Small Business
New Features
New PDF EditorCompletely New Docsvault PDF Editor with many new features & enhancements:
- A full-fledged PDF editor with extensive support for annotations, redactions and editing tools
- Add watermarks, bates numbering and e-signature
- Add comments with advanced features such as flattening, summarizing, importing, and exporting comments
- Support for creating and filling PDF Forms
Note: All custom stamps created by users in the previous will be lost. Dynamic Stamps capability in the PDF editor has been deprecated.
Tasks Calendar
The new Tasks Calendar under My Workspace area allows users to view their active and overdue document and personal tasks.
Client Side Admin Options
Many of the administration items have now been made accessible from the client side as well so that administrators do not have to login to the server side for frequently used admin tasks. Admins can now manage users, profiles and indexes, etc. right from the client side.
Document Profile Mass Update
A new option to update profile and/or index values for entire folder structures. The option allows for update of both profile & index values
or only specific index values irrespective of a document’s current profile.
Folder Templates
- A new General tab in Folder template allows you to select custom folder icon, add description and apply folder template restriction at any sub-level
- Creating new folders using any Folder Templates will automatically inherit required index values when auto creating sub-items
Folder Templates Restriction at any level
You can now maintain consistency of your folder structure by specifying a predefined folder structure to be used under any cabinet or folder. This will mandate the use of a predefined folder template when creating new folders under a specified cabinet or folder.
New User Group “Everyone”: Introduced new ‘Everyone‘ user group. All regular users(excludes Read Only) of Docsvault become members of Everyone group by default. The Everyone group is useful for applying permissions and controlling access to resources that should be accessible by all users of Docsvault.
Import New Version: This new option allows users to import new versions of documents from outside Docsvault with a simple right click menu
Checked Out Files Alert: Added an option to alert users about checked out documents when exiting or logging out of Docsvault
Enhancements
- Added option to reinstall Docsvault PDF printer from Tools > Options > Others in the Desktop Client application
- Added support for new MS Office 2016 suite
- You can now add folder notes while creating a new folder
- You can now quickly open the parent folder of the file/folder associated with a task by selecting the ‘Open Location’ option in the attachment’s context menu
- Users can now set their own time to show popup alerts before they disappear
- Unique value feature now available for numeric and date data type to avoid duplicate index values
- The source security of files & folders is maintained when you move documents from one location to another. This is a change in behavior from earlier versions where the moved items were assigned the destination location security.
- Redesigned the activation form and removed additional fields to make the activation process faster
- Docsvault user’s full name is also available as an option in dynamic index fields.
Fixed
- Fixed the issue of description and filename getting lost on changing the profile while importing the document from the scan dialog
- Fixed the issue of nodes being visible when services are stopped in Docsvault Server dialog
- Fixed the issue of OCR service getting stuck under certain scenario
- Fixed the issue of ‘Apply to all user’ option not working while applying system rights to all users in the Edit Group dialog
- Fixed the issue of bottom panel flickering in the workflow section
Release v4.5.0515
Features/Enhancements | |
» | New: Windows Explorer Integration: Docsvault now integrates into Windows Explorer Open and Save dialogs allowing opening and saving documents from practically any application directly from and to Docsvault. |
» | New: MS Office 2010 – 64 bit plugin: Docsvault can now integrate even into 64 bit edition of the MS Office 2010. |
» | New:Rubber Band OCR: Semi-automated data capture now possible while scanning and filing from Watch Folder in Filing Area. Using rubber-band OCR, you can populate text in all meta-data fields (e.g. file name, file description, index fields) by simply highlighting the word or phrase on the document. |
» | New: ‘Tiff to PDF’ feature: Users can now convert Tiff files to PDF in a single click helping them to modernize their legacy data scanned in the old Tiff format. |
» | New: PDF page Separation Options:
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» | New: ‘My Checked Out Documents’ node in the Left Tree panel will allow users to quickly list documents checked out by them |
