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IBM Datacap Version 9.1.5 Release Notes

Release Notes


Abstract

IBM Datacap is a complete solution for document and data capture. Datacap scans, classifies, recognizes, validates, verifies, and exports data and document images quickly, accurately and cost effectively.

Content

What's new in Datacap 9.1.5

Fix list

Known Issues, limitations, solutions

What's new in Datacap 9.1.5

What's new in Datacap 9.1.5 in IBM Knowledge Center

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Fix list

List of APARs created in previous releases ported into Datacap 9.1.5 release

APAR #

ID

Component

Description

IO26523

184085

Taskmaster Navigator

Users see the extend session pop up messages, when their session is about to expire in Datacap Navigator application.

IO26466

183935

Rulerunner

The role-based batch filtering is not working for users, and instead that they see all the batche in Datacap Navigator.

IO26681

183828

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

WebScan and SpeedScan in Datacap Navigator application does not support all groups to edit scan settings.

IO26678

183778

Recognition/Recog OCRS Scansoft

When using OCR/S in Rulerunner, sometimes the Action abort for an unknown reason.

IO26676

183610

Taskmaster Navigator

Datacap Navigator allows for batch to be submitted while having required fields are left empty.

IO26646

183599

Development Tools/Application Manager

Datacap Navigator Job Monitor fails to display batches, DcDesktop App fails to display batches in Job Monitor and Datacap Copy Tool fails to copy successfully when TLS v1.2 is enabled.

IO26450

183593

Taskmaster Services

Datacap Navigator shortcuts is missing in subsequent applications when users log in to multiple applications.

IO26570

183592

Taskmaster Services

Logging into Datacap applications login screen as “*” instead of a valid LDAP user name returns a list of all users in the domain.

IO26563

183540

Desktop Clients/dcDesktop

The performance of loading entries required improvement in DcDesktop application Job Monitor.

IO26677

183530

Actions/Validations

Under Validations action library, CalculateFields () action returns false when even the expression evaluates true.

IO26610

183423

Development Tools/Application Wizard

Datacap Application wizard fails to create the DCO object in the new App even after configuring "Add Multiple" during App creation.

IO26590

183360

Fingerprints (Service, DB, RRX)

autodoc.SetFingerprintSearchArea (0.6,) fails to limit the fingerprint matching to the first half of the page (0 to 50%).

IO26467

183327

Desktop Clients/dcDesktop

Datacap Web Client Job Monitor privileges when unchecked or checked fails to work correctly for users in DcDesktop Application.

IO26573

183315

Desktop Clients/dcDesktop

DCDesktop does not display image and field data if page ID does not match field or image name.

IO26363

183312

Desktop Clients/dcDesktop

Datacap Desktop - In Fixup if you drag and drop an image from one document to another document the focus of the resulting change is lost.

IO26679

183276

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

When trying to launch any of the clients - Scan, Classify, Verify in the Datacap Navigator's Dual Viewer's Separate Window if it is accidentally closed before it is fully loaded it hangs when trying to open.

IO26607

183227

Actions/Document Analytics/Text Extraction/System T

DocumentAnalytics - SystemT Proxy returns null in case of span field which results in to no output from SystemT.

IO26567

183224

wTM

In Datacap Navigator date formats are incorrectly displayed when using German locale.

IO26329

183172

Taskmaster Navigator

In Datacap Navigator application, the dual window is not in the imported images after user clicks any rotation button on the Actions drop-down list.

IO26439

183171

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

Comments are overlapped on thumbnails and blocking the selection of thumbnails on Datacap Navigator.

IO26574

183165

Desktop Clients/dcDesktop

Image data file in batch folder is automatically deleted when the page is rotated during Fixup Task in Datacap Desktop.

IO26550

183093

Taskmaster Navigator

In Datacap Navigator Application, the currency data is not shown correctly in the verify page.

IO26429

182942

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

In Datacap Navigator application, users are unable to save field data when editor type is "Editable entry list".

IO26370

182941

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

In Datacap Navigator application, running a second scan on the same batch and selecting insert or append loads the first scanner driver on the list.

