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Workflows Barcode Processing 78
2. Print a barcode page that identifies the workflow.
3. Start barcode processing from the scanner.
To scan with a barcode page:
1. Place the barcode cover page on the top of the document in the ADF.
2. Press the Start button on the scanner.
3. Select “Barcode cover page workflow” as Scanner button default action on the Scanner
tab of Options. You can also set it to Prompt for workflow. In this case, a dialog box
appears with the available choices: Scanning, Barcode cover page workflow, and all
scanning workflows.
All available pages are processed by the specified workflow, or until a new barcode page is
encountered. The result is saved as specified by the workflow.
For image input you must create a barcode cover page job.
A barcode cover page job uses a special kind of watched folder. Always use a separate folder
for barcode processing. The starting time for the workflow is defined by the moment the
barcode cover page enters a watched folder.
For a barcode cover page job processing you need to
1. Create a workflow that contains the processing steps you need. Select Load Files as input
with “Select files for loading each time this workflow is started” selected.
2. Save a barcode cover page that identifies the workflow.
3. Define timing instructions for barcode folder watching in DocuDirect by creating a
barcode cover page job.
To process with a barcode cover page job:
1. Make sure that the job is running at the required time.
2. The folder is being monitored and the workflow is started as soon as a barcode cover page
is placed in the specified watched folder.
3. The workflow processes image files arriving in the folder after the cover page.
4. The workflow is 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.