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ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0
System Administrator’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Installing ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0.................................................................................... 4
Standalone Installation............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Distributed Installation............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Preparing the Application Server.............................................................................................................................. 4
Installing the servers ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Installing the stations................................................................................................................................................ 9
Using Active Directory .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Example: Deploying ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 using Active Directory .................................................................... 11
Using SMS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Example: Deploying ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 using Microsoft SMS........................................................................ 15
Installing a Remote Scanning Station......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Managing Your Licenses ................................................................................................. 19
Overview......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 License Manager ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
License properties..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
License statuses........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
License statuses....................................................................................................................................................... 21
Buttons in the License window...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Activating a license .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
How activation is carried out? ............................................................................................................................... 22
Connecting stations to the Protection Server......................................................................................................................................................................23

Setting Up FlexiCapture 9.0 Distributed Installation ...................................................... 25
Setting up the system............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Setting up Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)................................................................................................................................................ 27
Checking the operation of IIS.................................................................................................................................. 27
Setting Up IIS........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Security settings..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Major scenario........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Some of the stations are not in the domain ............................................................................................................ 32
Work group............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Without authorization ............................................................................................................................................ 32

Logging........................................................................................................................... 34
Administration and Monitoring Console logs......................................................................................................................................................................34
Task processing logs on the Processing Servers .................................................................................................................................................................34
OS event logs on the servers.............................................................................................................................................................................................................34

Technical Support .......................................................................................................... 35

Installing ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0
Before purchasing the product, analyze your document processing needs and select either the local or the distributed version.
If you plan to process moderate amounts of documents (approximately 5,000 pages per day), employ one or two operators for the job,
and do not require any sophisticated batch routing, then Local Installation is the best choice.
If you plan to automate data capture and processing, require sophisticated batch routing based on document or batch types, and need
a scalable pool of centrally administered workstations, then select Distributed Installation.
Important! The distributed and local versions cannot be installed on the same computer.

Standalone Installation
To install the standalone version of ABBYY FlexiCapture:
1.

Place the ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 CDROM into the CDROM drive.

In the Autorun menu, select Standalone Installation (or run the setup.exe file located on the CDROM).

Select a setup language. The setup program will compare the locale of your system and the selected language. If the languages
are incompatible, a warning message is displayed.

Next, the setup program checks the version of your operating system and the availability of the administrative permissions. If
the version of the operating system is not supported by the program or you do not have the administrative permissions, a
warning message is displayed and the setup program is terminated.

If all the checks are passed successfully, the enduser license agreement will be displayed. Read the license agreement care
fully and if you agree with the terms of the agreement, select the corresponding option and click Next.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter some information about yourself. Enter the required information and con
tinue with the installation.

In the next dialog box, select one of the available installation modes:

•

Administrator Station – The setup program installs the Administrator Station, FormDesigner 9.0, and FlexiLayout Studio
9.0.

•

Operator Station – The setup program installs only the Operator Station. (The Administrator Station, FormDesigner 9.0
and FlexiLayout Studio 9.0 will not be installed).

Next, select a destination folder. By default, the program is installed to %:\Program Files\ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0. If
there is not enough space on the selected hard disk, a window is displayed showing your hard disks, the available free space,
and the space required by the installation. Select a disk with sufficient free space and continue with the installation.

The program files will be copied onto your computer. Once the installation is finished, the setup program will display a mes
sage saying that the application has been successfully installed.

10. FlexiCapture 9.0 License Manager will be launched automatically so that you can activate your serial number. See the
Managing Licenses section for details.
Notes.
1.

The system can be installed on a workstation in one mode only: as the Administrator’s station with additional tools or as the
Operator’s station.

For information about configuring multiple workstations to work with a single license server, see “Connecting stations to the
Protection Server”.

Distributed Installation
The following three steps are required to install the distributed version of ABBYY FlexiCapture:
1.

Prepare the Application Server.

Install the servers.

Install the workstations.

