This Input Agent provides the functionality to receive and send faxes. If a profile has configured the Input Agent "Fax", a job of this profile is started as soon as a fax has been received that matches the settings of the Input Agent.

Settings

(1) Accept all partners, Accept selected partners only: The profile either accepts all faxes or only those that can be assigned to one of the selected partner channels. Faxes that cannot be assigned to any of the selected channels will end up in the Unresolved area.

(2) Window on the left: In order to be able to use this Input Agent, at least one channel of type "Fax" for incoming data must have been set up via the Partner Administration. All incoming fax channels that are active are available for selection. The list shows all available channels that are not yet selected.

(3) Selected partner channels: The list on the right shows the selected channels. When a fax arrives that matches one of the selected channels, a profile job is started.

Note: Fax data is binary data that cannot be parsed/processed in a profile. Usually, only the system variables, e.g. VAR_SENDER, are evaluated in phase 3 and the fax file (*.sff) is passed on as received in phase 6. To prevent the parser from trying to parse the fax file, you can use the DummyPreParser.

Note: The binary SFF format of the received fax can be converted into a multi-page TIFF file (which also contains binary data) using the Integration Unit RenderFaxUnit.