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4. The workflow will be completed at the specified end time of the job, or each time a new
barcode cover page is detected.
You can copy the barcode cover page image and the image files into the watched barcode
folder yourself, or direct others to do this. You can also place just a barcode cover page image
file in the watched folder, then have a network scanner make and send image files there.
File-it Assistant
The File-it Assistant lets you create scanning workflows for repeated document conversion
tasks. The Assistant is for scanning jobs that require no user interaction during the processing.
In a typical scenario operators at a scanning station prepare documents, applying the
appropriate barcode cover page to each, without needing to know anything about the later
processing or destination of the documents, because all that is pre-determined. Associate a
button on your scanner with OmniPage (see Chapter 3 under Scanning) and print a barcode
cover page to identify your workflow. As a result, you can scan, convert and save without
interaction beyond pressing the scanner button.
Create the workflow:
1. Select File-it Assistant from the Tools menu.
2. Name your workflow, choose an output file type, location and file name.
3. Review and optionally change the workflow settings.
4. Print the barcode cover page.
5. Associate OmniPage with a scanner button (must be done only once) in the Control Panel.
See “Scanning to OmniPage and workflows” on page 33.
Use the workflow:
1. Place the printed barcode cover page on top of a document in your scanner.
2. Push the OmniPage-associated scanner button. The document will be converted using
steps and settings from the referenced workflow and sent to the location you defined.
It is possible to use barcode cover pages stored as image files to drive jobs from watched
folders. Such jobs permit interactive steps like manual zoning and proofing that are not
available via the File-it Assistant.