ABBYY FlexiCapture
Intelligent Capture for Better Processes
Add intelligence to business processes: get fast usable data from unstructured and structured documents
On Premise Specifications
FlexiCapture 12 StandAlone administrator
CPU
2 GHz or faster
Operating system
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM
at least 2 GB
Disk space
4 GB (including 2 GB for installation)
Other requirements
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later
Note: Windows 2012R2 already includes .Net Framework 4.5.1 but you will need to install ASP.NET 4.5. You can look up the version of your .Net Framework in the registry. Please visit this Microsoft web page for detailed instructions.
- Microsoft Office (version 2007 or later) or LibreOffice (version 4.0 or later)
- A scanner with TWAIN, WIA or ISIS support
FlexiCapture 12 distributed administrator
CPU
Application Server: 2 GHz or faster with 2 cores
Other servers: 2 GHz or faster
Operating system
- Windows Server 2008 SP2
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM
At least 2 GB for each component
Note: An additional 4 GB RAM is required if Database Server is installed.
Disk space
- Application Server: 500 MB for installation
- Processing Server: 400 MB for installation
- Licensing Server: 100 MB for installation
- 2 GB for SQL Server database
- Additional space is required for the file storage
Browser
(to open Administration and Monitoring Console)
- Internet Explorer 11
Note: to ensure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
- Mozilla Firefox 50 or later (32-bit)
- Google Chrome 55 or later (32-bit)
Other requirements
- The computer where the server is installed must be connected to your domain
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Internet Information Services 7 or higher
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher (4.6 if you use Windows 10)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP4, 2008 R2 SP3, 2012 SP4, 2014 SP2, 2016 SP1, 2017
- Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable
CPU
2 GHz or faster
Operating System
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM
Project Setup Station, Verification Station, Data Verification Station: 2 GB
Processing Station: 512 MB for each CPU core, but at least 1 GB
Scanning Station: 1 GB
Disk space
Scanning Station: 1 GB (including 200 MB for installation and sufficient disk space for scanned images)
Other stations: 4 GB (including 2 GB for installation)
Other requirements
- A scanner with TWAIN, WIA or ISIS support
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- The computer where the station is installed must be connected to your domain
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later
- Microsoft Office (version 2007 or later) or LibreOffice (version 4.0 or later)
CPU
1.6 GHz or faster
Operating system
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows 8/8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM
1 GB
Disk space
- Sufficient space to install a browser
- At least 100 MB for program operation
- An additional 60 MB is required to install the ABBYY Scanning plugin for the Web Scanning Station and the Web capture Station.
Browser
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. Detailed required settings for Internet Explorer:- Run ActiveX controls and plugins = Enable
- Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting = Enable
- Active scripting = Enable
Note: to ensure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Note: The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported.
- Mozilla Firefox 50 or later (32-bit)
Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:- Java scripting = Enable
- Firefox will remember history (Options → Privacy)
- Google Chrome 55 or later (32-bit)
Security settings for Google Chrome:- JavaScript = Allow all sites
- plugins = Run automatically
Note: All plugins are disabled by default. To enable a plugin, open chrome://plugins/ in the browser and select the Always allowed option for the desired plugin.
Other requirements
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- For Web Scanning Station and Web Capture Station:
- A scanner supporting the TWAIN interface. WIA scanners can be accessed from the station but they may not operate properly
- ABBYY Scanning plugin (see below)
The table below lists the operating systems on which the ABBYY Scanning plugin can be installed with various permissions:
| OS | Permissions | UAC | EXE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 7 SP1 | Administrator | Recommended | |
| No | |||
| User | Recommended | ||
| No | |||
| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 | Administrator | Recommended | |
| No | |||
| User | Recommended | ||
| No | |||
| Windows 8.1 | Administrator | Recommended | |
| No | |||
| User | Recommended | ||
| No | |||
| Windows Server 2012* | Administrator | Recommended | |
| No | |||
| User | Recommended | ||
| No | |||
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | Administrator | Recommended | |
| No | |||
| User | Recommended | ||
| No | |||
| Windows 10 | Administrator | Recommended | |
| No | |||
| User | Recommended | ||
| No |
Note: To allow the ABBYY Scanning plugin to be installed on Windows Server 2012, run the executable file Setup.exe as Administrator or change the security policy by setting the value of the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer DisableMSI to “0”.
For detailed instructions on how to install the ABBYY Scanning plugin, see Web Scanning Station Help or Web Capture Station Help.
The table below lists the operating systems on which the ABBYY Scanning plugin can be installed with various permissions:
Windows 7 SP1
Administrator
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
User
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Administrator
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
User
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
Windows 8.1
Administrator
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
User
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
Windows Server 2012*
Administrator
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
User
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
Windows Server 2012 R2
Administrator
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
User
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
Windows 10
Administrator
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
User
| UAC | EXE |
|---|---|
| Recommended | |
| No |
Note: To allow the ABBYY Scanning plugin to be installed on Windows Server 2012, run the executable file Setup.exe as Administrator or change the security policy by setting the value of the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer DisableMSI to “0”.
For detailed instructions on how to install the ABBYY Scanning plugin, see Web Scanning Station Help or Web Capture Station Help.