Preparing the Application Server
The distributed version of FlexiCapture 9.0 includes three servers:
•

Application Server

•

Protection Server

•

Processing Server

The Application Server coordinates the work of the stations ensures the correct operation of ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0. The following
components must be installed on your computer before you can install the Application Server:
•

Net Framework 2.0 or later

This component, together with a number of other components, can be installed by selecting Install External Components in the Auto
run menu.
•

IIS (Internet Information Services)

Several IIS versions are available:
•

5.1 for Windows XP

•

6.0 for Windows 2003

•

7.0 for Windows Vista & 2008

Windows XP and Windows Vista are not server operating systems. They support only a limited number of connections and are not very
suitable for server use. For the Application Server, Windows 2003 in conjunction with IIS 6.0 is recommended.
To install IIS, select Add or Remove ProgramsÆAdd/Remove Windows Components.

During installation, Windows may require files from the setup disk, therefore be sure to have the Windows disk ready at hand.
If you install the Application Server on Windows Vista or Windows 2008 (IIS 7.0), select the following additional IIS components:
> Web Management Tools
> IIS 6 Management Compatibility
> IIS 6 Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
> IIS 6 Scripting Tools
> World Wide Web Services
> Application Development Features
> ASP.NET
> ISAPI Extensions
> Common HTTP Features
> Static Content
> Security
> Windows Authentication
If any of the components is missing on your computer, the setup program will display a warning message and the installation of the
Application Server will stop.
Once the installation is complete, open the Administrator Console and make sure that the IIS service is running.
Important! In Windows 2003 ASP.NET is disable by default for security reasons. This will cause “Error 404 File not found” when you
attempt to start the Monitoring Station. To solve the problem, allow the ASP.NET v2.0 service extension in the IIS Manager:

This service extension will appear in the list only after you install NET Framework 2.0.
If your computer runs Windows 2003 (64bit) or Windows XP (64 bit), do the following:
4.

Execute the following command from the command line: cscript C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\adsutil.vbs set
W3SVC/AppPools/Enable32BitAppOnWin64 true

Make sure that the World Wide Web Publishing service is running in 32-bit mode:

Execute the following command from the command line:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe –i

The list of IIS service extensions (see below) will now include an entry for the 32bit version of ASP.Net. Change its status to
allowed:

The following components are required for the correct operation of the system
•

The Application Server requires MS SQL Server 2005 or 2008. Mixed Mode must be enabled ("SQL server and Windows au
thentication") for authentication purposes.
The ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 disk includes MS SQL Server 2005 Express, which can be used for demonstration purposes and
for smaller projects, as it limits the size of the database to 4 GB.
If MS SQL Server 2005 or 2008 is already installed on your computer, you can use the installed version.

•

Crystal Reports

This component is used by the Administration and Monitoring Console to print out reports. Crystal Reports can be installed
on the same computer where the Application Server is installed. Without this component, you will not be able to print out
reports. However, all other Application Server management functionality will be available.
Important! Before installation, make sure that the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator runs under the account NT
AUTHORITY\NetworkService:

Installing the servers
Once you have made the preparations for installing the Application Server, install the servers.

By default, all servers are installed on the same computer. However, you can install them on different computers by disabling the re
dundant servers in the setup program.
To install the ABBYY FlexiCapture servers:
1.

In the Autorun menu, select Distributed Installation. Next, select Install Servers to start the installation.

Select a setup language. The setup program will compare the locale of your system and the selected language. If the languages
are incompatible, a warning message is displayed.

If all the checks are passed successfully , the enduser license agreement will be displayed. Read the license agreement care
fully and if you agree with the terms of the agreement, select the corresponding option and click Next.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter some information about yourself. Enter the required information and con
tinue with the installation.

Next, select a destination folder. By default, the program is installed to: %:\Program Files\ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 Serv
ers

Select the servers to install:

•

Processing Server – the server that controls the operation of the Processing Stations

•

Protection Server – the server that stores and manages licenses. When you install stations, you must specify the address of
the Protection Server in the format server, without \\

•

Application Server – the server that controls the operation of the other components

•

Stations Installer – selecting this option will copy the stations’ setup files onto the Application Server so that you can then
deploy them from the server. SMS and Active Directory deployment are supported. Once you select this component, you can
specify the destination folder where to copy the setup files.

Next the setup program will check if Net Framework 2.0 and IIS are installed on your computer.

