There are three key elements in document recognition and conversion process performed by ABBYY Recognition Server:

Server Manager- manages all requests, processing options, services and distributes various recognition and conversion jobs among processing stations.

Processing Station- performs OCR and document conversion. It processes jobs received from the server manager. The whole system is highly scalable and can be easily expanded by adding additional processing stations to meet higher processing demands.

Remote Administration Console- provides a common administration interface for configuration and monitoring. It can be installed with the server manager or on a separate work station.

In addition, ABBYY Recognition Server provides access through an Open API for customization and integration with external applications to create XML tickets, job management and XML result analyses.

Recognition Server manages tasks via two main elements - workflows and jobs:

Workflow – the automation of a business process in which information and tasks are passed from one resource to another for action according to a set of procedural rules. Workflow parameters include such items as scheduling, processing criteria ( e.g. recognition scenario, language), output formats, and error handling.

Job - a unit of processing (e.g. a set of documents and the processing parameters for this set). Jobs can contain one or several documents and inherit the processing parameters of the workflows in which they were created. Jobs are alsoaccompanied by XML-tickets to manage parameters which may be used to extend or override the workflow settings.