Course Description

This course teaches you how to develop, configure, and customize applications using IBM Datacap. You’ll learn to build capture workflows, create rulesets, and integrate with external systems. By the end of the course, you will be able to design intelligent document capture solutions to automate business processes.

Audience:

• This course is intended for solution architects, application developers, and IT professionals working with enterprise content management systems.
• It is ideal for those responsible for designing and implementing document capture solutions using IBM Datacap.
• Business analysts involved in automation and document processing projects will also benefit from this training.

Overview

• Gain a foundational understanding of document capture concepts and IBM Datacap.
• Explore the key processing steps involved in a Datacap workflow.
• Learn about various recognition methods Datacap uses for scanned image processing.
• Understand the components and structure of the Datacap architecture.
• Practice processing batches using Datacap client applications.
• Discover application development features available in Datacap Studio.
• Learn the principles of effective Datacap application design.
• Build a Datacap application using the Forms Template interface.
• Configure and apply rulesets to automate processing within your application.
• Analyze log files to identify and resolve issues.
• Use the Test tab in Datacap Studio for efficient application troubleshooting.
• Develop applications capable of handling batches with multiple page types.
• Set up Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) for automated recognition.
• Configure export settings to transfer data and images to FileNet Content Manager.
• Design applications to support custom page layout creation.
• Create virtual page blocks for structured document processing.
• Extract structured data from tables and label-value pair formats.

Hands-on Exercises

Exercise 1: Processing batches in Datacap

Exercise 2: Creating an application using the Forms Template

Exercise 3: Ruleset configuration and testing

Exercise 4: Troubleshooting using logs and Test tab

Exercise 5: Building support for multiple page types

Exercise 6: Implementing OMR in a capture application

Exercise 7: Exporting content to FileNet Content Manager

Exercise 8: Designing and configuring page layouts

Exercise 9: Creating virtual page blocks and extracting table data

Exercise 10: Extracting data from documents using label-value pairs

Prerequisites

• Participants should have a basic understanding of enterprise content management and document processing concepts.
• Familiarity with XML, Microsoft Windows, and basic scripting or programming knowledge is recommended.
• Prior exposure to IBM Datacap fundamentals or completion of the Datacap overview course is beneficial.