How to set metadata by using OCR while check in the scanned document?

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I see how to set the location of target metadata when you want to add a document from an external source (using an OCR value source). Is there a way to do that while scanning a document from an M-File client?

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No, that option is only suitable for scanning of multiple documents with the same layout - typically for a specific form. 
 You may want to have a look at the M-Files Information Extractor module. If you want to recognize objects such as persons or companies already listed in a value list or an object type in your vault, you can use M-Files Matcher to suggest matches as metadata. If you are looking for other data that can be recognized by a pattern in your document, you can use M-Files Text Analytics to suggest such text strings, dates, mail addresses etc. as metadata. You should be aware though, that OCR is not 100% reliable in recognizing text from a scanned image. It would be much more reliable if you can import the source as a machine readable PDF or other text based document format.

How to set metadata by using OCR while check in the scanned document?

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