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fido: Fast Import Connector

fido: Fast Import Connector Overview

fido is two things: a lightweight importer for Capture that makes use of configuration files in JSON format, and a wrapper for the Tungsten Import API.

Features

  • Import any suitable file into Capture with custom patterns
  • Full support for user profiles
  • Map batch and index fields
  • Create loose pages or one document per file
  • Run multiple instances of fido for different folders

 

Benefits

fido is a lightweight alternative to Import Connector.

Technical Details

Inputs

fido makes use of simple configuraton files in JSON format. Here is a very simple example - more samples are included in the SampleConfigs folder.

  • Username: the user to log onto Capture, may be blank if User Profiles are disabled. Make sure the user may access both the Batch Class as well as the Scan module!
  • Password: the user's password.
  • BatchClassName: name of the Batch Class to be used.
  • FormTypeName: name of the Form Type to be used. Determines the Document Class and available Index Fields.
  • ImportDir: the directory to parse.
  • TopDirectoryOnly: if set to true, will only look in the ImportRoot directory. If false, will consider subfolders as well.
  • CreateDocumentPerFile: if set to true, will create one document per imported file.
  • MoveToDir: all imported files will be moved to this directory (and overwritten, if applicable).
  • ImportFilePattern: considers files that match this search pattern only.
    Seconds: will check for new files in ImportDir every n seconds. If set to 0, will import only once and then terminate.
  • BatchFieldsand IndexFields: will assign a value to the respective field. If you assing a value to an Index Field each document will use that value.
Outputs

A new batch in Capture

Geographic Availability
Global

Additional Information

Clone or fork the repository

Required Software / Applications

None

Created By

Products

Capture

Industry

All industries

compatibility

Capture 10 or higher

Business Process

General / Other

Last Updated

March 29, 2024

Consulting Required

No

Support Available

Yes

Pricing

Free