If any of the components is missing on your computer, the setup program will display a warning message.

10. The program files will be copied onto your computer. Once the installation is finished, the setup program will display a mes
sage saying that the application has been successfully installed.
11. Once the installation is complete, FlexiCapture 9.0 License Manager will be launched automatically so that you can acti
vate your serial number. See Managing Your Licenses section for details. The Monitoring Station will also be launched, where
you can set up the installed Application Server.
12. Reboot your system for the changes you have made to the IIS settings to take effect.

Installing the stations
The following installation methods are available to install the stations:
•

manually (interactive installation)

•

from the command line

•

using Active Directory

•

using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)

The automated installation methods give you speed and flexibility when installing ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 on a local area network, as
you do not have to install the program manually on each individual workstation.

Manual (interactive) installation
To install ABBYY FlexiCapture stations:
1.

Install the ABBYY FlexiCapture CDROM into the CDROM drive.

In the Autorun menu, select Distributed Installation.

Select Install Workstations to start the installation.

Select a setup language. The setup program will compare the locale of your system and the selected language. If the languages
are incompatible, a warning message is displayed.

If all the checks are passed successfully , the enduser license agreement will be displayed. Read the license agreement care
fully and if you agree with the terms of the agreement, select the corresponding option and click Next.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter some information about yourself. Enter the required information and con
tinue with the installation.

Next, select a destination folder. By default, the program is installed to: %:\Program Files\ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 Sta
tions

In the next dialog box, provide the address of the Protection Server. The Protection Server is installed via server installation.
The address should not contain slashes, for example: MainServer

10. Select the stations to install:
•

Scanning Station scans documents and sends them to the server for further processing

•

Processing Station automatically recognizes, imports, and exports documents; controlled by the Processing Server

•

Project Setup Station is used to set up projects on the server

•

Data Verification Station is used to verify data

•

Verification Station is used to verify data, correct document assembly errors, handle exceptions

•

FlexiCapture Studio is a tool for creating FlexiLayouts

•

FormDesigner is a tool for creating forms
Just like the servers, the stations can be installed on the same or on different computers.

11. If a Processing Station is selected, a dialog box will appear where you must select the account under which the Processing
Station service will run. By default, the service runs under the user NETWORK SERVICE. If you plan to import/export data on
this station from/to a storage location with restricted user rights, or if this station is not in the domain, you can specify the
user that has the appropriate rights. In this case, the Processing Station service will run under this user.
12. The program files will be copied onto your computer. Once the installation is finished, the setup program will display a mes
sage saying that the application has been successfully installed.

Command line installation
In the default configuration, all recognition languages are installed on the local computer and the interface language is selected auto
matically based on the regional settings of the computer on which the program is installed. All stations are installed, and the network
name of the computer from which the setup program is run is used as the Protection Server (in the case of standalone installation,
localhost is specified). The default user becomes the user of the Processing Station.
Run the setup.exe file located in the administrative installation folder using the command line options described below.

Advertise installation
For advertise installation, type
Setup.exe /j
The program icon will appear in the Start menu of the workstation. Clicking this icon automatically installs the program in default
configuration.

Silent installation
In the case of silent installation, no setup dialog boxes are displayed and the program is installed in default configuration.
Setup.exe /qn
Change “/qn” to “/qb” if you want an installation progress bar to be displayed.
No other dialog boxes will be displayed.
Additional command line options
/L disables auto selection of the interface language and installs the program with the interface language you specified.
The following language code values are available:
1033

English

1049

Russian

1031

German

1036

French

2052

Chinese simplified

/V passes the specified command line directly to msiexec.exe. The string can be replaced with
the following commands:
INSTALLDIR="" – the path to the folder where ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 is to be installed.
STATIONS=0,1,2,3,4,5,6 – the list of stations to install.
The numbers 0 to 6 correspond to the following stations:
0 – Scanning Station
1 – Processing Station
2 – Verification Station
3 – Data Verification Station
4 – Project Setup Station
5 FlexiLayout Studio
6 FormDesigner
ACCOUNTTYPE=Custom, LOGIN=user name, PASSWORD=password
You can specify an account under which to run the Processing Station service.
Example:
Setup.exe /qn /L1049 /v INSTALLDIR="D:\FC90" STATIONS=1,4 ACCOUNTTYPE=Custom
LOGIN=Domain\UserLogin PASSWORD=PSWD
As a result, the Processing and Project Setup Stations will be installed into D:\FC90, and Russian will be used the language of the inter
face. The Processing Station service will run under the account Domain\UserLogin and the password will be PSWD.
Removing ABBYY FlexiCapture in silent mode
msiexec /x {FC90000C000100000000074957833700}

