Description

Introduction: Integration Units.

The RenderFaxUnit is able to convert an SFF fax into a TIFF fax. If the fax contains multiple pages, the result will be a multi-page TIFF file. This Integration Unit does not expect any parameters.

The SFF format, as well as the TIFF format, contains binary data, which cannot be parsed in Lobster_data. As a consequence, the Integration Unit does not expect the SFF data from the destination tree of a mapping. Instead, it directly reads the input data of the job (i.e. the backup file).

Example

A common scenario is receiving a fax and archiving it as a TIFF file. To do so, use a profile with

• an Input Agent FAX,

• the DummyPreParser, in order to not parse the binary data,

• a minimal mapping, in which the system variable VAR_SENDER is accessible and with the sending ISDN/phone number, in order to derive decisions from it, if applicable,

• the RenderFaxUnit in phase 5, without any further configurations,

• a Response Route with the settings Content: Content of IU and Encoding: 8859_1, to archive or send the generated TIFF file.