This dialog box is opened by selecting Settings on the Application menu of the Application Module. The values defined in this dialog are used by all documents in the application.
If this is checked, the application is considered to be complete. Required items are defined and the application is ready to be used for scanning operations from the ScanTools main window.
If this is not checked, the application is considered to be under development and not ready to be used for scanning operations.
If this is checked, the transport printer's characters are printed upside down.
If this is not checked, the transport printer's characters are printed right-side up.
If Transport Printer is not selected in the Scanner Configuration dialog, the text "Inverted transport printing" appears in red.
You can use a User Exit library (.dll file) with this application during scanning and/or post-scan editing. Use the Browse... button to open the "Specify User Exit file" dialog and select the name of the User Exit library (.dll file) you have created. It is usually stored in the ScanTools main directory, C:\Program Files\Scantron\ScanTools Plus.
The number of characters you can use for the file name is determined by the following:
253 minus (number of characters in the path, including spaces, :, and \ ).
Example path shown below is 40 characters long:
C:\Program Files\Scantron\ScanTools Plus
253 minus 40 = 213 characters available for the user exit file name
For more information on creating user exits, see User Exits.
If this is checked, this application allows you to include selected parts of the NCS Header in the data file. For details on how to define which parts you want included, see Including Selected Parts of the NCS Header in Your Data File.
If this is not checked, this application does not allow you to include selected parts of the NCS Header in the data file.
This is enabled only if Enable NCS Header Translation is also enabled. This defines the beginning sentinel character in the string of special characters used to define which parts of the NCS Header to include in the data file. Type in a single visible character that is used as the sentinel character for all documents in the application. The default character is the pipe character ( | ). Non-visible characters such as tab, space, enter key are not allowed. The other special characters that follow the sentinel character are listed in Including Selected Parts of the NCS Header in Your Data File.
For Image Scanner Implementation Only
The application settings in this group pertain to image scanners only.
NOTE: The Defaults button at the bottom of the dialog applies to application settings for both Image and OMR technology scanners.
See Scanning Technology Overview for more information about Image and OMR scanners.
During application definition you can specify whether all documents in the application are resolved using OMR From Image or OMR From Scanner.
During the installation of ScanTools software, a separate utility program, Image Enable Disable Utility.exe is installed. It gives you the ability to change the OMR From Image/OMR From Scanner setting for multiple applications, without having to open each application separately. For details, see Image Enable Disable Utility Overview.
OMR data is created from a scanned image that is stored in the PC memory buffer where the image is accessed by ScanTools software.
OMR From Image requires Enable Image to be set to For Top and Bottom or to For Top Only. OMR From Image is not available if Enable Image is set to No Image.
If using OMR From Image and the application has form ID and/or skew marks defined on the bottom side of a sheet, you must enable the image for the bottom side by setting Enable Image to For Top and Bottom. See Enable Image description below.
OMR From Image must be selected if you are using the optional ScanFlex module with your image technology scanner.
For OpScan iNSIGHT 70/150, 5000i, iNSIGHT 20, and iNSIGHT 30 scanners: when the configured scanner is an OpScan iNSIGHT 70/150, 5000i, iNSIGHT 20, or iNSIGHT 30 scanner, OMR From Image is always used, regardless of which setting is actually selected, OMR From Image or OMR From Scanner.
The following spacing options are available with OMR From Image:
Note: (For iNSIGHT 20 and iNSIGHT 30 scanners only.) When using .200 line read spacing, using skew marks within the form design is recommended for optimum accuracy.
This option is not compatible with Image ScanTools (a predecessor to ScanTools Plus) or with any scanning product prior to Image ScanTools.
NOTE: For sheets using .166 spacing: You may change this value only if there are no grids in cells 41-48. If there are grids in cells 41-48, the .200 spacing option is not available because switching to that spacing would destroy the grids in those locations. For example, your application is designed for a scanner equipped for .166 spacing and you want to migrate the application to scanners equipped for .200 spacing. Check for grids in cells 41-48 to see if you can use the existing application definition or if you will have to create a new one.
The same is true for the .300 spacing option except that it affects cells 25-47.
Applications migrated from ScanTools (MS-DOS environment) and ScanTools (16-bit, Windows environment) versions will always be set to .166 spacing (6/inch) default value.
For OpScan iNSIGHT 2/4 with imaging scanners: We recommend OMR From Image be selected in most situations.
Do not use OMR From Image in these situations. Use OMR From Scanner:
OMR data is created in the scanner and sent to ScanTools software in ASCII format. Transmitting ASCII data is faster than transmitting an image. This is faster than OMR From Image when Enable Image is set to For Top Only or to No Image (see below).
