TK-Fax Manual

TK-FAX MANUAL
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CHAPTER 6

INTEGRATION

A fax server has great potential in collectively handling the faxing needs of multiple users in an organization. Perhaps what is more exciting is the capabilities of integration of the TK-FAX fax server with other application software.

The possibilities are endless, but here are a few examples of what can be done with integration:

Automatic faxing of computer error logs during the late evening hours.

Faxing of the client information directly from the client file upon demand.

Software that creates a price quotation from user input and faxes the quote automatically.

Electronic mail interface that allows the destination to be a fax machine.

There are three ways that TK-FAX can be integrated:
Sending faxes through the Send Dialog box - this means the user fills in the blanks with the fax information.

Background Faxing - Direct queuing of the fax information by the application programs.

Status lookup for individual fax jobs.

Interface to the
TK-FAX Send
Dialog Box		 The TK-FAX Send Dialog box can be called directly from any application as follows:

1. Set the TKWPD local variable to the global file where the ASCII text information is stored that needs to be faxed. The assumption is made that the text is stored under the reference given in a contiguous fashion. For example, if the text to be sent was stored as:

^TESTFAX(10,10) = sample text
^TESTFAX(10,15) = to send in the
^TESTFAX(10,40) = fax.
^TESTFAX(10,50) = last line
The you would set TKWPD="^TESTFAX(10)"

2. Preset any of the optional local variables as are desired:

DOCDocument number
FAXFROM Your name
FAXTOContact the fax is direct to
FAXTOFContact fax number
FAXORGContact Organization

3. Call up the Send Dialog box with

DO DIRECT^TKFAXQ
4. The fax job # will be returned in the variable JOB.

Background Faxing Any MUMPS application can pass a parameter string to the fax queuing software that allows a fax to be sent without the user having to enter names and numbers.

In order to automatically send a fax in this way you will need to set two variables and then call TK-FAX software as follows:

1. First set the TKWPD variable as in the example of #1 above.

2. Secondly, define the FAXPARAM variable delimited with a "`" (accent mark) as is described in the following table:

Piece Meaning
1From Name
2From Fax Number
3Subject
4To Contact Name
5To Fax Number (make sure the number is ready to dial)
6To Company Name
7Schedule type (1-Reg,2-Priority,3-Delayed,4-Economy)
8Schedule time (if type 3 or 4) $H*1000+(seconds\90)
9Cover Sheet (YNP)
10Page #s (YN)
11Border (YN)
12Full Page (YN)
13Font (ABC)
14Speed (479)
15Confirmation (YN)
16(Not used)
17Document Name or Number (4 characters long)
18Optional Overlay Logic

3. Queue the fax with the following MUMPS line:

DO QUEUE^TKFAXQ
4. The fax job # will be returned in the variable JOB.
FAX STATUS You may also check on the status of any given fax job by calling:
STATUS^TKFAXQ
Make sure you set the variable JOB equal to the job number that you want to check on before you do the call. TK-FAX will return the status in the same JOB variable and will have values that conform to the labels listed on pages 19 and 20 of this manual.

CHAPTER 7

GRAPHICS & OVERLAYS

Graphics play a big part in the flexibility of a facsimile server. TK-FAX gives the user a wide range of reporting capabilities by using custom graphics and overlays. With these tools, graphics and forms - including electronic signatures - may be produced internally by TK-FAX, eliminating unnecessary paper forms and distribution delays.

Graphics TK-FAX is able to store graphic images such as scanned signatures, letterhead and logos. The images are stored as globals, then execute these images upon transmission. The graphic image is converted to a TIFF file and stored in a global. The image may then be entered in the document by executing a macro that calls the graphic. The graphics conversion is a service provided by PG&A. TK-FAX does not include any software that allows image scanning and TIFF conversion.
Overlays TK-FAX may be used to create custom forms and overlays internally and merge data with each transmission for both automatic faxing and faxing upon command. An example overlay has been included in this manual and may be found in Appendix D.

If you are interested in using an overlay for your TK-FAX transmissions, contact our office.