40.6 Processing

40.6.1 Overview

The Processing page controls the pace and robustness of the background processing as well as the handling of problematic files.

Program options, Processing page

40.6.2 Pace and limits

Setting Meaning
Check interval (seconds) Interval between two checks of the monitored folders; the countdown appears in the status bar (see chapter 7.2.4)
Pause between files (seconds) Optional wait time after each processed file - e.g. to go easy on slow network drives or printers
File timeout without progress (minutes, 0 = off) If processing a file makes no progress for that long (e.g. a hanging email or print call), the file is logged as an error and skipped. Regular wait times (dynamic attachments, send pause) count as progress.

40.6.3 Time window

Limit processing to a time window: processing only runs within the given times (from/to) and weekdays. Outside the window the program waits; new files are caught up at the next window.

40.6.4 Filing of problematic files

For three cases, a target folder can be configured to which affected files are moved - the inbox folder stays clean and nothing gets lost:

Case Option
Files with errors Move files with errors to: …
Files without a match Move files without a filter match to: …
Files without invoice data Move files without invoice data to: … (additionally: log errors)

40.6.5 Duplicate handling

Option Effect
Skip new files with already processed invoice data as duplicates Recognizes e.g. a re-exported or copied PDF of the same invoice by invoice number, invoice date, and seller, and skips it. The check does not apply during catch-up with “process already processed files again”.
Treat moved files as already known A file moved by a task is not processed again at its new location if that location is monitored as well