These parameters are applicable to system operation and are split over two pages; just press enter or Page Down on the screen to display the second page. Press F12 or Page Up to return to the first page. This can be found from the Cobwebb Fax & Email Menu - Work with System Parameters - System Parameters - Option 1.

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First Page

Notify severe errors

Severe errors result in a message not being sent (e.g. number unobtainable, abnormal termination, etc.).  Depending on this parameter a message will be sent to the appropriate message queue regarding the failure. The message may be sent to QSYSOPR (leave blank), the message queue of the job that sent the fax (1), the message queue specified on the profile of the user who sent the fax (2), or the Cobwebb Queue.  Once a message has failed because of a severe error, it remains on the Cobwebb queue in a held state (priority=0).

Notify messages not sent

If a message has not been sent and is being retried, a message is sent to the appropriate message queue at the frequency specified in the 'Notify Message Parameters'.  This is normally every hour.  The frequency of messages may be different depending on the priority; the frequency of messages is not adjustable by user. Once the retry cycle is exhausted (see Work with Call Cancelled codes in System Maintenance) the message priority is set to 0 (held). Specify the IBM i message queue to receive the notify message when a not sent condition occurs.

Notify incoming fax

A notification advising the receipt of an incoming fax will be sent to this message queue, (*USRPRF is the user profile of the fist name in the Cobwebb Fax Operators table).

Clear PPD Queue - from version 6.2.21

Specify the number of days for which you wish to keep messages on the queue. This is used in the Housekeeping Menu options Clear Queue Entries and Schedule Housekeeping - sub option Save & Clear the CPPD Queue. [CLRPPDQ and RGZPPDQ commands respectively]

Save log file members - prior to version 6.2.21

Number of days to retain.  Each logfile has a date on which it was created, during the SAVLOG procedure logfile members created before this number of days are saved. Logfile members which have been saved are automatically deleted.

Save to disk

The previous SAVE FILE is cleared; the logfile and received fax members to be saved are copied to a SAVE FILE, together with the necessary queue data.  The saved files can be restored, and viewed using WRKSAVQ.

The SAVE FILE must be saved manually to suitable media and deleted by the user.

Save to tape

The 'Save to disk' option is completed, as above.  A SAVSAVF prompt is then displayed for the operator to save to the appropriate media.

If Save to disk = Y, and Save to Tape = Y, this will have the same effect as Save to disk = N, and Save to tape = Y.

If both 'Save to disk' and 'Save to tape' are 'N', NO data will be saved, and the appropriate logfile members will be deleted.

Queue incoming fax

Determines whether incoming faxes are placed in the 'Active' queue (Y) or the 'Archive' queue (N).

Public Authority

Determines who can view incoming faxes

Archive outgoing messages

The number of days outgoing messages are left on the queue before being moved to the Archive Queue. This is used in the Housekeeping Menu options Archive Queue Entries and Schedule Housekeeping - sub option Archive the CPPD Queue.

Archive incoming messages

The number of days incoming faxes are left on the queue before being moved to the Archive Queue. This is used in the Housekeeping Menu options Archive Queue Entries and Schedule Housekeeping - sub option Archive the CPPD Queue.

Auto Print Option

Messages containing graphics can only be printed on a laser printer.

If = 1 or 3, outgoing messages are automatically printed to the spooled output queue (OUTQ) specified in the Printer File 'PPRFPRT' in library CPPD, unless a 'Sent message print queue and library' have been specified in the Cobwebb User profile for the user who sent the Message (see Work with user profiles on the System Maintenance menu, 'Sent message print queue and library').

If = 2 or 3, incoming faxes are automatically printed to the spooled output queue (OUTQ) specified in the Printer File 'PPRFPRT' in library CPPD, unless a 'Received fax print queue and library' have been specified in the Cobwebb User profile for the Userid on the received fax queued record. (See Work with user profiles on the System Maintenance menu, 'Sent message print queue and library').

Print Failed Messages

If you wish to print messages that have failed to send then select the appropriate entry here:

Output Device

Enter the name of the Output Device you wish to use to print your failed messages. This must be a valid output device created using Work with Output Devices from the Maintenance Menu.