We recommend OMR From Scanner be used in the following situations:
For OpScan iNSIGHT 70/150, 5000i, iNSIGHT 20, and iNSIGHT 30 scanners: If OMR From Scanner is selected and an OpScan iNSIGHT 70/150, 5000i, iNSIGHT 20, or iNSIGHT 30 scanner is configured at scanning time, the application will scan on the OpScan iNSIGHT 70/150, 5000i, iNSIGHT 20, or iNSIGHT 30 scanner, but use the OMR From Image setting (above) with the same read cell spacing defined here.
For OpScan OMR scanners: OMR From Scanner is used. Read cell spacing is based on the hardware actually installed in the scanner regardless of the selection in this dialog.
For EZData OMR scanners: OMR From Scanner is used. Read cell spacing is .250 spacing (4/inch) and shows 12 cells across one timing mark for grid definition. It’s based on the scanner read head hardware regardless of the selection in this dialog.
The following spacing options are available with OMR From Scanner:
This option is not compatible with Image ScanTools (a predecessor to ScanTools Plus) or with any scanning product prior to Image ScanTools.
Infrared (pencil read) Select Infrared to use the infrared light source with forms marked with a pencil.
Red (ink read) Select Red to use the red light source with forms marked with a black or blue pen or with a pencil.
NOTE: For applications migrated from ScanTools (DOS environment), ScanTools (16-bit, Windows environment), or ScanTools II, the default light source is Infrared (pencil read). You can change light source during migration.
Hardware Control
In both cases, light source will default to the scanner hardware. Any other selection is ignored by ScanTools.
Software Control
To scan with imaging functions (image clipping for editing and archiving, graybox, check box, tick mark), you must enable either the Top and Bottom or the Top Only option. This selection affects all documents in the application.
These settings ensure compatibility when sharing an application between scanner models (i.e., OpScan iNSIGHT, 5000i, iNSIGHT, and OpScan 4U).
For OpScan iNSIGHT 2/4 scanners: These settings are also used to increase scanning throughput when imaging is required only on the top side sheet (For Top Only), or not required at all (No Image).
Using this selection requires only OMR bubbles be defined for response grids. Image features such as image clips, grayboxes, check boxes, or tick marks cannot be defined in the application.
NOTE: During the installation of ScanTools software, a separate utility program, Image Enable Disable Utility.exe is installed. It gives you the ability to change the Enable Image setting for multiple applications, without having to open each application separately. For details, see Image Enable Disable Utility Overview.
The charts below provide summaries of the possible combinations for Read Cell Spacing choices and Enable Image choices and they show which image and OMR operations are allowed for each side of a sheet.
| Image
Operations Allowed |
OMR
Operations Allowed |
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Enable Image Option Selected |
Top |
Bottom |
Top |
Bottom |
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Top & Bottom |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Top Only |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
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No Image |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Image
Operations Allowed |
OMR
Operations Allowed |
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Enable Image Option Selected |
Top |
Bottom |
Top |
Bottom |
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Top & Bottom |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Top Only |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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No Image |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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* Image Operations = Edit Clips, Graybox, Check box Mark Style, Tick Mark Style, Archive ** OMR Operations = Bubble Mark Style, Form ID Marks, Timing Marks, Skew Marks |
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Enable Image does not apply to OpScan OMR scanners.
This function enables you to specify the resolution of archived images created using Post-Scan Image Archiving or iNAME scan-time image archiving function. This does not affect the resolution of the image taken during scanning or presented during editing.
This optional module enables you to successfully scan data collection forms that contain some form-to-form variance in the location and skew of the timing track, form ID marks, and OMR response positions. This, in turn, enables data collection form manufacture by a wider variety of printing vendors, using a wider variety of printing technologies, and using plain paper. It requires use of a Scantron OpScan iNSIGHT, 5000i, or iNSIGHT image technology scanner and adherence to ScanFlex "Rules for Success" regarding forms design, printing, and testing. See Introduction to ScanFlex for additional information.
If ScanFlex is not installed, the ScanFlex group box is grayed out.
NOTE: .300 line read spacing OMR from Image is not currently supported for the ScanFlex function.
If the ScanFlex module is installed, check Enable ScanFlex to enable ScanFlex functions for your application, including any selected ScanFlex Options. If checked, it is used for processing all documents in the application. Any of the ScanFlex Options that are checked are also enabled. ScanFlex can be disabled by unchecking the box. If disabled, all of the ScanFlex Options are also disabled, whether they are checked or not. The default setting for ScanFlex is disabled. There is no performance penalty for using any ScanFlex function.
When ScanFlex is enabled, you may also use the OMR/Merge Horizontal Adjustment is this dialog, to have ScanFlex adapt to variations in OMR response spacing of +/- 1/16 of an inch across the width of your form, during scanning.
