Creating and Importing Documents

These attributes influence how new documents are created in Laserfiche, by import or otherwise. They exclude attributes related to importing through emails and briefcases.

Some of these attributes relate to generating text or pages for new documents during the import process. For attributes related to generating text and pages for existing documents in the repository, see the page on OCR, Text Extraction, and Page Generation.

For importing briefcases or emails in particular, see the pages on briefcases or emails.

PDF-Specific Attributes

[Settings]PDFImportResolution

Specifies the resolution (in DPI) that is used when converting PDF pages to Laserfiche pages. Does not apply when [Settings]PdfImportMonochrome is set.

Valid values:

  • Integers

Default value: 300

[Settings]PdfImportMonochrome

Specifies whether to import PDF pages in monochrome format.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

[Settings]IncludePDFAnnots

For the web client only. Determines whether to include PDF annotations as Laserfiche annotations when generating pages during import.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

[Settings]ImportPDFPages

Determines whether to convert PDF pages into Laserfiche pages when generating pages during import.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

[Settings]ImportPreservePDFAnnotations

Determines whether to import PDF annotations as Laserfiche annotations. Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: TRUE

[Settings]KeepPDFFile

Determines whether to keep the original PDF electronic file when generating pages from a PDF during import. Applies to the Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: TRUE

[WEBACCESS]KeepPDFAfterImport

This is the same setting as Keep original PDF files under Options → New Document. Applies to the web client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: TRUE

Naming Issues

[DefaultName]Imports

Determines the default document name when importing files that are not .msg files. If this attribute is not set, the file name will be used.

Valid values:

  • String

[DefaultName]Blanks

Specifies the default document name when creating blank documents.

Valid values:

  • String

Default value: "New Document"

[DefaultName]Thumbs

Specifies the default document name for a new document formed by dragging thumbnails.

Valid values:

  • String

Default value: "Untitled"

[Settings]ImportNameConflictVersionControlOption

Determines what happens when there is a name conflict for imported documents that are under version control. Windows client only. For the web client analogs, see [Settings]ImportConflictDialog_NonVersioned1, [Settings]ImportConflictDialog_NonVersioned2, and [Settings]ImportConflictDialog_Versioned.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 0 = Ask the user, 1 = Automatically rename by appending a number in parentheses, 2 = Create a new version of the document.

Default value: 0

[Settings]ImportNameConflictOption

Determines what happens when there is a name conflict for imported documents that are not under version control. For the web client analogs, see [Settings]ImportConflictDialog_NonVersioned1, [Settings]ImportConflictDialog_NonVersioned2, and [Settings]ImportConflictDialog_Versioned.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 0 = Ask the user, 1 = Automatically rename by appending a number in parentheses, 2 = Create a new version of the document, 3 = Overwrite the existing document.

Default value: 0

[Settings]ImportConflictDialog_NonVersioned1

Determines which radio button is selected by default when there is a name conflict for imported documents that are not under version control, but for which version tracking can be enabled. Web client only. For the Windows client analogs, see [Settings]ImportNameConflictVersionControlOption and [Settings]ImportNameConflictOption.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 1 = Add a new version, 2 = Create a new document, 3 = Overwrite the existing document.

[Settings]ImportConflictDialog_NonVersioned2

Determines which radio button is selected by default when there is a name conflict for imported documents that are not under version control, but for which version tracking cannot be enabled. Web client only. For the Windows client analogs, see [Settings]ImportNameConflictVersionControlOption and [Settings]ImportNameConflictOption.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 2 = Create a new document, 3 = Overwrite the existing document.

[Settings]ImportConflictDialog_Versioned

Determines which radio button is selected by default when there is a name conflict for imported documents under version control. Web client only. For the Windows client analogs, see [Settings]ImportNameConflictVersionControlOption and [Settings]ImportNameConflictOption.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 1 = Add a new version, 2 = Create a new document, 3 = Overwrite the existing document.

[Settings]AutonameImportPerBatch

Determines whether the confirmation dialog box for name conflicts will appear for each document when importing a batch of documents that present name conflicts. If TRUE, imported documents will always auto-rename without the dialog box appearing. Applies to the Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

[Options]RetainFileExtensions

Determines whether file extensions in electronic file names are retained after import.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

[Settings]ShowImportFileTokens

Determines whether tokens can be used in the names of imported files. The following tokens are supported: %(FileCreated), %(FileModified), %(FileName), %(FilePath), %(DirectoryPath), and %(FileExtension). See the Laserfiche User Guide for a description of each token.