Beginning fax message

If used, the Beginning Fax Message prints at the start of every fax. (60 chs)

End of fax message

If used, the End of Fax Message prints after the last line of every fax. (60 chs)

Second Page

This screen is displayed by pressing Enter or Page Down from the first System Parameters display (use Page Up or F12 to return to the first display).

Fax header TSI

The Fax header TSI (Transmitting Subscriber Identity) 30 chs is printed at the top of each page of all outgoing faxes, and many be the company name, fax number or both.  The Fax Number from which the fax has been sent (The Transmitting ID) can be specified in the Fax Card setup (see Communications Lines).  

Subsystem Shutdown Time

The Subsystem CPPD will automatically end at this time (specify 24 hour clock).  The Subsystem cannot be restarted until the following day.

Destination grouping

Reserved

Authorisation system active

Enter Y to activate the Cobwebb Fax authorisation system.  This prevents any user sending a message (preparation is not affected) unless authorised, by forcing proofprint to 'Y' and placing the message on the queue as priority 0 (held).  Authorised users may select the message to be sent from the queue and use F4 to release it for transmission.

This is a chargeable item and can only be activated if authorised in Cobwebb Fax Security.

Delete field from log

This is designed to prevent sensitive information (e.g. testkeys) from being viewed after a message has been sent.  Enter a key field of up to 20 chs. If a matching character string is found in the text of the message the data following the character string up to the end of the line will be not be written to the logfile, although it will appear on the transmitted message in the normal way.

Location

Used in the Cobwebb Fax 'REFLECT' system to indicate a 'Remote' location.

Date format

Specify the format of the date required, when displaying processing, or printing the date.

Print sent via SNDNETSPLF

If set to 'Y', and if the message was created by a user on a remote IBM i, the prints of 'Sent' messages will be sent back to the Userid and Address of the user who created the message, using the SNDNETSPLF command.  I.e. they will appear on the print queue of the remote user.

Query outgoing mail at

This entry removed after v6.2.28 of the Cobwebb Server software.

If you have Cobwebb Office API enabled - removed from v6.0, this interval specifies the outgoing mail 'polling' interval.  Messages will wait at least this long before being queued unless they are received by the Server during a poll.

Dial precode

Mercury communications (and possibly other carriers) offer a facility for analysing the calls for a telephone line by a code.  This code is normally two digits and precedes every number dialled.  Cobwebb Fax supports a 'Dial precode'.  If selected, every fax number dialled is preceded by a code which is found by looking up either the Department code of the user who sent the fax, or his IBM i Address.  If a precode is not found the default code '*DFT' is used, if this is not found a code of '00' is used.  See Maintenance menu 'Work with dial precodes' for precode file maintenance details.

Print output device

This should be the name of the output device that you wish to use when selecting to print messages from the Cobwebb queue.  This must be a valid output device created using Work with output devices from the Maintenance Menu.

Fax conversion type

If you are using IBM’s Facsimile Support 400 (FS/400) then you need to enter blank in this parameter.  If you are using the Ascom Fax Gateway (Cobwebb modem) then this entry needs to be a ‘3’ as the faxes need to be converted into the correct format for the modem.  If you select a ‘3’ in this field, when you start the CPPD subsystem you will see the job CNVHFU running.

Note:  If you are using COBWEBB fax software then you will need to make this entry a ‘1’.  This will mean that the faxes from CPPD are converted and held in a shared folder.  You must also set-up a user profile (say FAXUSR) via the Work with user profiles option within Cobwebb Fax that is an authorised PC user and change the user name on the fax output device, within CPPD, to point to this user.  Otherwise you will not have sufficient user licenses to create faxes in this way.  You will see an extra job PCAPI running in the CPPD subsystem and you will only be able to view your faxes through the PC Client software.

PABX Access code

Specify up to 3 characters to be inserted before every fax number.  If necessary a pause characters can be included (see Fax Destination field in the Send a Fax Screen).  The PABX Access code will be ignored if an 'I' is inserted in the first character of the Fax Destination field.

Queue Reference length

Here you can specify the number of digits you wish to use for your Fax and Email unique reference. This reference will be prefixed with either a S or E for Fax and Email respectively and then you can choose to display between 5-9 digits e.g. E999999999. Note: The larger the number the greater the capacity of the Cobwebb Message Queue.

Function Keys