Basically it has to be determined before the installation, whether and on which server outgoing faxes shall be rendered. The following scenarios can also be combined, because messages in both directions can also pass through several ixi-UMS Render Connectors.
When fax messages with attachments, e.g. Word-doc etc., shall be sent, the respective document has to be converted into a fax-capable format at a server (rendering). Basically, there are 2 scenarios:
Central Rendering (at the ixi-UMS MDS Server)Usually, also a central processing of the messages shall be achieved by deploying the ixi-UMS MDS. f there is no ixi-UMS Render Connector on the server yet, the installation of ixi-UMS MDS will also install the ixi-UMS Render Connector. The software applications required for the rendering (Word, Excel etc.) only must be installed on the ixi-UMS MDS Server/s.
The following has to be considered then:
Local Rendering (at the ixi-UMS Kernel Servers)It may make sense in exceptional cases to use the ixi-UMS Render Connctor on the single ixi-UMS Kernel Servers.
Please take into account then, that
When deploying the ixi-UMS Connector for use with SAP® R/3®, it is mandatory to choose one of the scenarios described above. When fax messages are exclusively sent by users from a Windows-workstation (e.g. via Outlook), the server-based rendering is not absolutely necessary.
Client-based Rendering (at the Workstations)Precondition for this is the use of the printer "IFax" of the ixi-UMS Client Tools at every workstation. The ixi-UMS Client Tools must be installed on every workstation.
However, it is absolutely necessary that the messages pass any ixi-UMS Render Connector in the system in order to accomplish final conversions and to generate a coverpage, if necessary. A control of the ixi-UMS Render Connectors though is not required and software for the conversion of messages is not needed on the servers.
If the features / options
are wanted, you have to keep in mind when choosing the installation location of the ixi-UMS Render Connector where the network printers and / or the MetaDir Is / are installed and which recipients shall be allowed to receive faxes as PDF.
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