How to automatically split documents in ZySCAN batch jobs using barcode or patchcode pages

SYMPTOMS

This article describes the options available to separate documents with barcode or patchcode pages in ZySCAN batch jobs.

CAUSE

Not applicable.

RESOLUTION

These are the options available to separate documents with barcode or patchcode pages in ZySCAN batch jobs:

White page separation:

• Use the "C:\Program Files (x86)\ZyLAB\Information Management Platform\AddOn\Patch pages\BLANK.TIF" page to split documents.
• It does not require Kofax, nor other image enhancement software, as document separation is performed during ZyOCR stage.
• It relies on the OCR engine finding no characters in a page and therefore splitting the documents.
• This is not the most reliable solution as there could be legit blank pages in the documents.

Patch page separation:

• Use "C:\Program Files (x86)\ZyLAB\Information Management Platform\AddOn\Patch pages\Patchcode.tif"
• It does not require Kofax image enhancement software. If Kofax is not installed, it requires ZyLAB Barcode Engine 3.0 in addition to Twain drivers.
• In Information Management Platform 6.x, ZyLAB Barcode Engine has been decommissioned. It will be replaced with an embedded solution in a later Information Management Platform version.

Patchcode page or custom Barcodes:

• Use "C:\Program Files (x86)\ZyLAB\Information Management Platform\AddOn\Patch pages\NewDocumentPatchPage.tif" or custom barcodes.
• It requires Kofax image enhancement software.

Separate on a fixed number of pages: 

• Whenever the documents in a job have a fixed number of pages, the Multi-split button allows to split after a configured number of pages.
• This might be suitable for scanned forms or microfilm, where a document always has a fixed number of pages, but generally not for normal documents.
• It does not require Kofax image enhancement software. If Kofax is not installed, it requires Twain drivers.

APPLIES TO

5.0 Service Pack 7; 6.0 Service Pack 1; 6.0 Service Pack 2; 6.0; 6.1; 6.1 Service Pack 1; 6.1 Service Pack 2; 6.2; 6.2 Service Pack 1; 6.2 Service Pack 2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.4 Service Pack 1; 6.5