Technical information

FAX ON DEMAND CONNECTOR

Receiving notifications about Fax on Demand fax jobs

Jobs sent from VSI-FAX to the Esker on Demand server are logged in the outbound fax log just as other VSI-FAX

jobs are. To view the outbound fax log, type vfxolog. For more information on the vfxolog command options, see

Command Reference in the Reference Addendum

documentation.

Customizing the header in outgoing faxes

By default, the following type of header is added to any fax sent using Fax on Demand:

Date: <Date> | From: <CompanyName> | Page <CurPage> of <Pages>

<Date> is filled with the date when the fax was composed.

<CompanyName> is the company name you enter during server setup.

<CurPage> is filled with the current page number in the fax transmission.

<Pages> is filled with the total number of pages in the fax transmission.

The pipe character ( | ) is used to divide the header string into three parts on the fax page:

The first part is left-justified on the fax page

The middle-part is centered on the fax page

The right part is right-justified on the fax page

You can customize this header by editing the header parameter's value in the [DEVICE:FoDC] section of the

vsisrv.ini server configuration file:

[DEVICE:FoDC]

header=Date: <Date> | From: Esker | Page <CurPage> of <Pages>

In the header parameter's value, you can enter the syntax that suits your needs. For example, you can:

Add constant text (e.g. change labels).

Add variables among the List of supported variables for Fax on Demand faxes' headers below.

For example:

[DEVICE:FoDC]

header=Today's Date: <Date> | From <FromName> to <ToName> | <Pages>

For a completely blank page header, use a single space.

Limitation

If you use <CurPage> in your custom syntax, the resulting header will be the standard page header

notwithstanding your custom syntax.

Note

Editing the vsisrv.ini file is the only way to customize the fax header of faxes sent using Fax on Demand.

You cannot do it via vfxadmin config command or using VSI-FAX Server Administration.

List of supported variables for Fax on Demand faxes' headers

The two following sections provide you with reference information on the variables that you can use in the header

parameter's value in vsisrv.ini file. Put the name inside angle brackets to designate it as a variable. For example,

to specify the message subject, use <Subject>.

Variable Description

Message values