MFD: FaxOut Service January 2, 2010
January 2, 2010
wd-mfdfaxoutmod10-2009 Working Draft
The Printer Working Group
FaxOut Service
Semantic ModelandService Interface
Status: Interim
Abstract: Network print devices have evolved to support additional multifunction services, in particular FaxOut Service. When FaxOut Devices are installed in local office or enterprise networks, they need remote service, device, and job management capabilities so that administrators, operators, and end users can monitor their health and status. In addition, such FaxOut Devices need remote job submission capabilities so that operators and end users can create FaxOut Jobs without depending entirely on local console interfaces. This document defines a semantic model for service, device, and job management and job submission for these FaxOut Devices.
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Contents
1Introduction
2Summary
3Terminology
3.1Conformance Terminology
3.2Content Specific Terminology
4Rationale
4.1Rationale for this FaxOut Service Specification
4.2Out of Scope for FaxOut Service
4.3Model mapping conventions
5MFD Model Overview
6FaxOut Service Model Overview
6.1DefaultFaxOutJobTicket
6.2FaxOutServiceCapabilities
6.3FaxOutServiceCapabilitiesReady
6.4FaxOutServiceConfiguration
6.5FaxOut Service Description
6.6Service Status
7FaxOut Job Model
7.1FaxOutJobReceipt
7.2FaxOutJobStatus
7.3FaxOutJobTicket
7.3.1FaxOut Document Processing
7.3.2FaxOut Job Description
7.3.3FaxOut Job Processing
8FaxOut Document Model
8.1FaxOut Document Receipt
8.2FaxOut Document Status
8.3FaxOutDocumentTicket
8.3.1FaxOut Document Description
8.3.2FaxOut Document Processing
9FaxOut Service Subunits
10FaxOut Service Theory of Operation
11FaxOut Service Interfaces
12Conformance Requirements
12.1Client Conformance Requirements
12.2FaxOut Service Conformance Requirements
12.2.1Objects
12.2.2Operations
12.3FaxOut Service Elements
12.4Extensions
13PWG and IANA Registration Considerations
14Internalization Considerations
15Security Considerations
15.1Storing FaxOut Documents in a Document Repository
15.2Protection of End User’s FaxOut Documents
15.3Restricted Use of FaxOut Service Features
16References
16.1Normative References
16.2Informative References
17Author’s Address
Figures
Figure 1 High Level FaxOut Service Schema
Figure 2 DefaultFaxOutJobTicket
Figure 3 FaxOutServiceCapabilities
Figure 4 FaxOutServiceConfiguration
Figure 5 FaxOutServiceDescription
Figure 6 FaxOutServiceStatus
Figure 7 JobTable
Figure 8 High Level FaxOut Job View
Figure 9 FaxOutJobStatus
Figure 10 FaxOutJobTicket
Figure 11 FaxOutDocumentProcessing
Figure 12 FaxOutJobDescription
Figure 13 FaxOutJobProcessing
Figure 14 High Level FaxOut Document View
Figure 15 FaxOut Document Status
Figure 16 FaxOutDocumentTicket
Figure 17 FaxOutDocumentDescription
Figure 18 High Level FaxOut Service Schema
Tables
Table 1 FaxOutServiceCapabilities
Table 2 MFD Service Description Elements
Table 3 MFD Document Processing Elements
Table 4 MFD Document Description Elements
Table 5 User Operations
Table 6 Administrative Operations
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MFD: FaxOut Service January 2, 2010
1Introduction
This document specifies the PWG abstract model forFaxOutservicesof aMultifunctionDevice (MFD). Included in this document is the content specific terminology, data model, the theory of operation, the FaxOutservice interfaces and the conformance requirements. The MFD FaxOut service abstract modelsinclude the functional models and interfacesof the associated FaxOutservicesfor a local network or enterprise-connectedmultifunction device.
2Summary
The MFD Faxing service addressed in this specificationis the FaxOut Service. The FaxOut Serviceresponds to queries about its capabilities, configuration and descriptive information. It responds to queries for information about the FaxOut Jobs and their associated Documents. It manages and processes FaxOut Jobs with its associated FaxOutJobTicketand stores the digital output. A FaxOutclient application contains a FaxOut Client. AFaxOutclient application interactswith the end user to obtain the end user’s FaxOut Intent and uses theFaxOutClient to communicate with the FaxOut Servicethat will execute the end user’s FaxOut Intent.
FaxOut Templates contain instructions representing preconfigured FaxOut intent that can be used as is or modified by the end user. Once the end user is satisfied with the FaxOut Template theFaxOutclient application passes the FaxOut Job Template to the FaxOut Job Client for submission to the FaxOut Service. FaxOut templates maybe obtained in a number of ways. Those methods are outside the scope of this specification.
