What we do (although not automatic) is our system checks every hour for any documents in a specific directory (SMB mounted on Unix) (placed there by the scanning process - running XP).
When it discovers documents, it assigns it a "scan number" and moves the document into a holding directory, the path to the holding directory and document name (assigned by the scanning process) is saved along with the scan number. (this is the automated part). An email is sent to someone that there are documents waiting to reviewed. >From this point, we have a webpage (combination javascript/cgi link to a universe program) that will pull the saved document and display it (uses ftp to pull the image from the document machine to webserver machine and saves using a meta filename, which is used in the dynamic HTML page). This webpage allows for the document to turned (if scanned upside down or the original document was faxed in sideways). It uses the IE image manipulation styling and saves the code for how to display (how many turns) so future displays of the document will always display properly. Any information at this point is manually transferred from the scanned image to second table with input fields Future addons - Using the number of turns codes, the document will be placed in any of 4 directories (90, 180, 270, or 0 degrees turn). Then an image program will be run in batch mode to "turn" each image x degrees and resave depending on which directory it's in, thus the end result will be all images will be in the same orientation, eliminating the need to re-orient the image when displayed. We found OCR to be to unreliable in trusting the data that it strips out. There are some things, a human is still required for. George > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:24 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Automatic Invoice - PO Matching Software > > > I am very interested in the data capture part of this. The Universe > integration should be doable with UniObjects. PO/Invoice > matching will be > application specific, but doable. Capturing data from electronic > documents should be doable as well, Being able to capture > data off of > paper documents is something we have done some work on here. The ICR > product we use will only capture data on a strictly formatted > document. We > would be interested in an application that could recognize a > variety of > formats especially if hand written information is included. > > I am interested in how others have approached this. > > Charles Shaffer > Senior Analyst > NTN-Bower Corporation > > > > > "Morawa, Hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 11/17/2008 04:28 AM > Please respond to u2-users > > > To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > cc: > Subject: RE: [U2] Automatic Invoice - PO > Matching Software > > > Hi Tony, > > To put my enquiry into perspective I simply looking for a electronic > invoice processing system. The product needs to able to scan invoices > regardless how they are delivered, whether they arrive electronically, > or by fax or by email or mail, and then automatically match them to > purchase orders based on captured information. This product > needs to be > able to integrate seamlessly with UniVerse. Regardless of how invoices > are delivered they all need to be handled in the same way. There are > products out there servicing the SAP and Oracle systems of > the world and > I'm looking for similar functionality without having a > massive issue of > integrating it with UniVerse. Hence my question to our fellow list > members. > > Cheers, > Hans > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony G > Sent: Monday, 17 November 2008 6:35 PM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Automatic Invoice - PO Matching Software > > > From: Hans Morawa > > We are looking for a electronic invoice processing system that > matches > > invoice with purchase orders automatically and works on/or with > a > > UniVerse platform and is available in Australia. > > ( Really hoping I'm not missing something obvious. *gulp* ) > > Hans, I don't understand the request. Are you looking for bar > coding or image processing so that you can scan documents and > have them match up with other documents? Can you give us an > example of your business flow so that we can recommend something > that fits? > > Tony Gravagno > Nebula Research and Development > TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com > Nebula R&D sells mv.NET and other Pick/MultiValue products > worldwide, > and provides related development and training services > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MessageLabs. > > --- > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential to the > intended recipient and may be privileged. If you have > received this email > inadvertently or you are not the intended recipient, you may not > disseminate, distribute, copy or in any way rely on it. 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