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Chapter 4

METADATA DELIVERY

METADATA DELIVERY (DATA ENTRY)

When the application integration module is installed and an image file is generated for a scan send transmission, metadata (data indicating the attributes of the image file and how it is to be processed) can be generated based on pre-stored information and transmitted as a separate file. The metadata file is created in XML format. By linking the metadata with applications such as document management software, a workflow application, or an encryption server, a sophisticated document solution environment can be built.

Scan to

Desktop

Metadata (XML file)

Client PC that uses Network

Scanner Tool

 

 

Fax server, document

Image file

Server

management software,

workflow application,

 

 

 

encryption server, etc.

 

Scan to E-mail

 

 

Scan to FTP

 

Using the application integration module, information on a generated image file can be entered at the touch panel and transmitted along with the image as an XML file.

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