Kofax Getting Started with Ascent Xtrata Pro - Manual (Page 25)

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6 Ascent Xtrata Pro User's Guide
Ascent Xtrata Pro Knowledge Base Administration
Once a project is set up, the Knowledge Base Administration module is used to train
the project, as well as manage training sets and knowledge bases. For complete
information on this application, refer to the Using the Ascent Xtrata Pro Knowledge
Base Administration Module guide that is included with your product.
Ascent Xtrata Pro Server
Ascent Xtrata Pro Server is a custom module that performs document classification,
OCR, and data extraction. Once installed, it can be added to the list of processing
queues for any Ascent Capture batch class.
Ascent Xtrata Pro Server normally runs as an unattended module. Statistical data
and error messages are available through a log file. A user interface shows the status
of the batch, the document, and the recognition results for the current document.
Ascent Xtrata Pro Server can be started manually for one batch from the Ascent
Capture Batch Manager or run as a polling server that automatically processes all
batches that are ready for it. For each batch, the project associated with its batch class
is automatically loaded by the Server as needed.
The Server can run as an application, where it has a graphical user interface, or it can
run in the background as a Windows service. Start the Server in application mode
from either the Windows start button or the Ascent Capture Batch Manager. To
automatically start the Server as service every time the computer starts, change the
starting mode from ‘manual’ to ‘automatic’. Select Control Panel | Administrative
Tools | Services, find “Ascent Xtrata Pro Batch Processing Service,“ and change the
starting mode from “manual“ to “automatic.“
To monitor the service a performance counter “Ascent Xtrata Pro Batch Processing
Service“ is added to the Microsoft Windows monitoring system. To add the
performance counter, select Start | Control panel | Administrative
Tools | Performance and start the monitoring system. From the context menu, click
“‘Add Counters“ and type “Ascent Xtrata Pro Batch Processing Service“.
The Ascent Xtrata Pro Server (including when running as a service) supports multi-
processor CPUs. Parallel document processing supports up to four services. For
example, while processing a batch, the Server can allocate multiple processors so that
each one is dedicated to a single document.