Why is call OCR task used?

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How to configure it on vDesigner1.0?

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Optical Character Recognition(OCR) . The Call OCR task is applied to capture the details of any document. A few enterprise mobile apps require capturing imagery and alphanumeric data from many identification documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card, SSN document, driving license, and others.

To capture the details of the document, this task is incorporated in the workflow of mobile app. When this task executes, it captures the details of the identification documents such as PAN card, Aadhaar card and then stores these details in the configured “array type” JSON object.

To apply the Call Ocr task:

  1. On the Task dialog box, see the left navigation panel.
  2. In the Search by task box, enter Call Ocr, and the left panel displays the Call Ocr task.

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  1. In the left panel, click Call Ocr, and the Call Ocr dialog box opens.

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  1. On the Call Ocr dialog box, enter values as such:

  • Absolute JSON Path- enter the JSON path where the image or alphanumeric data of the document is stored. The Call Ocr task executes to capture the details of identification documents (PAN Card, Driving License, etc) and then stores these details in the array type JSON object.

  • Doc Type- Click this list and then select the document type (For example: – UID ) whose details are to be captured.

  • Source Type- Click this list to select any of the following values:
    a. Camera- If you select this option, the mobile app opens the camera to capture the details of the document.

b.File- If you select this option, the Call Ocr task accesses the document file that is stored at the configured location. Therefore, it captures the details from the document file.

  1. After you enter or select the values in the respective boxes, click Save, and the Call Ocr dialog box is closed.
  2. In the Task dialog box, click Save to successfully configure the Call Ocr task.
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