» | New:’Undo checkout’ alert added for Audit Trail and Email Alert notifications |
» | New:Admin defined ‘Customized Columns’:To keep the uniformity of view, admin users can set customized column views for any folder or cabinet for all users by using the new ‘Apply to All Users’ feature while customizing columns on those folders and cabinets. |
» | New: Windows firewall exception rules will be automatically created for the necessary Docsvault services and applications on both server and client side to eliminate windows firewall based connection issues between the server and clients |
» | New: New button ‘Remove All’ added while creating ‘Sections’ in File Properties. |
» | New:A list of files that were not successfully restored will be displayed at the end of the restore process |
» | New:Incremental folder search using keyboard now possible in the Cabinet/Folder Tree view panel and filing panel in scanning/Filing Area. |
» | New:OCR status of any PDF file is now displayed in the ‘General Tab’ of the bottom panel. |
Enhancements: | |
» | Enhancement: Customize Columns in Folder Templates: Now the ‘Customize Columns’ will be displayed to all users irrespective of who has created the folder structure using Folder Template. |
» | You can now create a new ‘Profile’ from ‘Properties’ dialog box of a file. |
» | Enhancement: Scan Form:
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» | Enhancement: ‘Filing Area > Watch Folder’ – Enhanced the interface of Filing Watch Folder for quick and easy import of documents in Docsvault. New Features included: Rubber Band OCR, Document Preview and lots of keyboard shortcuts to navigate through different documents and their pages. |
» | Enhancement:Docsvault will now remember User-wise ‘Sort’ setting of the columns in the List view panel. |
» | Enhancement:New message box giving information on ‘how to assign Profile’ will be displayed after creating new Profile to eliminate confusion on the use of new profiles. |
» | Enhancement: OCR Summary: You can now mark all the files that have failed to OCR for Re-OCR/Force OCR from Docsvault Server Manager. |
» | Enhancement:You can now rename the ‘Link’ (shortcut) to any file in Docsvault. |
» | Enhancement: Importing documents from the ‘Section’ tab will automatically fill up the ‘Section’ field in the import dialog box. |
» | Enhancement: The OCR functionality will skip the OCR processing for pages that cannot be processed for some reason. This will prevent OCR failure for entire file due to some un-OCR able pages. |
Fixes: | |
» | Fixed: Resolved the issue faced while restoring database in case of a SQL collation mismatch due to different regional and language settings. |
» | Fixed: Incorrect Search result when using ‘Version Notes’ in ‘Search’ criteria. |
» | Fixed: Resolved issue of displaying alert message “Section already exists” when trying to edit color tab or description of ‘Section’. |
» | Fixed: Unusual behavior after using ‘Find’ feature in Document Preview. |
» | Fixed: Folder Template: Rename folder name – Unable to apply the changes to the existing folder structure created using that folder template. |
» | Fixed: Folder Sections: ‘Edit’, ‘Remove’ and’ Remove All’ buttons were enabled even if the Section list was empty. |
» | Fixed: Issue of Column Sorting in Folder with Sections. |
» | Fixed: Resolved the issue faced in PDF Editor while editing text and pressing ‘Enter’ key. |
» | Fixed: Unusual behavior after ‘Resizing column’ in the list panel. |
» | Fixed: Move operation (cut/paste) of the file/folder disabled when the file/folder is checked out. |
» | Fixed: MS Office Plugin: Resolved the issue of ‘Check In’ option being disabled if the folder name contained special char “&” |
» | Fixed: Unusual behavior with the folder name in the tree view when you try to rename a folder name with ‘ mark. |
» | Fixed: Issue of resetting the page count in the thumbnail view when pages are split from the PDF file. |
» | Fixed: Issue with incorrect status for OCR when the PDF file is checked out for editing. |
Changes:: | |
» | Changes: Docsvault v4.5 requires .NET 4.0 Framework. |
» | Changes:Alert message in case of ‘files not found’ while exporting the repository will now be displayed at the end of the operation with a list to avoid interruption in export process. |
» | Changes: Document Preview – ‘Find’ field changed from drop down to text box. |
» | Changes: Dialog box interface changed when opened on the double click of the document to open it in the View or Checked Out mode. |
» | Changes: The default skin theme of Docsvault Client application changed from Imaginary to a new ‘Docsvault Default’ style. |
Release v4.0.1517
Features/Enhancements | |
» | New: Confirmation dialog box displayed while moving files/folders using drag and drop method |