Using Active Directory
Microsoft© Windows© 2000 Server and Microsoft© Windows© 2003 Server include an integrated directory service, Active Direc
tory, which in turn includes Group Policy. The Software Installation snap–in, which is part of Group Policy, allows you to install a
software application on several workstations simultaneously.
Three major installation methods are implemented in Active Directory: Publish to User, Assign to User, and Assign to Com
puter. ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 can be installed using the Assign to Computer method. ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 will be installed on
the specified workstation after the workstation is restarted.
The Publish to User and Assign to User methods are not supported.
When deploying ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 using Active Directory®, the account of the computers in the Domain Computers domain
must have read right to the administrative installation folder.

Example: Deploying ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 using Active Directory
The program is installed on one domain computer or on a group of domain computers:
1.

During Server Installation, install the Station Installer. If you did not install the Station Installer when installing the Applica
tion Server, install the Station Installer by selecting Control PanelÆAdd or Remove ProgramsÆChange.

Select StartÆControl PanelÆAdministrative and then select the Active Directory Users and Computers item.

Right–click the site, domain, or another organized unit that contains the computer or group of computers onto which
ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 is to be installed.

On the shortcut menu, select Properties and click the Group Policy tab:

Click New, enter a descriptive name, and click OK.

Rightclick the Group Policy Object you have created and select Edit...

In the Group Policy window, rightclick Computer Configuration/Software Settings/Software Installation.

On the shortcut menu, select New/Package.

Provide the path to the file ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 Stations.msi, which is located in the administrative installation
folder on the server.

10. Select the Advanced deployment method.

11. In the dialog box that opens, click the Modifications tab and then click the Add button.

12. Select the interface language to be used in ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0. The language files are located in the administrative instal
lation folder on the server.
The list of available files and their corresponding languages:
1033.mst English
1049.mst Russian

Using SMS
Microsoft Systems Management Server automates software deployment and eliminates the need to go directly to the locations where
the software is to be installed (computers, groups, or servers).
SMS deployment includes the following three stages:
1.

Creating an ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 deployment package.
© 2009 ABBYY. All rights reserved.

Creating a deployment script (contains installation parameters: names of computers, time of installation, conditions for in
stallation, etc.).

Deployment of the program on the workstations by SMS based on the script settings.

Example: Deploying ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 using Microsoft SMS
1.

When installing the Application Server, create an installation package for ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 stations.

In the SMS Administrator console, select the Packages node.

In the Action menu, select New/Package.

In the Package Properties dialog box, fill out the required fields.

Click the Data Source tab.

Make sure that This package contains source files is cleared and click OK.

Expand the node of the newly created package and select Programs.

In the Action menu, select New/Program.

In the Program Properties dialog box, click the General tab and on this tab:

•

In the Name field, type a descriptive name of the program

•

In the Command Line field, type setup.exe /q

•

In the Start in field, provide the network path to the ABBYY FlexiCapture administrative installation folder (e.g.
\\MyFileServer\Programs Distribs\ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0).

10. In the Program Properties dialog box, click the Environment tab and on this tab:
•

Clear the User input required option

•

Select the Runs with administrative rights option

•

Make sure that the Run with UNC name option is selected

11. Adjust the running parameters if required and click OK.
12. You can also use the Distribute Software Wizard. In the Action menu of the package, select Distributive Software and
follow the instructions of the wizard.

Important! You cannot create Distribution Points.

Installing a Remote Scanning Station
If the workstation of the Scanning Operator is not part of the LAN, a regular Scanning Station will not be able to connect to the Protec
tion Server.
Use a Remote Scanning Station in this case. A Remote Scanning Station uses a local license and can export image batches via HTTP.
To install a Remote Scanning Station:
1.

