
AXIS 7100
User’s Manual
Meta Information
109
Notes:
Specifying the
Meta Information
(XML DD File)
The administrator defines the list of requested information that
the user is required to enter before scanning the document. The
user is prompted to enter the information by messages on the
AXIS 7100 Document Server control panel display.
The administrator specifies these messages by writing an XML
DD (Document Description) file in a text editor. This file is then
saved on an FTP server and the AXIS 7100 will be configured to
retrieve the XML DD file from the specified FTP server. See
“
Retrieving the XML DD file
” on page 133.
Note:
XML DD file
The XML DD (Document Description) file specifies what the user
will be prompted for, and the format and contents of the output
information file. The file is limited to a size of 50 000 bytes. The
AXIS MetaData DTD defines the syntax of the XML DD file. For
more information see “
Meta Information DTD
” on page 151.
The built in html-based XML parser can be used for validating
an XML DD file. This enables the administrator to verify that the
XML DD file used for Meta Information is correct before setting
up the whole environment.
• The Meta Information functionality requires that there is a keyboard
connected to the AXIS 7100. If the Meta Information functionality is
enabled and you do not have a keyboard connected you will receive
the Error Message “
Meta Data Enabled. Keyboard required
”.
• XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is used as the language that
defines the requested information.
You can write the XML DD file in any text editor although it is
recommended that you download a Freeware XML writer with XML
validation. There a several XML writers available in the AXIS 7100
Developer section at http://www.axis.com