Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
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Hello Sara,
We would like to be able to use the OCR functionality to capture text into an inspection report. For example, if a product has a serial number that is NOT in the form of a barcode/QR code, we would like to capture the data as text and save it in an inspection report which can be extracted easily in a report later on.
There are third party apps such as Text Scanner (OCR) that have the functionality but we are looking for integration into GoCanvas for this.
Example of product label with serial number:
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Hello to all!
I am also looking for this functionality. This is to improve the accuracy of our drivers inputting the wrong truck odometer reading. Instead of manually typing the odometer reading, we are looking for an OCR functionality wherein they will just have to take a picture of the odometer reading and it will automatically be converted to a number value.
Thanks,
Kites
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The ability to add OCR functionality to a mobile form would provide a solution for several use cases. Within our organization, we are looking for OCR solutions for a custom business card scanning application we have created in GoCanvas. We created this form in GoCanvas due to the native Quick Base integration.
Any update on if or when this will be added to the development roadmap would be great!
Microsoft Power Apps has this ability... :-)
https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-new-ai-builder-preview-models-for-power-automate-and-power-apps/ -
Some in-app OCR functionality would be nice. I could see many use cases.
Many of the fairly new mobile devices offer photo OCR capabilities. I know it doesn't help the overall request, but depending on the use case and if you have a device that supports it, a workaround might be to take the photo and then copy the desired text out of the image and paste it into the GoCanvas field(s) as needed... not elegant at all and too many steps... but possible.
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Thank you for checking in on this Feature Request and taking the time to leave comments. Optical Character Recognition is a function our Product team has previously discussed, but with COVID-19 affecting all businesses, we are regularly re-evaluating and re-prioritizing as we learn more each day.
We do not have a timeline for this functionality, but we really appreciate the specific and detailed use cases that have been shared so far. Sara and I have been providing this feedback directly to the Product managers for their consideration, and they would love to hear specifics on how much time OCR functionality would save for your teams.
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Chip -
Thank you for responding to the above feedback. I would think there are several good uses for OCR built into GoCanvas. The ability to create custom document scanning applications for internal or client forms (not yet on GoCanvas). Our immediate need is a custom business card scanner that maps to fields in GoCanvas and then pushes to our CRM in Quick Base. -
André Pepin - That is a great use case for OCR. Something we could defiantly use at our company as well!
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Howdy Kites,
Thank you for checking in on this Feature Request! We still do not have an estimated timeline for OCR functionality, but I am continuing to share any comments and upvote counts with our Product managers.
Once any updates are made available, I will be sure to reply here. That way, anyone who has commented on/followed this topic will receive a notification via email.
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Hello Chip
I've just seen your above comment, so know you're trying to get development of this pushed through.
we would very like OCR implemented too so that we would capture engraved serial numbers, a reading (would look similar to analogue reading you would see on a odometer) and then date/time stamp that information at the same time
you would be the biggest hero if you could get this implemented
cheers
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MICHAEL EGAN agreed! I think I have been asking for this for about 2 years now. This would be a huge breakthrough for our company.
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