CPU
2 GHz or faster
Operating system
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM
1 GB
Disk space
400 MB
Other requirements
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later
CPU
2 GHz or faster
Operating system
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
- Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM
1 GB
Disk space
1 GB (including 90 MB for installation and sufficient space for scanned images). The size of downloadable file is 70 MB
Browser
For ClickOnce deployment:
- Internet Explorer 11
Note: to ensure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Other requirements
- A scanner with TWAIN, WIA or ISIS support
- Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later
The system has been tested on the following virtual machines:
- Virtual platforms that imitate physical machines:
- VMWare Workstation (any version)
- Hyper-V (any version)
Note: Hyper-V version corresponds to the version of the operating system. Under Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V 6.0 is used.
Note: Hyper-V virtual machines do not work with USB devices.
- Oracle VirtualBox (any version)
- VMWare ESXi (server included with VMWare vSphere, any version)
- Virtual platforms imitating workplaces / applications:
- VMWare Horizon 5.2.0
- Citrix XenApp 6.0
- Cloud services:
- Microsoft Azure
- Amazon Cloud
Formats and languages
FlexiCapture supports over 220 recognition languages in all combinations. Dictionary support is available for 63 languages (marked with ). ICR is available for 130 languages (marked with ):
Typographic, laser and ink-jet printers
Texts printed at a print shop, on a laser printer, or on an ink-jet printer.
Typewriter
Typewritten texts.
Matrix printer
Texts printed on a dot-matrix printer.
Index
A special set of characters that includes only digits written in ZIP-code style. They look as follows:
OCR-A
A monospaced font designed for Optical Character Recognition. Largely used by banks, credit card companies, and similar businesses. It may look as follows:
OCR-B
A font designed for Optical Character Recognition. It may look as follows:
MICR E-13B
A special set of numeric characters printed with special magnetic ink. MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) characters are found in a variety of places, including personal checks. It may look as follows:
MICR CMC-7
A special MICR barcode font (CMC-7). It may look as follows:
- QR code (Version 1-40)
- Micro QR Code (Version M1-M4)
Input Formats
Office files: *.doc, *.docx, *.rtf, *.htm/*.html, *.txt, *.odt, *.xls, *.xlsx, *.csv, *.ods, *.ppt, *.pptx, *.odp
Image files: Adobe PDF, DjVu, GIF, JBIG2, JPEG, JPEG 2000, Microsoft HD Photo, PCX, PNG, TIFF, WIC-compatible, Windows Bitmap, XPS
Export file formats
Data export formats: XLS, DBF, CSV, TXT, XML
Image export formats: TIFF, JPEG, PDF, PDF/A (Standard allows you to select the version of the format standard. By default, the version of the standard is detected automatically. For PDF/A the following standard versions are available: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2u, 3a, 3b, 3u), BMP, JPEG2000, PCX packbits, PNG
Cloud specifications
Trusted environment
ABBYY FlexiCapture Cloud service is hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud environment.
Microsoft provides the security of the hosting environment, which includes physical security, fault-tolerance & redundancy, operations and personnel security. Microsoft’s security procedures, including encrypted communications and operational procedures, identity and access management, intrusion detection, DDoS attack prevention, penetration testing are described here.
ABBYY provides FlexiCapture Cloud service application security and continuous operations, including a variety of security technologies and procedures to save uploaded data from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
GDPR compliance
At ABBYY we take data privacy issues very seriously and make sure that our solutions are compliant with the latest data protection laws. ABBYY FlexiCapture Cloud was created in compliance with European GDPR regulations.
Clear data location
All customer data is processed and stored within the Microsoft Azure environment. Data centers are located in Western Europe, USA and Australia. Each customer can select a region where data will be stored and processed.
You control access to your data
When ABBYY delivers a complete tenant to the customer, the administrator on the customer side receives complete visibility and control to its tenant, including documents and processed data.
Customers can grant temporary access to its FlexiCapture Cloud tenant for ABBYY’s partners or employees in case they require support or additional services. This access could be blocked at any time by the customer at his/her sole discretion.
Automatic data removal
ABBYY FlexiCapture Cloud is a document processing and data extraction service, not a document or data storage service. Documents and captured data could be removed from the service by the customer within two weeks after export to the back-end system. Otherwise it will be automatically deleted.
Encryption
ABBYY service supports encrypted data transfer using HTTPS with high-grade encryption. Data transfer between Azure processing nodes and the storage in Azure is also protected with encryption.
24x7 support of cloud operations
We have implemented a number of automatic tests, which constantly monitor and report availability and performance of the FlexiCapture Cloud service. In case of any issues our dedicated team of service engineers will be immediately notified.
Status monitor
ABBYY FlexiCapture Cloud customers have access to the Service Status Monitor dashboard, which instantly shows the current status of the service, which is extremely useful for monitoring and troubleshooting.
99% uptime guaranteed
ABBYY provides an SLA which guarantees 99% uptime for the service.
Prebuilt back-end connectors
ABBYY FlexiCapture Cloud service offers prebuilt document and data export connectors to the following systems:
- ERP
- Acumatica
- ECM/Document Management
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Laserfische
- M-Files
We are always adding more connectors.
Global partner network
ABBYY value added resellers (VARs) and integration partners are always available to help you set up and customize the system. Please contact us, describe your project and we will find the best VAR in your area.
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