The Faxingscenariosaddressedin this specification range fromwalk-up users that use MFD’s front panel to FaxOutto remote users that use their computers to FaxOut. Users may also use workflow applications in an enterprise to FaxOut. For batch job FaxOutof either single or multiple documents, the model supportsautomated FaxOut of a stack of documents separated by anindividual FaxOutInstruction Sheet.The modelalso supportsexternal security services that protects against unauthorized use of the FaxOut servicesand access of FaxOutdigital data.
3Terminology
3.1Conformance Terminology
See [MFD] for conformance terminology used. There are no FaxOut specific conformance terms.
3.2Content SpecificTerminology
See [MFD] for common MFD terminology used. For this service the “<service>” in the MFD Terminology section is replaced with “FaxOut”. The terms used in this document are:ActiveJobs, FaxOutDevice, FaxOutDocument, FaxOutDocumentTicket, FaxOut Intent, FaxOutJob, FaxOutJob Resource, FaxOutJobTemplate, FaxOutJobReceipt, FaxOutDocument Data, FaxOutJobTicket, ScanRegion, ADF, Attribute,Client, Content Region, CrossFeed direction,Default FaxOutJobTicket,Destination,Destination URI,Digital Document,Document Data, Directory Service,Discovery Client,Document Repository,Document Resource, Document Ticket, Element, Executable Resource, Fast Scan direction,Feed direction,Firmware, Font, Form, Group Element,Hardcopy Document,ICC Profile, Image,Job History, Job Owner (or Owner), Job Resource, Job Ticket, Local Client, Logo, Physical FaxOutDocumentTicket, Physical FaxOutJobTicket,Profile Connection Space (PCS), Remote Client,Resource, Resource Client, Resource Service, Sequence, Service,Slow Scan direction,Software, Static Resource, Template, Users, Watermark, X, Y..
There isno FaxOut specific teminology.
4Rationale
4.1Rationale for this FaxOutService Specification
In order to support common functionality for faxingusing multifunction devices, there is a clear need to develop a semanticmodel and a set of abstract operations and elements for FaxOut relatedservices.In order to implement anabstract model of the operations and elements for FaxOutrelated services, there is need to map them onto implementable applications and communication protocolsthat support interactions between FaxOut Clients and FaxOut Services. There is a clear need to define a binding of the abstract model into Web Service Schema and Web Service protocol stack.
4.2Out of Scope for FaxOut Service
The basic FaxOut service model defined in this document is targeted to support enterprise FaxOut applications. However this document does not specify any application specific semantics. The MFD Working Group charter defines the following as out of scope:
- Semantics of any FaxOut service management operations for MFDs that are not network connected.
- Semantics of any compound servicesuch asFaxOut-To-Email, FaxOut-To-Fax, FaxOut-To-Mailbox, or FaxOut-To-Printof which the additional semantics associated with accessing the specific document repositories will be defined in other services, not included in the FaxOutservices.
- Semantics of any workflow protocol, i.e., sequencing and coordination of FaxOutjobs across multiple services.
- Semantics for the creation of new document or file formats.
4.3Model mapping conventions
The FaxOut Servicemodel is described in this document as an XML schema. This is for the sake of convenience and does not require a protocol mapping involving XML. The top level objects such as the Subunits, the Services, and their associated Jobs and Documents can be represented in any number of ways. Abstractly they are objects which contain attributes or properties that express characteristics of the object. For the remainder of this document references to Attribute or Element refer to XML Attributes and XML Elements respectively. Either of these can be abstractly considered to be attributes or properties of abstract objects.
5MFD Model Overview
See [MFD] for the overall MFD model. The FaxOut Servicefits within the MFD model as one of a number of services that can be hosted on a multifunction device (i.e. System). The critical MFD container object with regard to describing the FaxOut service is Services.
One of theMFD’s services is the FaxOut Service. There can be multiple instances of a FaxOut Service hosted on a Multifunction Device. This allows an implementation to expose multiple queues each with its own set of defaults and capabilities.
The System has a SystemConfiguration object that contains all the subunits that comprise the MFD. Each FaxOut Service instance contains a service specific view of the subunits used by that service instance. The FaxOut service element FaxOutServiceConfiguration contains the service specific view of the associated Subunits.
6FaxOut Service Model Overview
Below is the top level view of the FaxOut Service schema.
