The System Databases

Only the FSA may modify the system database files.

If the system has been configured to enforce security, the FSA must grant users permission to use specific Account, Class, Style records to enable the user to use Faximum. (See The Permission Database and Default Permissions.)

These are the system database files that the FSA controls:

• The Account Database
  • Contains the Faximum billing accounts. The FSA assigns accounts to users. A user may use any account for which he or she has permission.
• The Class Database
  • Controls the scheduling of outgoing fax requests. The class determines the priority of the transmission by determining the tradeoff between speed and cost.

    The FSA assigns each user the right to use one or more classes. A user may choose from the classes that are assigned, if there are more than one.

• The Dialing Rule Database
  • Determines what class of transmission service will be used. It also provides for "intelligent" dialing. For example, you can set up dialing rules so that Faximum determines if the call is local or long distance and adds or drops the appropriate country and area codes.
• The Fax Line Database
  • Contains information on the individual fax telephone lines connected to the server.
• The Permission Database
  • Contains information about the permissions granted a user or a group of users.
• The Printer Database
  • Contains information on printers that may be used to print outgoing faxes. The FSA establishes entries for each printer on the system.
• The Style Database
  • Contains information that controls the appearance of transmitted faxes, including the layout of the cover sheet. The FSA creates styles in the database and gives permission to users to access individual styles.
• The Tariff Database
  • Contains information about the cost of placing telephone calls. The Dialing Rule database references entries in this database in order to indicate the tariff associated with calls to certain areas placed on certain lines.
• The User Database
  • Identifies users and their privileges in order to enforce security.