Ascent Advanced Forms 3.7

Service Pack 2 for the Extraction Module - SR01

Part Number 10001444-000
Revision A

June 13, 2005

These notes apply to Ascent Advanced Forms 3.7 and include the following sections:

Introduction

New Features

Resolved Problems

Installing the Service Pack

Kofax Technical Support

Trademark/Copyright Statements

Introduction

This Service Pack applies to the Ascent Advanced Forms V3.7 Extraction module.

New Features

Service Pack 2 for the Extraction module provides the following new features.

Invoice Option Extended

The Invoice option now allows the reading of header data and line items of invoices from Sweden. It has been optimized for invoices from Switzerland and Italy.

Invoice Vendor Field Extended

The Invoice Vendor field and US Invoice Vendor field now show a new property named OutputMultipleVendorRecords.

Invoice Vendor Field Supports Additional Database Columns

The Invoice Vendor field supports the following new database columns: ACN (Australian Company Number), EMAIL (email address), FAX (fax number), IBAN (International Bank Account Number), and WWW (Web site).

The US Invoice Vendor field supports the following new database columns: EMAIL (email address) and WWW (Web site).

New ItemDescription Column for Invoice Items Fields

The Invoice Items field, US Invoice Items field, Invoice Items Custom field, and US Invoice Items Custom field now return an additional column named ItemDescription.

Parameterization of Invoice Items Custom Fields Extended

The Invoice Items Custom field and US Invoice Items Custom field have been extended to allow the addition of new user-defined columns and the modification of existing columns.

New Goto Setup Command

The context menus of nodes in the Result register now contain a new command named Goto Setup. This command automatically selects the corresponding node in the Classes register, the Types register, or the Globals register, respectively.

Invoice Vendor Field Optimized

The Invoice Vendor field now reduces substitutions by taking the VAT-IDs of all European countries into account.

Additional Formats for Amount Field

The Amount field now shows a new property named InputFormat. The format ".23" searches amount values starting with dot or comma without a leading zero, the format "1.23" searches for all standard amount values that were already supported by the Amount field, and the format "1:23" searches for amounts which have a colon as the decimal separator. The formats can be combined. The Invoice Totals field uses this new feature and this also supports amounts with a leading dot or comma.

Demonstration Software Optimized

The demonstration software has been optimized. If DDSDemo is installed, the service pack installs patches and a new DDSDemo3 icon on the desktop. If the demonstration software is started using this icon, it runs in optimized mode.

Resolved Problems

Service Pack 2 for the Extraction module resolves the following problems.

  • When the Text field is used as Table column, the property NumberOfResultLines does not take effect. Therefore, the property is no longer shown in this case.
  • On documents containing bar codes, the InvoiceNumber field sometimes consumed excessive CPU usage and memory.
  • An ampersand was not shown correctly in the PhraseList dialog box.
  • The error “Can't read "(some text from data base file)": no such variable” could occur if the data base file of an Invoice Vendor or US Invoice Vendor field contained one or more dollar signs.
  • An incorrect currency value was sometimes used in the TotalAmount sub-result of the InvoiceTotals result.
  • The FirstOf feature did not allow addition of the Logo, ImageSize, or DetectEmptyPage features via the Paste function.
  • A field name containing spaces could cause a crash. (SPR16331)
  • Use of the string “Page” for the field name could cause a crash.

Installing the Service Pack

Service Packs for Ascent Advanced Forms Extraction module are available from the Kofax Web site at www.kofax.com. Go to the Support | Downloads Library area and locate the Ascent Advanced Forms Extraction 3.7 link.

Note that there are three Service Packs: Service Pack 1 for the Extraction module, Service Pack 2 for the Extraction module, and Service Pack 2 for the Validation module. If you use both modules and want to install the Service Packs, you must download the Service Packs and run their separate installations.

In addition, Ascent Advanced Forms Extraction 3.7 must be installed before you install the Service Packs. If you attempt to install the Service Packs without the required version of Ascent Advanced Forms, the Service Pack installation will not complete successfully.

To install the Service Packs, the logged-in user must have full administrative privileges to the local computer.

Kofax Technical Support

For additional technical information about Kofax products, visit the Kofax Web site at www.kofax.com and select an appropriate option from the Support menu. The Kofax Support pages provide product-specific information, such as current revision levels, the latest drivers and software patches, online documentation and user manuals, updates to product release notes (if any), technical tips, and an extensible searchable knowledgebase.

The Kofax Web site also contains information that describes support options for Kofax products. Please review the site for details about the available support options.

If you are a certified representative from an authorized company and need to contact Kofax Technical Support, please have the following information available:

  • Ascent Advanced Forms software and Service Pack versions
  • Ascent Capture software and Service Pack versions
  • Operating system and Service Pack versions
  • Network and client configuration
  • Copies of your error log files
  • Special custom configuration or integration information

Trademark/Copyright Statements

Copyright

Copyright © 2005 Kofax Image Products, Inc. All rights reserved.

The information contained in this document is the property of Kofax Image Products, Inc. Neither receipt nor possession hereof confers or transfers any right to reproduce or disclose any part of the contents hereof, without the prior written consent of Kofax Image Products, Inc. No patent liability is assumed, however, with respect to the use of the information contained herein.

Trademarks

Kofax, the Kofax logo, Ascent, and Ascent Capture are registered trademarks of Kofax Image Products, Inc.

Ascent Advanced Forms uses DOKuStar Extraction. Copyright Océ Document Technologies GmbH 1996-2005. DOKuStar is a registered trademark of Océ Document Technologies GmbH.

All other product names and logos are trade and service marks of their respective companies.

Disclaimer

The instructions and descriptions contained in this document were accurate at the time they were written. However, succeeding products and documents are subject to change without notice. Therefore, Kofax Image Products, Inc. assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions, or discrepancies between the product and this document.

An attempt has been made to state all allowable values where applicable throughout this document. Any values or parameters used beyond those stated might have unpredictable results.