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Set up Intelligent Form Reader for a form type

Configuration runs through the Industries Cloud admin app and the OmniStudio designer. Plan a few hours per form template.

By Dipojjal Chakrabarti · Founder & Editor, Salesforce DictionaryLast updated May 21, 2026

Configuration runs through the Industries Cloud admin app and the OmniStudio designer. Plan a few hours per form template.

  1. Enable Intelligent Form Reader

    Setup, Industries Settings, enable IFR. Confirm the underlying AWS Textract connection is provisioned.

  2. Create a Form Template

    Open the IFR admin app, click New Template. Upload a sample of the form. Define the fields and their Salesforce mappings.

  3. Configure confidence thresholds

    Set the auto-accept threshold (e.g., 0.95) and the review threshold (e.g., 0.7). Below 0.7 the form requires manual entry; above 0.95 the field auto-populates.

  4. Build the OmniScript or Integration Procedure

    Create the UX that uploads the form, calls IFR, and presents the extracted data for review. Most admins start with a Salesforce-supplied template.

  5. Test with sample forms

    Upload several variations of the form (printed, handwritten, slightly off-template). Verify the extraction quality. Tune the confidence thresholds based on the results.

  6. Roll out and monitor

    Launch to the user team. Track the auto-acceptance rate, the review rate, and the manual-correction rate. Adjust thresholds and templates based on real-world usage.

Gotchas
  • Handwriting recognition is weaker than printed text. Forms with significant handwritten content require more human review and lower confidence thresholds.
  • Form templates need to be re-tuned when the underlying form changes. Even small layout changes can reduce extraction accuracy.
  • Document storage adds up quickly. High-volume orgs should plan ContentDocument storage growth or external Files Connect storage.
  • IFR is Industries Cloud-licensed. Confirm the org has the right feature license before designing extensively on the capability.

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