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Walter T. Griffin• Senior Systems Analyst in EIS• MSU Graduate

• BS Agronomy• MS Computer Science

• 10 Years at MSU• Financial Aid Group

• Document Image Support (In house Imaging Consultant to Departments)

• Requirements Analysis• Initial Application Setup • Configure and Testing• Technical Support

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Initial Benefits of ApplicationXtender Image Capture

• BDMS and Banner Integration• ApplicationXtender part of SunGard Banner

System• A way to scan documents into BDMS• Docs scanned directly into server• Batch input of documents• Image processing filters• Concurrent licenses

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Why Replacement?• Image processing filters but limited and cumbersome• Image sizes were too large

• Settings changed• Transcripts• Passports/SSN cards

• Kofax issues – Required heavy maintenance support• OCR requested• Other products – PSIGEN

• Automatic indexing• Integration with Banner/BDMS

• QSP is EMC ‘product’ – Under SunGard Banner umbrella

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QSP Advantages

BDMS and Banner Integration QSP is part of SunGard Banner

System A way to scan documents into

BDMS Batch input of documents Image processing filters

• Docs scanned directly into server BUT filtered on Workstation before inserted into BDMS

• Licenses – Per Workstation vs Concurrent

+ More robust Image Processing:+ Scan Type – B&W, Gray Scale,

Color+ DPI+ File Types: PDF, TIFF, etc.+ Color Format: Binary, Gray,

Color+ Compression: CCITT Gp 4, LZW+ Filters: Border removal, hole

Removal, line removal, etc.+ More intuitive to use+ Visual see docs scanned via

thumbnails

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BDMS (Xtender) other differences• Ships with BDMS• Licensed differently:

• Image Capture – Concurrent (6 licenses)

• QSP – per workstation• Configure (batch and single) setup

verses server

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Xtender On Campus• Implemented (centralized)

• Registrar• Admissions - Undergraduate (workflow)• Admissions - Graduate (workflow)• Financial Aid• Human Resources (All QSP)• ITS• Controller• Sponsored programs• Advancement (All QSP)

• Significant Future Project (distributed)• Procurement – Individual departments scanning their

own purchasing docs in to central app

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QuestionsDemo

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Wrap up

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Walter T. Griffin wtg3@msstate.edu

Senior Systems Anaylst 662-325-7027 www.msstate.edu