Introduction to FTSpooler Small Business Edition

FTSpooler integrates into a FormTrap production environment to provide automated delivery of FormTrap files as finished documents to print, email, fax or places the input and/or formatted files in a specific location for further processing. The finished document can also be archived and later searched or viewed from archives. Using FTSpooler you can send a document to its recipient by merely transmitting the file to a FTSpooler queue. FTSpooler checks for the arrival of data, processes it with the Print Logic to produce a FormTrap document and determines the method of delivery.

 

This is the FTSpooler Window for the Small Business Edition.

The Navigation Bar, located on the left side of the FTSpooler Window, allows you to configure the Queue settings, Data folders and manage the Successful and Failed Jobs Archives.

You may also check recently processed jobs from the bottom of this Window. When FTSpooler processes a data file, information regarding the job appears, including:

  • The queue used to process the data file

  • The name of the data file

  • How the data file was processed, as icons

The table below is the Icon Glossary:

Icon Action performed by FTSpooler

FormTrap Process - Input has been processed with the FormTrap Print Logic.

Print - FTSpooler has delivered output to specified printer.

MAPI Process - FTSpooler has delivered output to specified MAPI process i.e. fax or email.

Successful Jobs Archive - Job information has been stored in the successful jobs archive.

Failed Jobs Archive - Job has failed. Job information including error message has been stored in the failed jobs archive.

Input Filter - Specified input filter has been used to pre-process input

Output Filter - Specified output filter has been used to post-process input

Splitter Process - Input has been processed with splitter process (ftsplit) using the specified rule file.

Redirection - Input has been directed to another queue.

Loop Error - Replication threshold has been reached. No more than 16 replications are allowed for a job. Check your queue settings.

Write to File - FTSpooler has written output to file.

WinFax PRO - FTSpooler has delivered output to WinFax PRO.

NetFax - FTSpooler has delivered output to NetFax.

Conversion Filter - The document has been converted to another type.
SMTP - FTSpooler has delivered output to destinations using SMTP(e-Mail).
Windows Fax Service - FTSpooler has delivered output to destinations using Windows Fax Service.
OsFax - FTSpooler has delivered output to destinations using OsFax.
Esker - FTSpooler has faxed output via Esker fax service.
Esker Mail - FTSpooler has initiated postal delivery via Esker Mail service.
   
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