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Importing templates from ABBYY FormReader 6.5 batches (*.frm)
All ABBYY FormReader 6.5 templates can be imported to ABBYY FlexiCapture 10. You must specify from which FormReader
6.5 batches (*.frm) you want to import templates.
Note: Batches created in versions earlier than 6.5 cannot be imported.
Conversion scenario
1. Open the
ABBYY FlexiCapture 10 Project Setup Station for Distributed installation or the Administrator Station for
Standalone installation.
2. Create a new project (File > New Project…).
3. Open the Document Definitions window (Project > Document Definitions…)
4. Click Import…, then select FormReader 6.5 Batches (*.frm) from the Files of type: list and browse the FormReader
batch from which you want to import templates.
On clicking Open, the import will start.
When the import is finished, you will see a window showing the import result with a path to the log file.
The log file contains information about conversion including description of warnings or errors, if there are any.
5. The imported template(s) will appear in the list of Document Definitions. Open them and check field marking, data
types and validation rules. Both fixed and flexible layouts with fields and their names are imported completely (except
additional fields). All data types are imported as Custom data types of the Document Definition. Some of the validation
rules are converted automatically; the others have to be remade manually. The information about rules’ conversion can
be found in the Compatibility with FormReader
6.5 validation rules table. Tips for converting rules that cannot be im-
ported automatically can be found in the Help File (“Migrating from FormReader 6.5 rules and export to FlexiCapture
10 scripts”).
6. Export settings are not converted, so you will need to readjust them.
7. Test the imported Document Definition on the test batches. The images from ABBYY FormReader 6.5 batches are not
imported, you can add them using the File > Load Images… command.
8. Publish the converted Document Definitions.