» | Changed: Default page view in PDF Editor changed from single page view to continuous page |
» | Changed: Email Alert: changed the event name ‘Changed Profile’ to ‘Profile or Index value changed’ |
» | Improved: Quick search will search on indexes values only instead of Profile/Index names for faster results. Profile and Index name searches are still possible from the advanced search dialog. |
Fixes: | |
» | Fixed: Incorrect result when using ‘All Version’ criteria in Search |
» | Fixed: Improper behavior when pages are scanned and appended to a password protected PDF file |
» | Fixed: Issue while editing multi-selected index values in the list box |
» | Fixed: Refresh issue after deleting version copy of a file in the bottom panel |
» | Fixed: Deleting of empty document now possible while editing pages in the Scan form |
» | Fixed: Error when moving a page into a blank document while editing in the Scan form |
» | Fixed: Folder rename issue with period ‘.’ in the Folder Template structure |
» | Fixed: Issue while creating a new version of a file with an apostrophe ( ‘ ) in the filename |
» | Fixed: SQL connection timeout during backups for larger backups |
» | Fixed: Folder search above the tree view in left panel |
» | Fixed: Auto-naming for next file (for scan profiles with auto-naming) after the import process in single file scanning |
» | Fixed: Issue checking out word and excel files when checkout path was on network |
» | Fixed: Issue with more than one documents attached using the Docsvault plugin in Outlook compose window |
» | Fixed: Issue with “Email With > Default Email Client” on some Outlook 2003 computers |
» | Fixed: Issue while editing ‘Watch Folder’ immediately after creating it in Docsvault Server Manager application. |
Release v4.0.1503
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» | New: Search for Active Directory users instead of selecting from list while adding AD users to Docsvault. Very helpful in large installations in networks with 1000+ AD users. |
» | New: Change of file extension for any file from its properties dialog |
» | Enhanced: Handling of dropped files in the drop folder when user does not have proper rights on the temp folder |
» | Enhanced: Now create unlimited sections inside a Folder. You can also re-use tab colors while creating Folder section |
» | Enhanced:Checkin and checkout operations now automatically handle checkin and checkout of dependent resources for .html, .htm and Solid Works .SLDASM files |
Fixes: | |
» | Fixed: File Fetching issue in Watched Folders incase of international date format |
» | Fixed: File listing issue when an index field with international date format is set as custom column |
» | Fixed: Issue while deleting a Watched Folder |
» | Fixed: Loss of text content during Re-OCR (Forced OCR) process if the file contains both text and image. |
» | Fixed: Schedule Backup bug that would prevent proper backups in some situations |
» | Fixed: Incorrect Search result when using compare (>,<) criteria for Date/Number format index field in Profile Search |
» | Fixed: Deleting an index field from Profile causing Docsvault Client to hang |
» | Fixed: Email alert not generated in case of Import and Scan event for folders marked for alerts |
» | Fixed: Watch Folder and Local Collect Folder can now have same folder names |
» | Fixed: Disabled delete option on parent Server Watch folder in Filing Area |
» | Fixed: Refresh issue after deleting files from Local Watch Folder and Server Watch folder in Filing Area |
» | Fixed: Right & Left panel appeared with disproportionate width by default in some screen resolutions. |
» | Fixed: Issue when opening .msg files in Outlook from within Docsvault more than once in the same Outlook session |
» | Fixed: Unusual behaviour of section tabs (such as incorrect listing order and duplication of section tabs) after editing the Folder Sections. |
Release v4.0.1319
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» | New Logon As column added under Services node in the Server Manager to display Account under which theDocsvault services run. User can also change the account under which any service runs (to have proper network access) by clicking the Change Logon icon. |
» | Idle Timeout: Automatic logoff of Docsvault User after predefined idle time. |
» | Profiles/Indexes: The data type of an Index can be changed from Numeric/date to Text data type. |
» | It is now possible to import document directly from the Page view in the Scan Dialog for multi file scanning. |
» | Thumbnail view and Preview of documents added in the filing area for Server Watch Folders and Local Collect Folders to quickly view documents before importing. |
» | Unwanted or accidently inserted files can be deleted from the Server Watch folders and Local Collect Folders. |
» | Partial word search is now possible in the ‘Content Search (i.e ‘Search for text inside files’) |