This attribute applies to the Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: TRUE

Format and File Compression

[Options]PreventConversion

If TRUE, prevents electronic files from being converted into Laserfiche pages. Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

[Options]ImportConversionList

Specifies the extensions of the types of files that will be converted to Laserfiche pages on import. This is the same setting as Options → New Document → File Conversion in the web client, or Tools → Options → New Documents → File Conversion in the Windows client.

Valid values:

  • Comma-delimited string

[Options]DefaultBWFormat

Determines the default file format for images to be imported into, assuming monochrome import. Windows client only.

Valid values:

Default value: 29 (TIFF with CCITT Group 4 compression)

[Options]DefaultColorFormat

Determines the default file format for images to be imported into, assuming color import.

Valid values:

Default value: 17 (TIFF with LZW compression and RGB color space)

[Settings]ImportJPEGCompressionLevel

Determines the level of JPEG compression when encoding images as JPEG during import.

Valid values:

  • Integers from 0 to 100. Higher values indicate higher quality and less compression. 100 = no compression.

Default value: 75

[Settings]MImportFlags

Specifies options for handling pages and text when importing documents. If you choose to split text into multiple pages, specify the number of lines per page using [Settings]MImportBreak.

Valid values:

  • Integers representing an enumerated type with a flags attribute. 1 = Split text into multiple pages, 4 = OCR, 8 = Index text, 20 = Split text into multiple pages, 40 = Convert electronic file pages into TIFFs.

Default value: 12 (OCR and index text)

[Settings]MImportBreak

Specifying the number of lines per page if [Settings]MImportFlags is set to have text split into multiple pages. This attribute applies to the Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • Integers

Default value: 0

Properties of the Import Dialog Box

[Settings]ImportSelectedTab

Determines the tab that is displayed first in the Import dialog box. Web client only.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 1 = General tab, 2 = Template tab, 4 = Attachments tab, 8 = Distribution list tab, 10 = Tags tab, 400 = Signatures tab.

Default value: 1

[WebAccess]ShowImportPreview

Determines whether there is a preview pane in the Import dialog box. Web client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

[WebAccess]FullScreenImportDialog

Determines whether the Import dialog box is full-screen. Web client only.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: FALSE

Other

[Options]LogImport

Specifies whether to generate an error log for the import process.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 1 = yes, 0 = no.

Default value: 0

[Options]ErrorLog

Determines the path for the error log if [Options]LogImport = 1.

Valid values:

  • String representing path

[ImportProfile]ProfileName

An XML-formatted string representing the import profile of that name.

Valid values:

  • Integers. Set to 6 to hide dialog box. Delete attribute to show dialog box.

[HiddenDialogs]AskToCreateFolderOnImport

Determines whether a dialog box pops up when you import a document and specify a folder location that does not exist. The dialog box asks if you want to create a new folder in order to bring the desired import location into existence. Applies to the web client only.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 6 hides the dialog box and allows the new folders to be created silently.

Default behavior: Dialog box appears

[Options]ImportDirectory

Stores the last folder that files were imported to in the Import Files dialog box and offers it as the default import destination on the next import. Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • String representing path

[Options]ImportType

Determines the default file types to look for on the local drive when importing files into Laserfiche. Windows client only.

Valid values:

  • Integers. 1 = All types of files, 2 = Briefcase files, 3 = .txt. files, 4 = All image files (.tif, .pcx, .bmp, .jpg), 5 = TIFF files, 6 = PCX files, 7 = BMP files, 8 = JPEG files, 9 = .lst files.

Default value: 1 (All types of files)

[WebAccess]ConcurrentUploadLimit

When importing electronic documents, determines the maximum number of documents that can be uploaded at the same time. Web client only.

Valid values:

  • Integers.

Default value: 2

[Settings]MImportShowTemplate

Determines whether to always show the Metadata dialog box when creating or importing a new document. This is the same setting as "Always show Metadata dialog" in the Windows client at Tools → Options → New Documents → General. This setting applies to both clients.

Valid values:

  • TRUE/FALSE

Default value: TRUE

[Settings]ImportTemplateName

When creating or importing a new document, specifies the default template for the document. This is the same setting as Default template under Options → New Document → Import Default.

Valid values:

  • Integers. Set to 6 to hide dialog box. Delete attribute to show dialog box.\

Default behavior: No template

[Settings]DefaultImportProfile

Determines the default import profile used. This is the same setting as Default profile under Options → New Document → Import Profiles.

Valid values:

  • Integers. Set to 6 to hide dialog box. Delete attribute to show dialog box.

[Settings]ImportVolume

When creating or importing a new document, specifies the default volume for the document. This is the same setting as Default volume under Options → New Document → Import Default.

Valid values:

  • Integer representing volume ID. -1 = use the same volume as the parent folder.

Default value: -1