Figure 1High Level FaxOut Service Schema
The PWG semantic modelsupports zero or more FaxOut Services.A FaxOut Service is hosted locally on an MFD or remotely on another computer. The FaxOut Service model has anActive Jobqueue, a Job History and a set of Elements which includesFaxOut Servicestatus, configuration, description, defaults, and processingcapabilities.
The DefaultFaxOutTicket Group Element contains FaxOut description and job and document processing default values. The values contained in the Default FaxOutJobTicket are the values that that will be used by the FaxOut Service when processing a FaxOutJobTicket which does not specify a different value. The values for this are populated in an implementation specific manner. The details of the DefaultFaxOutTicket are specified in §6.1
The FaxOutServiceCapabilities Group Element represents the allowed values supported by the FaxOut Service for a FaxOutJobTicket. The Element includes two sub Elements: the FaxOutDocumentCapabilities Group Element has all processing Elements for FaxOut Documents, and the FaxOutJobCapabilites Group Element includes all supported processing Elements for FaxOut Jobs. The details of each processing Element are specified in §6.2
The FaxOutServiceCapabilitiesReady group element represents the allowed values for a FaxOutJobTicket that do not require operator intervention (e.g., the media that is actually loaded in an input tray). The details are specified in §6.3
The FaxOutService Configuration provides a FaxOut Service specific view into the Subunits that are associated with this service instance. Only Subunits that are used by the FaxOut Service will appear in this element. The details of each subunit are detailed in §6.4. To see all the subunits for the MFD the System element provides an all encompassing view.
The FaxOutServiceDescription Group Element includes descriptive information such as service name and information, and has extension point for vendor specific information. These Description Elements are settable by Administrators. Similar to FaxOut Service state elements, there are localized Description Elements for each supported Description Element. The details of the FaxOutServiceDescription Elements are specified in §6.5
The FaxOutServiceStatus Group Elementis an extension of the PWG service status class that includes elements such as ID, state, service counters, state messages and state reasons. State messages are localized state reasons. The only FaxOut Service specific status extensions are the FaxOut Service specific counters.The details of the Elements in the FaxOutServiceStatus group are specified in §6.6.
AFaxOut Service contains zero or more jobs. Each job has a zero or more Documents which reference a Destination where the Digital Document(s)are stored as files. The FaxOut Serviceorganizes its FaxOut Jobs in a minimum of twojob queues: (1) ActiveJobs, (2) JobHistory. ActiveJobs is aqueue maintaining a list of jobs that are pending or processing. The JobHistory queue maintains a log of FaxOutthat have reached a terminating state (i.e. Completed, Aborted, and Canceled). The retention period for jobs in the JobHistory list is implementation specific but MUST NOT be less than 300 seconds[PZ1]. Each FaxOut Job can contain a FaxOutJobTicket which provides descriptive information as well as JobProcessing and DocumentProcessing instructions. The DocumentProcessing instructions apply to all documents within the job unless overridden at the document level with a FaxOutDocumentTicket.
Each FaxOut Job contains zero or more FaxOutDocuments. There is a time between the creation of a job and when the first document is added that the number of documents is zero. Support of multidocument jobs is implementation specific. The service’s support for multidocument jobs can be determined by examining the MultipleDocumentJobsSupported element in FaxOutServiceDescription.
6.1DefaultFaxOutJobTicket
The DefaultFaxOutTicket provides the values that will be used if the element is omitted in a FaxOut Job’s FaxOutJobTicket. Note that the processing instructions are not bound to the FaxOut Job until the FaxOut Job is actually processed. The values from the DefaultFaxOutJobTicket are not copied to the Job’s FaxOutJobTicket. If the FaxOutJobReceipt is supported, the combined elements from the user supplied FaxOutJobTicket and the applied values from the DefaultFaxOutJobTicket are copied to the FaxOutJobReceipt.
Figure 2DefaultFaxOutJobTicket
For descriptions of the elements that comprise FaxOutJobDescription, FaxOutJobProcessing and FaxOutDocumentProcessing see §7.3on FaxOutJobTicket below.
6.2FaxOutServiceCapabilities
The FaxOutServiceCapabilities provides information about the elements that can be used in FaxOutJobTickets. The values of the elements in FaxOutServiceCapabilities indicate all the supported values for a FaxOutJobTicket submitted to the FaxOutServer instance(e.g., all the media loaded in the InputTrays or available in nearby storage locations). The names of the elements within the FaxOutServiceCapabilities are the same as those in the Default FaxOutJobTicket. See §6.1 for the names of the FaxOutDocumentProcessingCapabilities, FaxOutJobDescriptionCapabilities, and FaxOutJobProcessingCapabilities elements.