Network Issues . Once the documents are into the system, as the balance of the process proceeds, network issues begin to emerge. Imaging places great demands on a network. A large network implementing imaging will need to increase its bandwidth. If re-wiring to increase band width is not an option, installing a network switch may increase usable bandwidth.
Retrieval software enables query type access to imaged documents.
This is similar to the search method used in a computerized research system. In the case of full text indexed documents, this searching may be based on the entire contents of a document. Searches for all billings and all copies of checks on a particular file within a certain date range can result in simultaneous retrieval of documents which might be separated in an actual physical filing system. The retrieval interface should be quick and easy to use. In comparing the operating speed of imaging retrieval software with paper filing it is important to make an actual comparison with the productive effort of a search in a paper-based file system.