Specifications

Using the ID Works Production Application 31
ID Works Standard and Enterprise Version 5 Operator’s Guide
Using Binary Fields
Enterprise
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Binary fields give you a way to collect and use data that cannot be
displayed as characters or that should not be interpreted by the ID
Works Enterprise software. The two main uses for binary fields are to
load a smart card application on a smart card chip and to collect or
verify (or both) biometric data. Fingerprints and iris scans are two
examples of biometric technologies.
What happens when you enter a binary field depends on how your
project was set up, how the field is used in your project, whether data
has been collected for the field or not, whether your system has a
biometric template capture device, and, if so, what kind of device it is.
The most common behavior is for a dialog box to open as soon as
you enter the binary field. If no dialog box opens, you must start the
capture operation. From the menu bar, select Capture and then
Capture.
Binary field—data needs to be collected
Binary field—data has been collected