uniFLOW Online document distribution

There are many ways to store files these days. The essential part of any scanning system is connection to the existing document management or cloud storage systems that the customer already uses. uniFLOW Online provides a wide variety of scan destinations that users can choose from. The integration in the various scan destinations is robust, secure and easy to use.

Scan to Myself

Scan to Myself is the most commonly used scanning feature. With the scan to Myself scan workflow, users are able to connect their user account to their personal email inboxes so they can scan paper documents and send them to their personal email inboxes.

Scan to Email

Next to the „Scan to Myself” scan workflow, users can scan documents directly to pre-defined email addresses. The automatic and straightforward workflow is helpful and time-saving when regularly scanning documents to a shared mailbox e.g. invoices@mycompany.com.

The "Scan to Email" scan profile allows configuration of a single or multiple email addresses. Depending on the configuration, document names are pre-configured or can be entered at the device. Once scanning is completed the document will be transferred to the respective mailbox. The email contains the scanned document together with the name of the sender to efficiently allocate the job to the respective user.

Scan to a local network folder

Scanning to a dedicated folder or a shared drive facilitates storage of documents in local on-premise Document Management Systems (DMS). Local (shared) network folders are used so that different departments can work in close collaboration. However, many DMS are still based on local network infrastructures which cannot change for various reasons. At the same time, firewalls restrict external services from accessing the local network infrastructure. For some companies, moving shared network folders or even their DMS into the cloud is still a long way from being a reality. The uniFLOW Online scan to local network folders bridges the gap in hybrid environments, consisting of cloud and on-premise technology currently unmatched in the industry.

Straightforward scan workflow

When a document is scanned at a device, it is stored in uniFLOW Online. The Local Server Agent is vital for a robust and secure scan to the local network folder solution. It enables secure communication between uniFLOW Online and its local network infrastructure. The Local Server Agent downloads the scans, including its XML file containing the scan metadata, from uniFLOW Online and stores the files in one or multiple network folders. From there, the file is either picked up manually or pulled by a local DMS for further document handling. The solution supports network folders and hot folders.

Scanning requirements differ between departments. Marketing department users, for example, need to scan customer-related project plans into the marketing network folder, for later reviewing, where metadata is not required. Other departments, such as accounting or logistics, need to scan customer invoices or delivery notes into a hot folder on the company's network to be further processed by their DMS. The attached metadata file will contain customer-specific details needed for correct invoice handling via the DMS.
Custom-built metadata templates, uploaded to uniFLOW Online, allow a robust document scan process to suit the exact DMS requirements. The solution increases office productivity, helps to streamline document processes and reduces manual errors.

Scan to desktop PC

Convenient scanning of documents directly into a dedicated folder on a user's desktop is repeatedly requested as a valued scan workflow so users can "simply scan a document." The key here is that users do not need to access additional software or a cloud solution to retrieve files. The file is available on a user's PC for immediate use.

Upon the first scan to desktop scan, the user's personal "uniFLOW Online Scans" folder is automatically created by the uniFLOW SmartClient. The SmartClient guarantees that the newest scan job and all further scans will be placed in the same directory. Once the print job has arrived in the directory, users are informed via Windows notification.

Available cloud-based scan destinations

Cloud providers can easily be integrated into users' personal scan workflows, selected at any supported device connected to uniFLOW Online. Scans can be distributed to a specific folder or to the previously selected folder of a scan destination to simplify recurring scan processes. Users can also browse through the root of their selected destination to choose their folder of choice. Additionally, specific folder rules for cloud-based scan destinations can be set to reduce time spent at the device, thus boosting productivity. Rules such as folder hierarchy and folder naming can be applied to every user. If folders do not exist, they are created during the scan process.

Storing scanned files online grants easy worldwide access, so sharing data with colleagues and clients also becomes more straightforward. Thanks to digital shared files, less paper is wasted in printing. Users can scan directly to one of the following cloud-based destinations:

Box
Dropbox
Evernote®
Google Drive™/ Google Workspace™
Microsoft Exchange Online
Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft OneDrive for Business
Microsoft SharePoint Online
Microsoft Teams
SAP® Concur®
Therefore™ Online
HOME-BOX2 (Japan only)
Raku Raku Seisan (Japan only)
OBC Kanjo-Bugyo (Japan only)

Next to the currently available scan destinations, we are constantly expanding our scan destination portfolio. On-demand developments are also possible if required.