Testing templates

The template design tool lets you open a sample form and visually verify the results without having to scan a page or run the ShareScan client. After a successful test we recommend that you also do actual scanner tests.

To test a template, follow the steps below:

1. Click Test Template in the editor. The Template Tester window is displayed.
2. Select the Template library you want to test via the list.
3. Select the image on which you want to test the process by clicking the ... button next to the Image file field.
4. Optionally, you can set Image Cleanup settings via the Image modification settings pane by clicking the Add button and selecting the relevant cleanup operation (for example, Autorotate, Deskew, and so forth).
5. Click Recognize to start the test.

If the test yields results, the template name, recognition time, and the zone-specific text areas are displayed, along with any errors and the original image part used for recognition.

Tips for testing templates:

• Use different sample forms to test the template.
• Scan using the different scanner models that will be used in production.
• Test different resolutions or force the scanning resolution to a single setting only for the one scanning function in the connector profile.
• If devices are color and B&W, test using both color settings or force the scanning to B&W for the connector profile.
• Image Cleanup operations like Deskew may help in accelerating the recognition.
• If your (static) barcode zones are not recognized correctly, try selecting another Barcode recognition engine under Template properties.