» | Enhancements in Restore process |
» | Moving Repository now will not delete the repository from the source location. The repository move process will attach to an existing repository if one is found at the target location. |
» | The width of Left and Right panel in the main window are remembered as user setting now |
Fixes: | |
» | Fixed: improper increment in user count while adding Docsvault Additional User license |
» | Fixed: saving emails with blank subjects from outlook plugins |
» | Fixed: focus in the Login form to enter username/password without first clicking the form |
» | Fixed: renaming a file in Thumbnail view |
» | Fixed: sorting the Name Field in Search result |
» | Fixed: name truncation in long cabinet/folder names in the left tree view panel. |
» | Fixed: Docsvault PDF printer will automatically start Docsvault if it is not running when a user prints to it |
» | Fixed: display of duplicate column fields in column selection dialog when multiple users have customized the column settings on the same folder |
» | Fixed: Issue displaying files/folders in the List view panel for an international Date data type Index field as a column in file list |
» | Fixed: Creating folder in Docsvault navigation dialog when printing using Docsvault PDF printer |
» | Fixed: issue while exporting document to default Email Client other than Outlook |
» | Fixed: auto sorting of cabinet/folders when inserting/importing a new cabinet/folder in the left tree view panel |
» | Fixed: importing files using Drop folder by multiple users of same machine and under Terminal Services |
» | Fixed: corrected the search criteria behavior for ‘All words’ and ‘Exact Phrase’ |
» | Fixed: setting the plug-ins settings for MS Office application in odd conditions |
» | Fixed: Issue when cut/paste/move process is cancelled by user |
» | Changed: Tree view security requirements while viewing cabinets/folders in the Filing Area tree |
Removed: | |
» | The option to show/hide Toolbar and Status bar from the View menu |
Release v4.0.1122
» | Change of username is now possible for all users. |
» | Authentication type change now possible between Docsvault and Active Directory authentication. |
» | After successful activation license keys will be displayed immediately without need for refreshing. |
» | Edits to profile in right profile panel are saved automatically without having to click save button. |
» | User can Hide and Unhide the admin password at summary page in Configuration Wizard. |
» | Changes to delete watch folder routines. |
» | Removed local computer node from left navigation tree in main window |
» | Empty documents will not be deleted automatically during scanning phase. However they will be automatically deleted during filing. |
» | Greatly improved scanning speed by removing auto height calculations for document display |
» | Changing option from Current folder to Immediate subfolder is now possible for folder sections. |
» | Fixed: Update OCR trial status label in ScanSetting form after add-on activation. |
» | Fixed: Watch folders marked for delete will not be visible under the filing area anymore |
» | Fixed: Deleting index values from right profile panel did not work |
» | Fixed: Issues with options form not opening on client side |
» | Fixed: Need to select incremental backup forcefully while restoring a backup |
Release v4.0.1111
» | Docsvault now uses the robust and scalable SQL Server 2005/2008 as backend database for meta data storage making Docsvault extremely scalable |
» | Allows document and database storage on NAS devices in a domain based network |
» | Active Directory Integration lets users log into Docsvault using their windows login name and password |
» | Run remote Docsvault clients over internet |
» | New Custom Templates Platform saves time and effort:
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» | Powerful built in Alerts Notification System:
This system ensures that both the users and the Docsvault administrator can stay informed about changes happening to documents or tasks that are important to them. |
» | Quick Emails allow users to quickly email documents as attachments right from within Docsvault without having to go through their conventional email program |
» | New Scanning Interface: Completely overhauled scanning interface now debuts the following features: |
- Scan Settings allow to predefine different types of scan criteria suitable for different jobs
- Excellent flexibility for multiple documents scanning with operations like merge, split, reorder pages, etc. before saving the scanned files
- Lots of post scanning tools to improve image quality such as despeckle, eraser, crop, brightness, contrast, erode, dilate, etc.
- Auto file naming – Separate documents using a blank page, a barcode, every x number of pages or using automatic document recognition.
