About Control Files

Control files contain information that appears on a cover page. It also has settings and configurations that affect the way the Upland AccuRoute Server processes a message. See the following Control File examples below.

Example 1

;Sender Information
#SENDER_EMAIL jsmith@company.com
#SENDER_NAME Joe Smith
;Single Recipient's Information
#RECIPIENT
#RECIP_NAME Mary Fuller
#DESTINATION 1-772-456-4421
#COVERPAGE mycoverpage
;Attached File
#ATTACHMENT report.txt

Example 2

;Sender Information
#SENDER_EMAIL jsmith@company.com
#SENDER_NAME Joe Smith
#COVERPAGE coverpage
;First Recipient's Information
#RECIPIENT
#RECIP_NAME Mary Fuller
#DESTINATION 1-840-431-8801
;Second Recipient's Information
#RECIPIENT
#RECIP_NAME Tom Smith
#DESTINATION 1-840-888-1234

Example 3

#SENDER_EMAIL jsmith@company.com
#SENDER_NAME Joe Smith
#ACCESS_CODE 1234
#APPROVAL YES
#BILLING_CODE My Code
#NOTIFY ALL EMAIL name@company.com
#PRIORITY LOW
#SECURE_DELIVERY N
#DESTINATION FAX 16035551234
#RECIP_NAME Jane Doe

Using Control File Custom Variables

A list of defined variables is included in the Control File Keywords List. You can, however, use custom variables in control files.

  1. To use a custom variable in a control file, simply use the syntax value:

    # <custom variable name>

    For example: #WORKORDER W0123456

  2. On your template, insert a variable for this control file keyword. For example: %WORKORDER%

When this message is sent, the variable %WORKORDER% will be replaced with the value WO123456. See Control File Guidelines for more information about using control files.

See also

Control File Guidelines

Control File Keywords List