Scanning client using native transfer mode. While not the preferred method of transferring data, native transfer mode is required for some older TWAIN devices. Note:
If your Front Office Scanning client is configured to have multiple input buttons (i.e., the multiplebuttons setting in the ScanOptions element is set to true), then this option may be overridden at the Document Type level if the nativemode setting is set for the Document Type button. |
hardwarecompress |
Note:
This option requires that documents are being scanned into the Front Office Scanning client and that the scanner setting in the ScanOptions element is set to the name of the scanner used by the workstation. It is only used when the scanner is configured to transfer data to the Front Office Scanning client in native transfer mode (when the nativemode setting is set to true). This setting is used to control how the scanner formats data when transferring it to the Front Office Scanning client in native transfer mode. By default, the hardwarecompress setting is set to true. This allows the scanner to compress data before transferring it to the Front Office Scanning client. If the hardwarecompress setting is set to true, but the scanner is not capable of compressing data, then the setting is ignored (i.e., it is treated as if it is set to false). Setting the hardwarecompress setting to false prevents the scanner from compressing data; uncompressed data is passed from the scanner to the Front Office Scanning client. Note:
If your Front Office Scanning client is configured to have multiple input buttons (i.e., the multiplebuttons setting in the ScanOptions element is set to true), then this option may be overridden at the Document Type level if the hardwarecompress setting is set for the Document Type button. |
bitdepth |
Note:
This option requires that documents are being scanned into the Front Office Scanning client and that the scanner setting in the ScanOptions element is set to the name of the scanner used by the workstation. This setting sets the number of bits per pixel for each color plane (specified by the pixeltype setting) when scanning is initiated by clicking the input button associated with this Document Type button. Acceptable values for the bitdepth setting are 1, 4, or 8. Tip:
The higher the bitdepth, the more accurate the images will be. Note:
If your Front Office Scanning client is configured to have multiple input buttons (i.e., the multiplebuttons setting in the ScanOptions element is set to true), then this option may be overridden at the Document Type level if the bitdepth setting is set for the Document Type button. |