The Compose component (Composer) converts all inbound and outbound messages into the appropriate format for delivery. The Composer can deliver the original format or convert input (source) files from one file type into another file type (final file format). For example, when a PDF file is sent as a fax message, the file is converted into a final format of TIFF.
The
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DOC/DOCX (OCR text)
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PDF (text)
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PDF (image)
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PDF (image + hidden text)
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PDF/A (image + text)
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PDF/A (OCR text)
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RTF (OCR text)
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TIFF (image, single-page)
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JPEG (image, single-page)
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TXT (OCR text)
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XLS/XLSX (OCR text)
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XPS (OCR text)
In addition to composing into various formats, the Composer can be used to:
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Apply document compression
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Meet the archiving standards set for composing to PDF/A formatting
The image content contained in any PDF document output from the system may optionally be compressed using sophisticated image compression technology. Black and white images are compressed using the JBIG2 algorithm, and color images are compressed using the JPEG2000 algorithm. This significantly reduces the output file size when compared with the same PDF document containing embedded images that were not compressed.
PDF documents may also be formatted in accordance with the PDF/A archiving standard. This is useful, even mandated, for circumstances in which the output may be stored in long-term archives or records management systems, or delivered to State or Federal Courts or other government agencies that have long-term storage requirements.
How the Compose component works
The Compose component is the key to managing
Compose components may be added to the infrastructure to handle the most CPU-intensive challenges (such as OCR). Composers can be allocated to specific jobs or portions of jobs to balance the environment workload depending on the volume, OCR requirements intensity, and other variables.
Specifically, there are three areas where special allocation of Compose components can benefit a document-intensive and/or large enterprise infrastructure.
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Dedicated Large Job Composers - Specific composers can be dedicated to large jobs so that everyday distributed capture continues to process as planned while large jobs are diverted to a composer specifically configured to process only large jobs.
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Job Property Specific Composers - Specific departments, classes of documents, or destinations can be classified such that the related document processing jobs are allocated to a specific composer dedicated to that function. For example, consider a company in which document capture is highly distributed and accessible to all end users and also used by the mail department to scan all incoming mail. During the peak mail scanning times, a composer dedicated to the mail room can provide maximum composer allocation to everyday users. Job-specific properties can be designated by originating group (scan source), conversion type required, attachment size, and more.
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Document Splitting - In the case of exceptionally large documents requiring quick turnaround, the document may be split and allocated to more than one composer for processing and then reassembled upon composing completion to allow for faster throughput of these documents. This is also referred to as “Compose Fast Lanes.”
Accessing the Compose component
To access the Compose component
- Start the Server Administrator.
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On the console, expand the Server Administrator tree and select Components. The details pane lists the components in your environment.
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Double-click Compose to open the Properties for Composer dialog box.
On the Start menu, click Upland AccuRoute >
See also
File Conversions, Composers, and Properties