Structured documents

Structured documents are based on the document hierarchy and include data files. These documents conform to predefined integrity rules.

Document hierarchy
The document hierarchy is a core element of the design of the capture system. In addition to defining structure, the document hierarchy provides the information that the Datacap system requires to identify and assemble documents.
Relationship between runtime batch and document hierarchy
To know which APIs to use for specific objects, you need to understand how a runtime batch and a document hierarchy are related. For example, when the page types are identified in a runtime batch, you can insert document objects into the batch by referencing the DCO setup object.
Creating a document hierarchy with Datacap object APIs
You can use the Datacap object APIs to create a document hierarchy. For example, you can use these APIs to read a setup DCO XML file and add child objects, including documents, pages, and fields.
Hierarchy-based documents
The document hierarchy defines both the document types that your application supports and the page types that are associated with each document type.
Document assembly
The Datacap Studio Actions library includes an action to assemble pages into documents.

Parent topic: Assembling documents