NOTE: When defining your application, be sure to enable ScanFlex before scanning to define timing marks, form ID marks, or OMR grids.
When the ScanFlex module is installed and enabled, Enable minimum grayboxes is the default setting and is checked. If grayboxes are analyzed, ScanFlex will automatically adjust the size of the Evaluate Region and the Clip Region to compensate for variations in print location. The Evaluate Region is reduced, if necessary, to make sure dark areas outside the evaluation area are not included, even if the area is skewed. The Clip Region is enlarged, if necessary, to make sure the entire area is clipped, even if the area is skewed. This setting is enabled by default and used for processing all forms. This ScanFlex function can be disabled by unchecking the box.
CAUTIONS:
No adjustment is made if you use absolute Units of Measurement (.001 in
or .01 mm) for the locations of Standard Graybox or ICR/OCR Graybox Evaluate
Regions and Clip Regions. You must use Cell/TM Position Units of Measurement
in the Grid Measurement
dialog.
In cases of extreme skew, the evaluation region may be reduced to a very
small area when Enable minimum grayboxes is selected.
When the ScanFlex module is installed and enabled, Enable TM height/width is the default setting and is checked. ScanFlex expects timing marks to be of uniform size and shape. This setting enables ScanFlex to ignore doodling or other marking in the timing track that is not consistent with average timing mark height and width. If timing marks on your form are not uniform in size and shape, you can uncheck Enable TM height/width.
This function enables performance of scan-time image archiving with the iNAME image archive function.
If your application includes a user exit that is unrelated to iNAME image archiving, we recommend you select Before User Exits.
If your application does not include a user exit, you can select either Before User Exits or After User Exits to enable iNAME.
If you are using an existing iNAME Image Archive Utility application, it will operate exactly as it did in the previous version of ScanTools software. See iNAME Configuration - Application Selection Screen.
Use this to improve alignment in the horizontal direction (x-axis), of the following items:
CAUTION: No adjustment is made if you use absolute Units of Measurement (.001 in or .01 mm) for the locations of Standard Graybox or ICR/OCR Graybox Evaluate Regions and Clip Regions. You must use Cell/TM Position Units of Measurement in the Grid Measurement dialog.
This control requires a form ID printed in a specific location on either the first or last timing mark of each sheet in the document. It also requires the first and last timing marks be at least four inches apart. For details see Horizontal Adjustment.
Select which timing mark contains the printed form ID mark used for the horizontal adjustment.
You can select both items, in which case ScanTools software uses which ever form ID mark is encountered first.
If the required form ID mark is not present, no horizontal adjustment is made, even if Enable Form ID adjust is checked for your application.
NOTE: The mark used for the horizontal adjustment must be defined as a form ID mark. See Create a New Document Dialog and Selecting a Document for information on defining form ID mark locations.
These image settings apply to OpScan iNSIGHT 70/150 and 5000i scanners only:
Select High scan speed, low image resolution (240x120 DPI) if the application is processed entirely within ScanTools. Applications will also run in the low speed mode but there is no advantage to doing so except if processing ICR, very small characters, or very complex characters.
NOTE: An image viewer that supports JFIF (JPEG File Interchange Format) images with a non-uniform aspect ratio must be used to properly display 240 x 120 dpi JPEG images created by high speed scans.
Select Low scan speed, high image resolution (240x240 DPI) if the application uses ICR via a user exit.
Select the value that is equal to or greater than the length of the shortest sheet being scanned. This will ensure that all double sheets are detected while not producing thickness errors due to thicker areas on the form, such as security tabs. The default for all applications is 8.5-inch sheet. The default setting should be used if all documents in the application are between 8.5 and 12 inches long.
NOTE: This bitone limit applies only to Handprint data type HAPI bitone and is a global setting that applies to all documents/sheets/sides in the application.
If this is checked, it limits the bitone point to +/- 12 grayscale levels around the average for the specific side of the document/sheet/form. This limiting function takes effect only after a sheet has been captured three times to ensure that an appropriate average is used. You would check (enable) this option whenever you are experiencing bitone images that are darker than usual or are speckled.
If this is not checked, certain images may continue to be darker than usual or have a speckled appearance.
Use this button to access the Advanced Application Settings dialog box where you can define Image Quality Settings and enable the OMR Dark Check.
Use this button to access the Defaults dialog box where you can define a default value for the data file name, edit profile name, score profile name, conversion profile name, and options for scanning, editing, and converting. These values are used by the application the first time it is selected in the main window, on a per user basis.
NOTE: The Defaults button applies to application settings in this dialog for both OMR and Image technology scanners.
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