Modes of operation (Enterprise)

When integrated into a CROSSCAP Enterprise system, CROSSCAP still has its two main modes of operation:

Quick Mode

Quick mode is used to quickly scan a few documents whenever there are no requirements for a special output file structure or for barcode recognition. Quick mode is active when no project is running. Additionally, a "Quickmode" watermark is shown in the image window(s), for as long as quick mode is active.

When operating in quick mode, advanced functions such as barcode recognition and document signatures are not available. All tools for viewing scans, processing images and inserting additional documents, however, are available in quick mode as well as in project mode.

Project Mode

Project mode requires you to predefine scan jobs through project settings. Project templates will store these project settings and let you execute them repeatedly and whenever required. In a CROSSCAP Enterprise system, all project templates are stored in a central database. However, even though projects no longer utilize any local template files, templates can still be exported and imported as flat files.

Here's a diagram illustrating the sequence of events, when operating in project mode and with CROSSCAP linked to CROSSCAP Enterprise. Items pertaining to CROSSCAP Enterprise are shown above the dotted line, items pertaining to the CROSSCAP client are shown below the line:

Important changes (in comparison to CROSSCAP single user operation)

In a CROSSCAP Enterprise system, closing projects (finalization) may no longer be performed within the main CROSSCAP application or by utilising the Process Manager. All projects are invariably finalized centrally and under control of the CROSSCAP Enterprise server.
The process manager no longer controls batch finalization, but rather the transmission of image data, from the CROSSCAP scan-client to the CROSSCAP Enterprise server. Therefore, the process manager may now be used to gate the transmission of image data (i.e. manually start and stop transmission, or perform scheduled transmission), which in turn may be used to influence (prioritize) the sequence of batch processing, on the server (please note: a permanently stopped process manager may cause substantial amounts of image data to accumulate, on a CROSSCAP scan-client).