Insert the ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 CDROM into the CDROM drive. the setup program will start automatically.

Select Distributed Installation.

Select Install Remote Scanning Station to install a Remote Scanning Station.

Select a setup language. The setup program will compare the locale of your system and the selected language. If the languages
are incompatible, a warning message is displayed.

A dialog box will open prompting you to enter some information about yourself. Enter the required information and con
tinue with the installation.

Next, select a destination folder. By default, the program is installed to: %:\Program Files\ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0
Scanning Station\. If there is not enough space on the selected hard disk, a window is displayed showing your hard disks,
the available free space, and the space required by the installation. Select a disk with sufficient free space and continue with
the installation.

The program files will be copied onto your computer. Once the installation is finished, the setup program will display a mes
sage saying that the installation has completed successfully.

Managing Your Licenses
After you install the program, you need to activate your serial number. This section describes the use of ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 Li
cense Manager, the license management utility supplied with ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0.

Overview
ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 License Manager is a license management utility. It is installed on the Protection Server when the server
are installed.
The License Manager allows you to:
•

add new licenses

•

activate licenses

•

view license parameters

•

select and enable licenses

Hardware licenses are activated in the same way as software licenses.

ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 License Manager
The main License Manager window contains the following columns:
•

Serial number – displays the serial number of the license

•

License parameters – displays the parameters of the license

License properties
Property

Description

Serial number

Unique license number.

License parameters

•

General – the serial number, licensing method, ability
to use a virtual machine

•

License purpose – type of license (software or hard
ware), ability to provide document processing services

•

Work stations, Tools – restrictions on the number of
stations in the system and the use of development tools
(FlexiLayout Studio, FormDesigner).

•

Time, Performance – restrictions on the use of
ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0.

•

Processing – additional document processing parame
ters: use of FlexiLayouts, use of additional recognition
languages

•

Custom components (including document defi
nitions) – use of components created by users

•

Import – additional import capabilities

•

Export – additional document and image export ca
pabilities

To view all the available licenses, click Choose… or select LicenseÆShow all licenses… to open the Licenses window (if no li
censes are available, an Add license… button is displayed instead of the Choose… button):

License statuses
License statuses
•

Activated (the license had been activated)

•

Expired (the license had expired or the page limit has been reached)

The current (i.e. active) license has a 3 next to it and is highlighted in bold.

Buttons in the License window

•

Hide parameters<< (License parameters>>) – hides (shows) the detailed information about the selected license

•

Activate… launches the ABBYY FlexiCapture Activation Wizard
© 2009 ABBYY. All rights reserved.

•

Update… refreshes the information about the activated license

•

Deactivate… deactivates a license

•

Select makes the selected license current (i.e. active)

•

Synchronize – refreshes the information about the licenses available on the Protection Server

•

Close closes the Licenses window

Activating a license
ABBYY takes steps to protect its intellectual property from piracy. Software piracy is harmful both to manufacturers and to end users
alike. Unlike legally purchased software products, pirated software is never safe and secure.
If your enduser license agreement allows you to install and use the product only one computer, installing it on several computers will
breach the agreement and violate the copyright laws of the Russian Federation. The activation technology restricts the number of soft
ware copies that can be used simultaneously and thus prevents the installation of one licensed copy on an unlimited number of com
puters. At the same time, one licensed copy may be installed and activated on one and the same computer any number of times with
out any restrictions.
You will not be able to use the software product unless you activate it.

How activation is carried out?
The activation process takes very little time and is carried out via an activation wizard. The activation wizard helps you to send the
data required for activation to ABBYY. These activation data are sent to ABBYY in the form of a code (Product ID) which is generated
based on the hardware on which the product is installed. No personal data are used to generate the code and the user remains
completely anonymous.