IO26526

182915

Taskmaster Services

TMS Crashing due to memory leak and forcing Datacap applications to become unresponsive.

IO26541

182892

Taskmaster Navigator

In Datacap Navigator application unable to rezone field in the mail page after splitting documents in Datacap Navigator Verify

IO26524

182869

Taskmaster Navigator

Validation error is displayed when using a custom verification panel in Datacap Navigator.

IO26525

182850

Taskmaster Navigator

Datacap Navigator application fails to return the right value correctly when using auto complete to fill in the desired page type.

IO26435

182748

Taskmaster Navigator

Datacap Navigator application fails to display task lists when users lack Job Monitor privileges and additional permissions on tasks that are available with multiple programs.

IO26434

182746

Taskmaster Navigator

In Datacap Navigator when auto launch next batch and auto submit the batch is enabled in Verify user settings there is an attempt to unnecessarily reload both current page and then reload the page of the next batch.

IO26465

182744

Taskmaster Navigator

Field position is not correct if the user tries to drag a box outside the image boundary in Datacap Navigator application.

IO26516

182737

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

No support to detect paper size automatically when scanning with Datacap Navigator.

IO26520

182734

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

In Datacap Navigator when the scanner runs out of paper in the feeder, it fails to switching scanning documents from scanners that are not equipped with sensors.

IO26523

182574

Taskmaster Navigator

Users see the extend session pop up messages when their session is about to expire in Datacap Navigator application.

IO26447

182558

Taskmaster Navigator

The start panel field is not updated when auto launching next pending classify batch in Datacap Navigator.

IO26428

182237

Actions/Color2BW, Grayscale, ImageConvert

RescaleImage in ImageConvert does not create safely, a backup file which may cause a file IO error at runtime.

IO26431

182236

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

Physical  scanning takes longer time when attempting to scan batches of 300+ pages with Daeja Pro viewer in Datacap Navigator.

IO26422

182131

Recognition/Recog OCRA

Recognition using OCR/A gets slower as more Rulerunner processes are configured to use recognition actions.

IO26432

182092

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

Extend "Return to Pending" button to be supported in Scan, Classify and Verify client.

IO26328

181419

Taskmaster Navigator/TMWJ Client

Users are unable to fetch batch level fields value in PostScanProfile rules at Scan task.

IO26212

180380

Taskmaster Navigator

Color Scanning within Datacap Navigator creates big size images when scanning in the images through a physical scanner.

Known issues, limitations, solutions

Known issues in Datacap 9.1.5 Build 244:

1. "Datacap Web Server Configuration Tool" still checks for ASP.NET 3.5 (Not Required) and does not load without ASP.NET 3.5 installed.

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Workaround: Do one of the following:
Workaround 1:  Install ASP.NET 3.5, then use this tool to configure tmweb.net on IIS, then uninstall ASP.NET 3.5 afterward.
Workaround 2:  Manually configure tmweb.net from "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager" without ASP.NET 3.5 installed.

2. "IBM Datacap Local Service" installer still checks for .NET 3.5.1 (Not Required) and does not allow installer to run.

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Workaround:  Do one of the following:
Workaround 1:  Install .NET 3.5.1, then run setup to install Local Service, then uninstall .NET 3.5.1 afterward.
Workaround 2:  Run installer with switch to bypass .NET 3.5.1 check, run setup.exe /V"DOTNETVERSION35SP1=1"

Other issues:

Image displaying issue with Daeja virtual viewer: Some scanned JPEG images are not displayed correctly in Datacap Navigator with Daeja virtual viewer, because the problem is related to scanner hard driver.

DcDesktop application unavailable: Creation of custom start batch panel functionality in DcDesktop application is no longer available in 9.x even though the class exists in the DcDesktop custom panels SDK.

Original position after refreshing or deleting in job monitor: The selected item is remained same after clicking "Refresh" button in Job monitor. If the selected item is deleted by other user, the selection goes to the first item in Job monitor.

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 September 2020

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ibm10740437