FastDoc

FastDoc is a client that you can use to scan, index, monitor jobs, and manually run background tasks on documents and image files. You can also use FastDoc as a rapid application development tool. You can run FastDoc in a stand-alone environment where FastDoc manages its own batches or as a client to the Datacap Server.

By using FastDoc, you can do the following tasks:
  • Automate the capture of index data from machine or manually printed documents and eliminate tedious and error-prone manual data entry.
  • Capture index data from text and bar codes, retain document types and the variations in each document type and data field locations after it processes one time.
  • Monitor batches in the Job Monitor where you can view batch details, change their status, and optionally delete batches.
  • Separate pages into documents, automatically capture index entries for those documents, and export the index data and document content.
  • Develop Datacap applications quickly by using your application as a starting point without using Datacap Studio or extend the application by using Datacap Studio if the FastDoc application does not support all your requirements.
You can create applications on FastDoc as a stand-alone client on your local computer, an integrated Datacap client, or both. At the Login screen, you can select Local to process a local workflow without connecting to Datacap server. Or you can select Datacap to connect FastDoc to Datacap server and log into a Datacap application.
Local mode
In Local mode, FastDoc operates as an easy to use, stand-alone client that scans, manually indexes, and uploads batches of documents to repositories and file systems without connecting to Datacap server or other Datacap components. In Local mode, you can run smaller, less complicated jobs locally without setting up templates, programing rule sets, or configuring applications by using Datacap Studio and Application Manager on Datacap server.
Datacap mode
In Datacap mode, FastDoc scans, auto indexes, and uploads batches of documents to Datacap server. For example, you can use FastDoc to process invoice image files for the Datacap Accounts Payable application. In this mode, FastDoc can take advantage of Datacap server capabilities to further develop the application by using Datacap Studio and Application Manager. Click the user name at the top of the screen to logoff from Datacap and display the Log On screen. You can continue to work in Local mode or exit FastDoc.
Local and Datacap mode
You can run your batches locally and upload them to Datacap Server in the background later by using the Datacap Web Client Upload service.

FastDoc easily integrates with IBM® FileNet® Content Manager and Microsoft SharePoint.

In Local mode and Datacap mode, you can also export FastDoc documents to any of the repositories that are configured for Datacap in Datacap Studio. If you do not want to use these supported repositories, you can export documents as sets of images and index files in CSV or XML format to a file system in your network.

FastDoc works with document scanners and multifunction peripheral devices that use TWAIN and ISIS drivers. It can also process previously scanned and faxed images and multi-page files in TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, and PDF formats.

You can run FastDoc Administrator mode and Operator mode. In Administrator mode, you can configure document and processing settings and use the batch profile for RAD. Operator mode is used for scanning and processing documents in production.