Overview

Document imports into Lobster Data Platform / Orchestration via Lobster_data rely on the general import mechanisms for data objects as described in the Import section.

Typically, a Batch import profile is used to CREATE new document objects in Lobster Data Platform / Orchestration based on file content received or generated by Lobster_data.

The general processing logic for document properties in Lobster Data Platform / Orchestration applies as described in the section Importing documents for interactive imports. Of course, the profile must provide content for all properties instead of interactive entries.

In Lobster_data the Lobster Data Platform / Orchestration-template (s. Lobster SCM templates) for the document entity (Lobster SCM/doc:Document) provides the suitable target structure to include in a Batch import.

For an import using Barcode detection, the Lobster Data Platform / Orchestration-template for a barcode preprocessor (doc:BarcodeDocument (Preprocessor)) must be included instead of the document object.

Importing a document without barcode detection

To create a new document by running a profile the following settings are typically relevant:

When a new document is imported, further properties are populated with general information about the document (see Importing documents) as well as details depending on results of the referencing (see Assigning documents).

For an import via Lobster_data all properties are technically optional, even if they appear as 'required' in interactive dialogs. However, the referencing process, which tries to assign a document to a data object, will not start with incomplete parameters (Reference, Reference type and depending on reference type also Referenced entity).

►NOTE◄ In contrast to the interactive process, a document can also be assigned directly to a data object during import via Lobster_data if the profile provides the following specifications and does not contain complete specifications for referencing (see above):

Importing a document with barcode detection

For an import using Barcode detection the Lobster Data Platform / Orchestration template for a barcode preprocessor (doc:BarcodeDocument (Preprocessor)) must be included instead of the document object. This preprocessor features a node 'template' containing the properties of the document object relevant for an import. Values for these properties must be provided as described for importing without barcode detection (see section above).

To execute Barcode detection within a profile the preprocessor features fields resembling the settings of the interactive dialog: