FAX Transmission Control window

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FAX Transmission Control window

The FAX Transmission Control window allows you to view the list of jobs currently in the fax queue waiting for transmission. This feature also allows you to improve the performance of the system by:

Eliminating jobs that overload the fax transmission queue and hinder system performance
Canceling large jobs that may have been sent by mistake

Accessing the FAX Transmission Control window

To access the FAX Transmission Control window:

From the FAX Actions menu, select FAX Transmission Control:
The system displays the FAX Transmission Control window:

The FAX Transmission Control window lists the details (such as time, date, and size) for every fax job in queue. The fax jobs are listed in the order in which they appear in the fax transmission queue.

The following table describes the columns on the FAX Transmission Control window.

Column Name	Description
Job ID	The job identification number
Date/Time Submitted	The date and time the fax request was submitted
Date/Time Next Attempted	The date and time the fax job is to be processed. This is the time specified by the application if no attempt to send the job has been made, or it is the subsequent retry attempt time if the original attempt failed.
S	The current status of the job: F — Job has failed (final failure). W — Job is waiting for a retry attempt. R — Job is ready to be processed. The outgoing call is in progress. D — Job is delayed by user (scheduled for future delivery). A — Job is waiting for an address. Destination number is not found. X — Job is transmitting the fax. P — Job is being processed. S — Job has sent the fax. f — Job process has failed.
Pgs/Snt	The number of pages submitted and the number of pages transmitted
Destination	The telephone number where the fax is to be delivered

Note:
The system does not automatically update the FAX Transmission Control window when new entries are added to the fax queue.

Updating the FAX Transmission Control window

From the FAX Transmission Control window, press F6 (Cancel) to return to the FAX Actions menu. You may need to press F8 (Chg-Keys) to access CANCEL.
In the FAX actions menu, select FAX Transmission Control.
The system displays the updated fax queue.

Note:
It may be necessary to remove a fax from the queue to perform channel diagnostics or to relieve an overburdened system.

Removing a fax from the fax job queue

In the FAX Transmission Control window, select the fax to be removed.
Press F2 (Remove). You may need to press F8 (Chg-Keys) to access REMOVE.
The system removes the selected fax.
Press F6 (Cancel) repeatedly to return to the FAX Actions menu.