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New Import Interface:
- Multiple files and folders import with individual document profiling
- Viewer for PDF and Image files for visual identification of document before profiling and filing
- Allows renaming of files and folders during import
- Option to keep original system dates for imported files and folders
»Folder Sections – virtual folder tabs to further classify contents of a folder»
PDF Editor Enhancements:
- New PDF Options button in main toolbar allowing quick extract, split, append, reorder or delete pages
- Set orientation on all pages of PDF in one click
- Export all pages in one click in many formats
- Crop PDF pages
- Customized Stamps: create your own static and dynamic stamps
- Extract OCRed text from PDFs
- New Page reorder interface
- Optimized PDF size upon various edit operations
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Folder Monitoring (watch folders) and Collect folders:
- Monitor a folder for activity on the server side and automatically import files and sub-folders in Docsvault
- Designate users who can file documents imported in these watch folders
- A new filing interface that allows quick document profiling and placement of imported documents
- Each user can define local collect folders on their computer that show up under the filing area for quick import of documents
»New “Drop Folder” that allows users to save files to be imported into Docsvault directly to this folder from many applications. This drop folder and be placed either under My Computer or on the Desktop.»
New security rights:
- Ownership Override’ allows to retain ownership of a document to a specified user. This settings can be per user or per folder.
- New File/Folder Rights: Create folder, Export, New file
- New System Rights: Create Cabinet, Create Folder Sections, Create Templates, Edit Audit Trail Settings, Customize Flags and Icons
- New Audit Trail event for export of documents, Print, Profile or Index value change, document notes change
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New Search Interface:
- New Simple Search for profile values, content and other general text fields without specified detailed search criteria
- Open file location directly from right click menu of the search result list
- Flexible profile searching under advanced search options
- Search for only folders, only files or both
- Folder Search box on the top of left tree to quickly navigate to the right folder without having to drill down to the exact folder location
»Related Documents: Set many to many document relations on both files and folders to quickly list all related documents»
New Task Interface:
- Option to receive email notifications for all task activities
- Task forwarding to further the task to the next person in work route
- Task redirect to reassign task to the right person in case of an erroneous task assignment
- Task events log to register all events and notes on a task for up to date status on any task
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New OCR Options
- OCR any imported PDF file generated by any application of scanner
- Automatically skips PDF files that are already text based or OCRed
- Current OCR status display in the properties dialog of every PDF file
- List of all PDF files in a particular OCR state throughout the repository (example: pending for OCR, Skipped, Failed, OCRed, etc.)
- Force OCR for skipped or failed PDF files
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New Office Plugins (2007 and 2010)
- New Ribbon Toolbar with many new options
- Checkout and checkin files directly from Docsvault repository from within Word, Excel, etc.
- Preserve original dates for email while saving email from outlook to Docsvault repository
- Attach files directly from Docsvault repository in new/compose email window
- Individually profile and rename saved attachments and email messages
»New Cabinet Wizard: Since cabinet is a top level classification in Docsvault, a new cabinet wizard will help admins assign proper security and various other settings like auditing, available profiles, alerts etc. to new cabinets being created.»New Information Bar: A new bottom panel in the main Docsvault window displays general, versions, related documents, security, audit trail and linked from information for any selected file or folder»Customized Icons: Included icon sets to customize cabinet and folder icons. Additionally, you can add your own icons for folders.»Many New themes like office 2007 skins, holiday skins, and skins for different moods Enhancements»Faster folder and file listings»Ability to edit security, profile and audit settings for multiple files»Multiple values for index fields (formerly called properties)»Compatibility with higher DPI resolutions»Export will now skip files that are longer than allowed operating system path length»Prompt for Checkout/View on double click of file»User set default view option (thumbnail or details)»Drag and drop now possible in thumbnail views»Prompt for undo checkout if no changes made to checked out PDF files when edited in Docsvault’s PDF editor»Open the export destination folder automatically after export is completed»Profile and Notes in right panel in Docsvault preview window and the PDF editor»Thumbnail views in PDF editor in left panel»In place editing of document profile in the right panel in main Docsvault window»Enhanced ‘Version Control’ dialog»Scan and append new pages to any PDF file (not just the ones created by Docsvault)»New sorting option in thumbnail view»
Misc. New Features
- Notes for folders too
- Profile/Properties for folders too
- Most recently used export locations to make exporting documents easy
- Tool tip on search results
- Conditional Inheritance for Audit Settings and Email Alerts
