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Now you need to specify field properties just like for a structured document. Configure the recognition,

verification, and export properties as well as rules.

3.2.1. Classifiers

A Classifier is a special ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio project designed for preliminary identification of

separate pages and for labeling them as a certain type (for example, by the FlexiLayout/ FlexiLayout

variant used). Classifiers are used in ABBYY FlexiCapture to classify documents at batch type level (for

Default batches, the classifier will be added at project level).

Classifiers can be used to:

· Speed up the process of selecting a Document Definition. Using a classifier allows choosing a

Document Definition according to classifying signs. You won’t have to go through all Document

Definition to choose the necessary one. An increase in speed will be especially noticeable when

working with large projects containing many Document Definitions.

· To distribute the classifying features in the classifier tree. For example, at the topmost level, you

can select documents sent in by a certain company based on a document section that bears the name

of that company. On the next level, the documents can be classified based on their titles or based o

the number of separators on a particular page.

· To manage the application of third-party FlexiLayouts. FlexiLayouts created by a third-party

developer may not match properly their documents. In this case you can use a classifier to remedy

the situation without contacting the developer.

· To speed up projects that contain Document Definitions in multiple languages. If a classifier is

used, pre-recognition of the documents is performed only twice: when classifying the documents

and when applying the selected Document Definition. Otherwise, pre-recognition has to be done

for each Document Definition language in the project.

For detailed information about classifiers, see the ABBYY FlexiLayout Studio help file.

Classifiers can be added at batch type level or at project level (the latter case is only applicable to batches

of Default type.

To add a classifier, do the following:

· In the main window, click Project > Project Properties… to add classifiers at project level, or

click Project > Batch Types…, and then Edit…) to add a classifier at batch type level;

· In the Batch Type Property dialog box, click the Recognition tab, and then click Load…;

· Select a *.cfl file with a classifier.

3.3. Specifics of Non-structured Documents

If you need to process non-structured documents with information presented in free form, for example,

contracts, letters, orders, appendices, ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0 will provide a solution again. Non-

structured documents with text or images, separated by empty pages or pages with a barcode, are

processed and exported to searchable PDF files or files in image formats.

Processing of such documents usually includes converting them to electronic form and organizing their

search based on key field values.