Introduction
As of November 9th, 2021, Ephesoft Transact 2020.1.06 is available. The following details the improvements and fixes available in this update.
Availability
Ephesoft Transact 2020.1.06 is available as a full installer and can be installed directly in the case of a fresh installation. For a direct upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2020.1.06, your system must be running 2020.1 or above. If your system is running a release prior to 2020.1, you will need to upgrade to 2020.1 before upgrading to 2020.1.06.
To obtain the 2020.1.06 Service Pack, visit the Customer Support Portal. Contact Ephesoft Support for credentials.
Installation
Ephesoft Transact 2020.1.06 is available on both Windows and Linux. Refer to the Transact 2020.1.06 Install and Upgrades section of the Ephesoft Transact Documentation site for the installation and upgrade guides.
Licensing
You will need a new license for 2020.1.06 unless you are upgrading from 2020.1.04+.
License requests can be submitted through the Licenses page on the Customer Support Portal. Refer to Licensing Requirements for more information.
Upgrading
If you are upgrading from version 2020.1 or newer, you can do a direct upgrade if the Operating System and database is supported.
If you are upgrading from any version prior to 2020.1:
Step 1: Upgrade to version 2020.1
Step 2: Upgrade to version 2020.1.06
Refer to the Transact 2020.1.06 Install and Upgrades section of the Ephesoft Transact Documentation site for more details about installation and upgrading.
What’s New?
We are pleased to introduce the following enhancements in Ephesoft Transact 2020.1.06.
RECOSTAR_EXTRACTION Plugin for Linux
RecoStar extraction is now available for Linux. Please view the RecoStar Extraction Plugin page for more information and configuration instructions.
ADVANCED_BARCODE_READER Plugin for Linux
The ADVANCED_BARCODE_READER Plugin is now available for Linux. Please view the Advanced Barcode Reader Plugin for configuration details.
ADVANCED_BARCODE_EXTRACTION Plugin for Linux
The ADVANCED_BARCODE_EXTRACTION plugin is now available for Linux. Please refer to the Advanced Barcode Extraction Plugin page for more information and configuration instructions.
Web Services Invocations Support
The 2020.1.06 release includes expanded support RecoStar for Linux Web-APIs. The following are now supported:
| Web Services | Description |
| /rest/batchClass/createHOCRforBatchClass | Creates an HOCR.xml file |
| /rest/batchClass/learnFile/{batchClassIdentifier} | Performs File Learning for a Batch Class |
| /rest/classifyHocr | Performs Classification on an HOCR.xml file |
| /rest/createOCR | Creates HOCR.xml files |
| /rest/ocrClassify | Performs OCR and Classification |
| /rest/advancedBarcodeExtraction | Performs Advanced Barcode Extraction |
| /rest/barcodeExtraction | Performs Barcode Extraction |
RecoStar Design Studio for Windows Workstations
The Recostar Design Studio 20.4 for Windows workstations gives Transact batch class designers the ability to create and edit .rsp files for use with integrated RecoStar for Linux plugins such as:
- RECOSTAR_HOCR
- RECOSTAR_EXTRACTION
- ADVANCED_BARCODE_READER
- ADVANCED_BARCODE_EXTRACTION
Note: .rsp files generated with this tool are not intended for use with Transact for Windows.
This is an external download available on the Customer Support Portal Downloads page.
Beta: MULTIPAGE_EXPORT Plugin for Linux
The MULTIPAGE_EXPORT Plugin offers new, expanded support for Linux. This plugin is a separate download and available on the Customer Support Portal. It is a custom plugin that runs in the Export module and generates multipage PDF and TIF files in the final drop folder for each document type in a batch. Please view the Beta: Multipage Export Plugin page for more information and configuration instructions.
Software Updates
For a full list of software updates included in this release, refer to Software Updates 2020.1.06.
Known Issues and Workarounds
For a full list of known issues and workarounds discovered in this release, refer to Known Issues and Workarounds 2020.1.06.