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Kofax Express 3.1 Server/Client Overview
Application Note
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Client/Server Applications
A client/server configuration is intended for:
• Departmental environments
• High-volume batch scanning
• Scan, Index, and Export from different stations
• Shared metadata including jobs, profiles, and batches
The Kofax Express Server manages:
• Shared objects
• Express database
• Communication with a client
• Ensuring data is synchronized
NOTE: No VRS processing occurs on the server – VRS Processing only takes place on the
workstations. The server installation is not intended for scanning or processing of batches, but
for job creation, publishing and sharing, as well as maintaining the database, inter-client
communications and job synchronization.
When Kofax Express is installed as a client workstation, a set of shortcuts are created in the program
folder. Each shortcut represents a different Kofax Express application or role. The roles are outlined in the
table below.
Kofax Express
Includes all of the product features.
Scan
Includes the features required to operate a scan station, which is typically used to
create and scan batches of documents or apply image quality corrections.
Index
Includes the features required to operate an indexing station, which is typically used
to index scanned documents before they are exported.
Export
Includes features required to operate an export station that automates the process of
exporting documents after they are scanned and indexed.
Operations
Includes a combined set of scan, index, and export features.
Shared Objects
When using Kofax Express in a client/server configuration, some functions of the product can be shared
between a client and a server. The list below indicates what functions are shared and what they do.
• Jobs – Jobs that are available to all users and stations after Publishing.
• Job Templates – Job Templates are also available for creating new Jobs after Publishing.
• Batches – Pending Batches needing further work (QC/Indexing, new images, etc.) may be
available to other users and stations.
• Profiles – Scan/VRS Profiles are available to all users and workstations.