Creating a Document Definition
Creating a Document Definition is the most critical part of configuring a project and determines the quality of data obtained after processing.
A Document Definition describes the location of document elements and indicates fields to be used in data extraction.
To create a Document Definition, run the Document Definition Wizard:
- In the Project Setup Station main window, select Project → Document Definitions...
- In the Document Definitions dialog box, click the New... button.
- Follow the instructions of the Document Definition Wizard.
The main stages of Document Definition creation depend on the type of documents being processed.
The main stages of creating a Document Definition for fixed forms
Note: If you have created machine-readable forms with ABBYY FormDesigner, instead of the first three stages you only need to import a file with the *.xfd extension. A page image with ready marking will open (or images of several pages if you used ABBYY FormDesigner to create a multipage form). For details see Main stages of creating a Document Definition for semi-structured documents
For mixed-type documents containing pages with fixed forms and semi-structured sections, you can attach a FlexiLayout as one of the Document Definition sections. Start creating a Document Definition from any section (flexible or fixed) and then add a new section of a different type.
Documents of various types can be processed in a single flow: within the same project, you can create Document Definitions for fixed forms, semi-structured documents, and mixed-type documents. The program will select appropriate Document Definitions automatically.
To process documents with annexes, create a Document Definition and enable the option Enable annex pages in the Document Definition properties. See Creating Document Definitions for documents with annexes.
To process a document set (i.e. a set of related documents intended for the same purpose, such as personal loan applications or insurance reports), create a Document Definition for the document set. For details, see Document sets.
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