Introducing Datacap 9.1.10

IBM has released the latest version of Datacap – version 9.1.10. This reached general availability as of December 19, 2025, delivering an extensive set of enhancements across recognition engines, platform services, usability, development tooling, and overall system robustness. This release advances Datacap’s capabilities for intelligent document processing and helps organisations increase performance, maintainability, and future-readiness.

Release Highlights and Strategic Goals

The objective of the 9.1.10 release is to strengthen core capture and recognition capabilities, improve operational stability and diagnostics, enhance the user experience within Datacap Navigator, support modernisation of custom logic, and consolidate past patch fixes into a single, simplified installer.

This release helps organisations:

• Achieve higher throughput and reliability in OCR and conversion processing.
• Improve operational transparency and troubleshooting through enriched logging.
• Elevate the usability of the capture interface for operators and administrators.
• Support future development practices by addressing Microsoft’s upcoming deprecation of VBScript.
• Simplify upgrades and maintenance via a comprehensive installer that includes all fixes since 9.1.9.

Recognition Engine Enhancements

Datacap’s core recognition engines have been upgraded for efficiency and performance:

• OCR/A, OCR/S engines have been updated with improved memory usage and recognition quality.
• OCR/PL actions now support multiple Rulerunner threads on a single machine, enabling higher throughput for printed and handwritten text recognition at scale.
• The PDFFREDocumentToImage action within the Convert library benefits from enhanced memory efficiency during PDF-to-image conversion.

These improvements directly impact high-volume document workflows by reducing bottlenecks and leveraging available system resources more effectively.

Server Services and Diagnostics

Datacap 9.1.10 introduces significant improvements to system stability and diagnostic capabilities on the server side:

• Automatic RRProcessor.exe restart after each task resets memory and resources and mitigates unexpected behaviour during extended processing runs.
• A configurable logging option allows the Task XML and Process IDs to be emitted in Rulerunner thread logs for improved analysis.
• An Extended Checking registry setting provides more detailed station count diagnostic logging in TMS logs, aiding in resolution of workflow discrepancies.

Together, these enhancements reduce downtime and accelerate root-cause analysis for errors in capture workflows.

Datacap Navigator User Experience Improvements

This release enhances how users interact with capture tasks in IBM Datacap Navigator. Several small changes contribute to a far superior user experience:

• The Local Rendering Viewer now supports page printing directly from the toolbar when the Scan Client is configured accordingly.
• Administrators can choose to display uppercase column names in the Job Monitor interface.
• The Virtual Viewer automatically zooms to the highlighted field and prevents excessive zooming that would move the document out of view.
• The Job Monitor tab in IBM Content Navigator can be protected from being closed unintentionally.
• The Dynamic Web TWAIN Service (64-bit) can be configured to support Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), increasing flexibility for web-based scanning integrations.

These enhancements collectively improve operator efficiency and reduce friction in day-to-day capture tasks.

 Development and Scripting Modernisation

A significant shift in 9.1.10 is support for Visual Studio 2022 as the default development environment for custom actions:

• Datacap continues to support legacy VBScript actions, but modern C# action templates are now the recommended path forward.

• This aligns with Microsoft’s plan to deprecate VBScript on future Windows platforms around 2027. Committing to C# now reduces the risk of custom logic failing after Windows updates.
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windows-itpro-blog/vbscript-deprecation-timelines-and-next-steps/4148301

Customers with existing VBScript-based customisations are encouraged to migrate to C# using templates provided in the Datacap Developer Kit, available here:

https://github.com/ibm-ecm/datacap-developer-kit/blob/master/IBM-Datacap-DDK-9.1.10.zip .

 Language Support and Regional Optimisation

Datacap 9.1.10 expands its support for industry-standard language codes, enabling more precise locale settings for documents based on regional needs. This reinforces Datacap’s role in global enterprise environments where accurate interpretation of cultural formats is essential.

Consolidated Fixes and Stability

The 9.1.10 installer bundles all fixes released since the last major version (9.1.9) and includes additional updates not previously available through iFix packs. This unified installer simplifies upgrades, reduces complexity, and ensures consistency across deployments.

Action Library and Deprecation Changes

In addition to new features, the documentation notes updates and deprecations in action libraries:

• A new IBMFileNetP8 action library replaces the previous FileNetP8 implementation.
• Several older actions and action libraries—particularly in image conversion and legacy services—have been removed or replaced by consolidated alternatives (e.g., ImageUtilities).
• Smart parameters and connection actions have also received stability and capability improvements.

Platform and System Recommendations

Datacap 9.1.10’s documentation also advises:

• Recommended anti-virus exclusion lists to prevent interference with Datacap processes.
• Supported Windows operating systems including Windows 11, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server 2025.

IBM’s documentation can be found here:

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/datacap/9.1.10

Conclusion

IBM Datacap 9.1.10 represents a meaningful evolution of capture technology, sharpening performance, enhancing diagnostics, improving usability, and positioning organisations for future platform changes. Whether your focus is operational efficiency, system stability, or modernisation of custom logic, this release offers compelling value and lays a robust foundation for document capture in enterprise-scale deployments.

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