The following activation methods are available:
•

via Internet activation is carried out automatically and takes several seconds to complete; this method requires an active
Internet connection

•

by email an email message is generated that contains the data required for activation; please do not alter the body or the
subject of the message to ensure a prompt reply from the mail robot

•

by email from another computer – an email message is generated that contains the data required for activation; you
can use this method if the Protection Server is not connected to the Internet and email messages cannot be sent from it

•

load activation file – connect an activation file you received by email in response to an activation request

Once the activation is complete, ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 can be used on the server on which it was activated.
You can reinstall ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 as many times as you need without additional activations (provided the Protection Server is
not reinstalled).
Note:
1.

ABBYY FlexiCapture stations automatically connect to the Protection Server and use the installed license.

If you reinstall the Protection Server on a different computer, you will need to reactivate your licenses (in the case of a li
cense file) and change the address of the Protection Server in the Protection.ini file on the stations (see the “Connecting sta
tions to the Protection Server” section for details).

If there are no free activated licenses available on the Protection Server and a user tries to run the program on their work
station, the program will not start and a warning message will be displayed.

Hardware licenses can only be activated over the Internet.

Connecting stations to the Protection Server
All the stations installed in the system access the Protection Server. The address of the Protection Server is stored in the Protection.ini
file, which can be found here:
%:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\9.0\Licenses
Windows Vista:
%:\ProgramData\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\9.0\Licenses\Protection.ini
The address of the server is specified in this line:
ServerName=old_server
To enable a station to access a new Protection Server, simply change the old name to the name of the computer where the Protection
Server is installed.

The same applies to the standalone version of ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0. If you have one license and several operator stations, specify
the address of the computer where the license is stored in the Protection.ini files on the workstations.
The Scanning Station and the Data Verification Station get licenses from the Application Server. The Processing Server connected to
the Application Server must be running for you to get a license.

Setting Up FlexiCapture 9.0 Distributed Installation

Setting up the system
Once the license is installed and activated, you should set up the system:
1.

Open the Administration and Monitoring Console. Create a database. To use a file storage folder, select the corresponding
option and provide the path to the folder. This should be a local folder on the Application Server.

Note: If no file storage folder is used, all project files are stored in the database. In terms of efficiency and security, the two approaches
are equal. Storing the project files in the databases makes backing up and restoring data easier but increases the size of the database,
which may be crucial if you use Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition, as it limits the size of the database to 4 GB.

Upload your project to the Application Server by starting the Project Setup Station and doing the following:

Create a new project (FileÆNew Project…). Create or import at least one document definition (ProjectÆDocument
Definitions).

Open one of the samples (available at :\\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\9.0\Samples, for Microsoft Windows Vista
:\\Users\Public\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\9.0\Samples).

Open a project you created in ABBYY FlexiCapture 8.0 Professional.

Open a new project and import a batch you created in FormReader 6.5 DE or EE.
For the correct operation, the project should contain at least one correct and connected document definition for which ex
port settings have been specified.

Next, upload the project to the Application Server (FileÆUpload Project to Server…).
7.

In the Administration and Monitoring Console, select SettingsÆUsers and Groups. In the Project list, select the name of
the created project.

Note: The user that created the database had the administrator rights and may start any stations and perform any types of operations.
You cannot divest the creator of the database of their administrator rights.
8.

To add a user, type their name in the Add field and click User.

To change a user’s access rights, find the user in the list and click on the corresponding link. Specify the roles of the user. For
the Data Verification Operator, Verification Operator, Senior Verification Operator, and Scanning Operator roles, you must
also specify the batch types accessible to the user. The other roles may access all batch types.

10. If required, created user groups and grant them the necessary access rights. Using groups saves time and makes user man
agement easier.
Note: The Administrator, Monitoring Operator, and Processing Server roles can be assigned without creating a project in the database.
The other roles require access rights to specific projects, therefore you need to create at least one project before you can assign those
roles.
Important! The account of the computer on which the Processing Server runs must be added to the list of users with the Processing
Server role. If this computer is part of a domain, the account will look like this: \$ (e.g.
Fine\quad1$). Subsequently, the Processing Server will automatically control the Processing Stations, their access rights, etc.
11. Start the Processing Server Monitor (StartÆABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 ServersÆProcessing Server) and set up the
server:
12. Select ActionsÆProperties and specify the address of the Application Server (e.g. http://ApplicationServer).
13. Start the Processing Server by clicking

14. Add Processing Stations by selecting Stations in the tree and clicking
in the LAN:

. Add the names of the stations or locate them

Then select the stations in the list displayed in the main window of the Processing Server Monitor and click

15. If Hot Folders are to be used for image import in any of the projects, connect these folders in the node of the same name:

16. If required, specify the general project processing options on the Project Setup Station (“Default” batches, ProjectÆProject
Properties…, Workflow tab). If several batch types are used, specify the processing parameters for each batch type: select
ProjectÆBatch Types…, select the desired type, click Edit… and then click the Workflow tab.

