Definiens Developer XD contains a workspace that allows fro efficient importing of image data and managing analysis projects. It is the also the framework for triggering batch mode image analysis.
 

The Workspace

Although it is sometimes convenient to quickly load a single image, rule set development and analysis usually require a whole batch of images. The workspace bundles images as a group of projects so you can perform automated image analyses on the entire folder, manage image analysis tasks and administrate all relevant data. 

Most importantly, a workspace displays image analysis results for all images simultaneously in tabular or in graphical format.

When imported into the workspace, images are not copied, but rather the reference to each image location is stored. This allows importing and handling of even huge amounts of image data in a time- and storage-saving manner. Moving a workspace is easy – you can move the complete workspace folder and continue working with it in the new location.