Ascent Advanced Forms 3.8

Service Pack 2 for the Extraction Module - SR01

Part Number 10001615-000
Revision A

February 6, 2007

These notes apply to Ascent Advanced Forms 3.8 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 V3.8 SR01 Extraction module.

New Features

Service Pack 2 for the Ascent Advanced Forms - Extraction module SR01 provides the following new features.

A new version of the online Help and User's Guide document the new service pack features.
The BetweenKeys field has been optimized.
New properties of the OcrParam node and its sub-nodes now permit layout control analysis. In previous versions, layout analysis used fixed settings that were optimized for machine print. The new properties improve the reading of handprint and form fields.
The StructuredBox field has been extended for open character boxes with short vertical lines.
The USInvoiceVendor field now ignores a prefix "1-" at the beginning of a telephone number during database matching.

Resolved Problems

Service Pack 2 for the Ascent Advanced Forms - Extraction module SR01 resolves the following problems.

The Ascent Capture Setup Wizard now sets the Hidden attribute to "True" for InvoiceTotals fields mapped to fields. (SPR 22567)
For projects created with Version 3.7, the ShareZone property now yields correct results if a FirstOf field with ShareZone=yes contains a KeyValue field whose key field is a global FirstOf field, where all subfields have ShareZone=no.
Amounts are now found if the amount value consists of two parts separated by space.
A KeyValue field now shows correct result zones when field-specific image processing is used.
The BetweenKeys field introduced in Service Pack 1 now functions correctly if it contains a subfield type of Address, Address US, Amount, Date, FuzzyDb, InhouseAddressee, or Regular Expression.
Error message text returned at the programming interface is no longer in HTML format. HTML tags have been removed so that message text is now returned as plain text as in previous versions.
If a FirstOf or FuzzyDb field contains a KeyValue field with ShareZone set to "yes," a search area is now shown if the key field of the KeyValue field is selected.
The property LowerLimit of the Date field now functions correctly.
When a Table field is used as a value field of a KeyValue field, the property HorizontalPosition and the search areas of fields specified at the EndOfTable node now function correctly.
If a project with an AddressUS field from Version 3.7 is used, the new property DbFile now functions correctly.
If an invoice contains several date values, the USInvoiceDate now chooses the correct date. (SPR25549)
Ascent Advanced Forms Extraction now returns two decimal places for amount values in InvoiceTotals and USInvoiceTotals fields so that two decimal places are shown in validation for these amounts. In previous releases four decimal places were returned, showing four decimal places for these amounts. (SPR25548)
When fields are nested (for example, a FirstOf field is used as subfield of a KeyValue or BetweenKeys field), the search area of a subfield is no longer changed during a test run.
If a Regular Expression field is used as column of a Table field with BlankInterpretation set to the value "character," spaces are no longer lost.
The image preprocessing function Orientation no longer rotates an upright image incorrectly.
The StructuredBox field now functions correctly with character boxes.
If multiple form types are defined for a document class, the SearchOrder and BatchField settings are now saved correctly in the Ascent Advanced Forms Setup. (SPR 26756)
If the demonstration software is installed but DOKuStar Validation is not installed, the results shown in DDSDemo are now correct.
If a KeyValue field used as a subfield of a FirstOf field has a global field with UsedZone set to "global" as a key field, the search area for the key field is now shown correctly.
If an attribute file name contains an ampersand, this special character is now coded correctly in the result file.
Ascent Advanced Forms Extraction licensing problems have been corrected. (SPR 27979)
Images are now rotated correctly by the image preprocessing function Orientation even if the image quality is poor or the document contains punched holes.
The Regular Expression field and the fields using it internally (for example, (US)InvoiceTotals) now function correctly for documents that are not in an upright orientation.
If traces have been activated, trace files in XML format no longer generate errors if Ascent Capture Internet Server is used and the respective DTD file is opened implicitly. The reference to the DTD file is now deleted before trace files are transferred to the batch folder of the Ascent Capture server. (SPR 27173)
If a batch processed in Ascent Advanced Forms Extraction has Quality Control in its history, subsequent batches with documents in error are now sent to QC.
If a FirstOf field is copied, the ShareZone properties of its copied subfields are no longer set to the value "no."
The method FileOpenAutoRotate of the library DOKuStarResult26.dll now functions correctly.

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 3.8 link.

Note that there are two Service Packs: 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 3.8 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 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

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, Ascent Capture, and Ascent Capture Internet Server are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Kofax Image Products, Inc., in the United States and other countries.

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.