Setting up Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
The Application Server can only be installed on a computer on which Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.1, 6 or 7 is installed. IIS is
required for the correct operation of the Application Server and the Administration and Monitoring Console.

Checking the operation of IIS
To check the operation of IIS, start it by selecting StartÆControl PanelÆAdministrative ToolsÆInternet Information Ser
vices. If a problem occurs when starting IIS, the following message will be displayed: “Unexpected error 0x8ffe2740 occurred” for v.
5.1 (Windows XP) or “The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process” for v. 6.0 (Windows 2003) and v.
7.0 (Windows 2008).
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This error message means that port 80 is in use. To find out which application is using the port, do the following:
1.

In the command line (StartÆRun), type

netstat anop TCP|find ":80"
The list of connections to port 80 will be displayed and the ID of the corresponding process in the following format:
TCP 0.0.0.0:80
2.

0.0.0.0:0

LISTENING

1264

Type

tasklist /SVC /FI "PID eq 1264"
replacing 1264 with the ID of the process obtained at step 1. The result will be displayed in the following format:
Image Name

PID Services

================================
Virus.exe
3.

1264 KillMePlz
End the process that uses the port.

Important! Do not switch IIS over to another port, as you will not be able to start the Application Server in this case.

Setting Up IIS
All IIS versions (5.1, 6.0, 7.0)
The default site (i.e. the site with the identifier 1) should contain the virtual folder Default Web Site\FlexiCapture\Server with the
following objects:
•

DatabaseManager.dll

•

DBInitFill.sql

•

Descriprion.sql

•

FineObj.dll

•

FlexiCaptureWebServices.disco

•

FObjEventSrc.dll

•

msvcr71.dll

•

web.config

•

WebServices.dll

•

WebServices.htm

•

WebServicesIsapi.dll

ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 Server must be associated with this folder. In Scripts and Executable, the execute permissions should be
set up.
The following mapping should be specified in the application settings: .dll Æ
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\FlexiCapture\Server\WebServicesIsapi.dll.
For the default mode (i.e. all stations in the domain), anonymous access must be prohibited and integrated windows authentication
must be turned on.
Basic authentication must be turned on to enable a login/passwordbased connection of a Remote Scanning Station.

IIS 6.0 and later
You must explicitly allow the isapi extension, which corresponds to the server (FlexiCapture Web ServicesÆWebServicesIsapi).
A separate poll of processes must be created for the application (the recommended number of processes in the pool is three; for IIS 7.0,
the pool should be a classicmode 32bit pool).
When installing on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, the performance may be extremely low. If this is indeed the case,
adjust this registry branch as shown below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces.
Inside each GUID, create TcpAckFrequency = 1 of type DWORD.

IIS 7.0
For normal error diagnostics, allow detailed errors in all cases (ServerÆError PagesÆDetailed Errors).
Remove the ISAPI.dll module from the list of allows modules (it is incompatible with our isapi extension).
To make the location of errors easier, consult the following fragment of applicationHost.config (see
:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config) obtained after installing IIS 7.0:

...

Security settings
Major scenario
Conditions:
•

All participants (computers and users) are in a domain.

Features:
•

Requires minimum additional settings.

Actions:
1.

After the system is installed, the administrator of the computer on which the Application Server is installed creates a database
and becomes the administrator of the system. The administrator may change the settings of the Application Server, upload
projects to the Application Server, and grant access rights for projects.

The administrator may grant administrator rights to another user, thereby delegating the administration of the system to that
user.

