Facsimile requirements monitoring

A facsimile data processing system configured for facsimile requirements monitoring during facsimile transmission of a form, the system comprising:

• a host computing device with memory and at least one processor;
• a fax application executing in the memory of the host computing device;
• and,
• a facsimile requirements monitor coupled to the fax application, the facsimile requirements monitor comprising program code enabled to load a document directed for facsimile transmission by the fax application, to identify within the document a facsimile requirement that a particular location within the document include end user supplied data, to determine whether or not the particular location specified by the facsimile requirement includes end user supplied data, and to generate an error message in the host computing device responsive to a determination that the particular location lacks any end user supplied data.

A computer program product for facsimile requirements monitoring during facsimile transmission of a form, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium comprising a device having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code for loading a document directed for facsimile transmission by a facsimile data processing system;
• computer readable program code for identifying within the document a facsimile requirement that a particular location within the document include end user supplied data;
• computer readable program code for determining whether or not the particular location specified by the facsimile requirement includes end user supplied data;
• and,
• computer readable program code for generating an error message in the facsimile data processing system responsive to a determination that the particular location lacks any end user supplied data.