- Reset personal user settings like default views, theme, window sizes etc. from server manager
- Option to disallow all other users to empty recycle bin other than admin
- Resize column widths to normal after restoring window
Release v3.5.1307
New Features in V.3.5 Build 1307 | |
» | Fixed: Incorrect warning message displayed when moving folders having similar Profile |
» | Fixed: Issue while printing to PDF where previous generated PDF file did not import into Docsvault in certain scenarios |
» | Fixed: Deleted files did not display in Recycle Bin in some very specific cases due to duplicate pointer entry |
» | Enhancement: Increased the filename length restriction to 150 characters |
Release v3.5.1279
New Features in V.3.5 Build 1279 | |
» | Docsvault SB edition is now Windows 7 compatible. |
» | A new PDF printer driver that works faster and better. Support for PDF printer under Windows Terminal Services. |
» | Bugs fixed:
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Release v3.5
New Features in V.3.5 | |
» | Docsvault SB v.3.5 release date 1st Apr’09 is compatible with Vista 64-bit. |
» | Completely rewritten indexing process: Full text indexer now uses the operating system’s indexing engine. Resolved the issues with some PDF iFilter versions for indexing OCRed PDF scans. |
» | You can now access Docsvault clients remotely using Microsoft Terminal Services. |
» | New additions to the Scanning Interface: – The scanning form can now be resized and even maximized for better visibility of scanned images. – New navigation toolbar for scanned images with options such as Zoom In/Out, Fit to width/height, Previous/Next pages |
» | Improved response time for displaying property values |
» | New ‘Edit Profile’ button in Docsvault’s viewer to change profiles quickly with full view of scanned documents and images. |
» | Moving or importing files and folders inside Docsvault will now display list of files/folders that could not be moved for any reason. This means the import process will not stop prematurely if it encounters any error during the transfer. |
» | Its now possible to change the email attachment’s file name during importing using Outlook plug in. |
» | Now you can open the task directly for editing from the popup task reminder. |
» | Added support for German date format that uses ‘.’ as date separator. |
» | Even better memory utilization in thumbnail view. |
» | Added option to checkout files for editing simply using double click. |
» | Minor issue related to appending and Merging PDF files resolved. |
» | Other many minor enhancements and some bug fixes. |
Release v3.1
New Features in V.3.1 | |
» | Ability to convert a predefined static property to dynamic property and vice versa. |
» | Append page to existing scanned files reintroduced in the scanning form. |
Miscellaneous Fixes and enhancements | |
» | IImproved compatibility with Vista UAC. |
» | Improved Optimization speed |
» | Improved response time for displaying property values. |
» | Fixed bug that did not allow duplex scanning in some cases |
» | Sorting (ascending and descending) now allowed on all customized Properties added to the Column header in the List view. |
» | CD Burning process improved. |
Release v3.0
New Features in V3.0 | |
Inbuilt PDF Editor: | |
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Inbuilt PDF editor that can open and edit all types of PDF files. Users will be able to insert or edit text and images, put sticky notes, highlight text, and stamp any PDF file. It also features splitting, appending, extracting, exporting, reordering pages in any PDF file.
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Optional Module | |
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The much awaited OCR capability has been added as an option that will seamlessly and automatically convert all your scanned files into searchable PDF files. This means that you will now be able to search for words and phrases that are actually inside your scanned files.
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Thumbnail View: | |
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This version introduces an immensely useful tiled thumbnail view that allows viewing of all image and PDF files in thumbnail views with variable thumbnail sizes. You can also browse through the pages of a multi page document right in the thumbnail.
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Flag Files: | |
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Flag files and folders for easy identification of special documents. Customize your own flags to support any document rules in your organization.
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Other Features: | |
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Profile properties can now be displayed in the list view enabling users to sort and filter file lists using property values.
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» | Improved Batch Scanning allowing use of a blank page as a file separator to split the scan into multiple documents. |
» | Full text search allows search inside OCR’dPDF & TIFF scans |
» | It is not possible to combine multiple profile search criteria using the And/OR operator. |
» | You can now setup automated full or incremental data backups to run Daily, Weekly or Monthly, allowing you to automate the important chore of data backups |
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Faster profile/properties updates.
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» | Purge old documents before specified created or modified date. |
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Added option to delete source file after successful import.
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