The administrator grants the Processing Server rights to the computer on which the Processing Server is installed (in the
format \ $ by default if the Processing Server operates as the Network Service; or a spe
cially created domain account that is assigned to the Processing Server). If required, the administrator may create and set up
special accounts for the Processing Stations.

The administrator uploads the projects and assigns roles to the operators.

Some of the stations are not in the domain
Conditions:
•

Some of the stations (Scanning Stations, Verification Stations) operate remotely.

Features:
•

NTLM passthrough authentication is used. General principle: to enable user of computer M2 (account M2/User[password])
to authorize on computer M1, you must duplicate this account (with the same password) on computer M1, i.e. create
M1/User[password].

•

The Processing Stations must be in the same domain as the Application Server.

Actions:
1.

Do the steps of the major scenario above.

On the Application Server, create accounts corresponding to the remote users. On the remote stations, create identical ac
counts (same names and passwords) and run the stations under these accounts.

Work group
Conditions:
The stations and the servers are in a work group.
Features:
•

•

Basic authentication must be turned on in ISS to enable export from the Scanning Station by explicitly specifying the user’s
login and password.

Actions:
1.

Perform steps 1, 2 of the major scenario above.

On the computer on which the application Server is installed, create a local account for the server. In the IIS settings, specify
that the pool of FlexiCapture Web Services should run under this account.

Set up the Administration and Monitoring Console: in the IIS settings, go to the ASP.NET page and specify an account for the
FlexiCapture virtual folder (either the same account as in step 2 or a separate account).

If the database is located on a computer other than the Application Server, copy the accounts from steps 2 and 3 onto the
computer hosting the database. Additionally, duplicate the account of the administrator on the computer hosting the data
base. The Administration and Monitoring Console will be run under this account in order to set up the Application Server (to
connect to the database).

Use the administrator account to run the Administration and Monitoring Console and create a new database.

On the computer on which the Processing Server is installed, create an account for it. Specify this account in the Processing
Server settings. Duplicate this account on the computer on which the Application Server is installed.

In the Administration and Monitoring Console, assign the Processing Server role to the Processing Server account (created
at step 6).

If the Processing Stations run on separate computers, create accounts for them and duplicate them on the Processing Server.

On the computer on which the Application Server is installed, duplicate the accounts of all users that should have access to
the system and assign roles to the users in the Administration and Monitoring Console.

Without authorization
Conditions:
•

Connection between the servers and the stations has been established.

Features:
•

No authorization.

Actions:
1.

Perform steps 14 of the Work Group scenario for connecting the database to the server (if the database is not located on
the same computer as the Application Server).

On the computer on which the Application Server is installed, allow anonymous login in the IIS settings. In the Administra
tion and Monitoring Console, assign all the roles to the anonymous account (of type IUSR_XXX) specified in IIS.

Logging

Administration and Monitoring Console logs
The event and error logs available in the Administration and Monitoring Console are the main logs that register errors that occur in the
system in general. These logs record all errors that occur during document processing and affecting the processing and all events that
occur during document processing. To view the logs, select MonitoringÆEvent Log and MonitoringÆError Log in the Admini
stration and Monitoring Console.

Task processing logs on the Processing Servers
The Processing Server logs the processing of the tasks. The list of the active tasks and their logs can be accessed via the Processing
Server Monitor. To view a task log, select ActionsÆView Log… when selecting the task.

OS event logs on the servers
The server components (Application Server, Processing Server, and Processing Stations) log errors and warnings in the local event log
of the operating system under which they are running (section: Application, sources: FlexiCapture Web Services and FlexiCapture
Processing Server). These logs can be accessed by the administrators both locally and remotely via the standard Event Viewer tool of
the MMC console.
The local OS event log records not only processing errors, but also all errors in the operation of the server components not directly
related to the processing of documents. This log will list processing errors even if the Application Server is inaccessible at the time of
error and the error cannot be logged in the ABBYY FlexiCapture log.

Technical Support
Should you have any questions regarding the installation and use of ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0, please contact the ABBYY technical sup
port service or the technical support service of the ABBYY partner from which you obtained the software. For contact details, see the
Technical Support section of the ABBYY website at www.abbyy.com.

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