Sample imaging solution with workflow

Let us consider sample imaging by using a case scenario. Let us say that you have remote client offices, which scan all of the checks, OCR them, extract metadata, and send them over to you for approval, payment, and storage.

The sample solution that is provided in this section uses all of the features you have learnt so far, including business rules, transformations, security, and workflow. The solution is useful for scanning a paper document (such as a check or a claim form), OCR it, extracting important data, transforming the document into a required format (such as in gif format) and delivering it to your business application and database.

Refer to the architecture diagram that is shown in the previous figure. A remote office can be connected to your central Alfresco repository to bulk upload scanned documents. Once a document is uploaded to a space, business rules are triggered. This transforms the document into the required format and moves it through...