Configuring Teleform for Form Processing

ICR capabilities requires that a third party software application called Teleform be installed and running. The The Teleform reader needs to be running at all times on a single workstation. It will become the Forms Server. It will open and attempt to accomplish a FORM read on any TIF image written into the directory \TPSWINS\ICR. When the image is read it will be stored into a \TPSWINS\TWDATA\IMPORT.DBF table.

The user initiates a form read from within the ProfitSystem application by clicking the Scan button on the Import form (Located at Main->Forms Processing. This function will start the scanning system software of the scanner's manufacturer. The user will tell the software to scan. When it completes the software will return the user to the ProfitSystem application. The scanned image is automatically saved to the \TPSWINS\ICR folder, where the Teleform software will automatically process it and store the results in \TPSWINS\TWDATA\IMPORT.DBF table.

Set-Up should be done from the workstation that will be the Forms Server.

  • Insert the disk into the computer that contains the form definition files
  • Start the TeleForm Designer Application
  • Select File and then Import. Browse the floppy in the From Directory portion of dialog box. Select the Orders Form description in the Forms section of the dialog box. Check the Preserved Auto Exports box and then Press Import button when the form is selected.
  • Now Select File and then Open from the menu. In the dialog box look for ORDERS FORM and select it, then press Ok. The form should now be displayed within the Teleform Designer
  • Now choose Form from the menu, select Primary Auto Export
  • The Dialog box should appear. From the Format field select FOXPRO (.DBF) using the drop down arrow
  • Now select Save As and enter X:\TPSWINS\TWDATA\IMPORT.DBF as to the location and database to save form data. Replace X: with your server drive letter.
  • Now click Ok to exit the Form menu.
  • Select File and Save to save the changes.
  • Select File and then Exit to exit TeleForm Designer
  • Now start the Teleform Reader application
  • Select Utilities, then Configuration Tab, Reader
  • Check Enable remote Data File Processing
  • Directory to check for remote data files, enter x:\TPSWINS\ICR (Replace X: with your server drive letter.)
  • Enter the following values for: Images to evaluate every (sec): 3, Remote data files every (sec): 3
  • Go to configuration options Tab
  • Select INI Item: Eval Image Format using the drop down arrow. Enter the Value: BMP and click UPDATE ITEM.
  • Now select UTILITIES from the drop down menu. Within this menu select CONNECT AGENT SETUP.
  • From here Select: EVALUATE DIRECTORY.
  • Check enable evaluations from directory.
  • The value of SEARCH FOLLOWING DIRECTORY FOR IMAGES should be x:\tpswins\ICR\
  • Insure the value of EVALUATE FILES WITH EXTENSION is *.BMP
  • You may exit the software by pressing FILE & then EXIT or you may leave it running to evaluate forms.
  • You may want to put the TeleForm Reader icon in the STARTUP FOLDER of the Forms Server workstation so the application will start each time the computer is started.

HINT: Remember scanned forms must be monochrome images.