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The four keys for success in IBM i database queries and report writing software can be summed up in the simple acronym ASEF, which stands for:
Analysis
Selection
Extraction
Formatting
All IBM i queries and reports start and end with these four steps. Here’s ...
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A good IBM i paperless processing solution can archive distributed electronic forms and spooled file reports in universal file formats; PDF files, excel spreadsheets, and HTML files. Archived files can be stored on an external file server or on the IBM i Integrated File System (IFS).
A paperless digital archive is the treasure trove of information about your IBM i reports and documents. It provides easy access to ...
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IBM i paperless processing can integrate with, and enhance ERP (enterprise resource planning) software made by companies such as Infor and JDE, often without changing the base software used by the ERP system.
Here are six different ways IBM i paperless processing software can enhance an IBM i-based ERP system.
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IBM i system monitoring software watches an IBM i partition 24/7/365 and immediately takes action after detecting hardware, operating system, or software issues. When finding a problem, the software can alert staff via email or text messages, or it can initiate action on its own to resolve an issue.
The most common system monitoring technique is to ...
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As an IBM i system notification and monitoring vendor, we’ve helped a lot of people get started with automating everything about their IBM i systems, including communication and real-time alerts.
It’s always interesting to see how many things change after a shop installs system monitoring software. A new monitoring package not only affects your monitoring strategy, it also ...
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Managing paper documents can consume up to 15% of the annual revenue in an organization.
Paper document automation and reduction can have a major impact on any organization’s balance sheet. Although it’s not tracked in the general ledger, paper processing is a major cost. And eliminating paper documents can have a much bigger financial ...
You don’t need a PhD in Computer Science or any additional programming modifications to your IBM i system to realize the countless benefits you can receive by implimenting IBM i report automation solutions (paperless reporting). For example, you can convert spooled file documents to digital formats (i.e. Excel and PDF) or digitize and archive spooled files for secure delivery to users ...
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At DRV Tech, we talk a lot about report automation and document management software and what it can do for organizations.
What most people don’t usually realize is that report automation and document management are two components of a paperless processing system that automates your entire IBM i manual paper flow.
If you’re unfamiliar with paperless processing, here’s what makes up a paperless ...
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Studies have shown that managing paper documents (printing, collating, folding, mailing, distributing, storing, retrieving, and destroying documents) can consume up to 15% of the annual revenue in your organization.
That’s why report automation and document management software is so important. Replacing paper forms with digital documents could have the same effect on your bottom line as a 15% sales increase or closing one or more physical locations. ...
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For CIOs who may not be familiar with the IBM i environment, it helps to understand how you can leverage an IBM i system in a Microsoft Windows network.
IBM i partitions can run most TCP/IP servers alongside production software. Many packages, including DRV’s full-line of solutions, can run IBM i and TCP/IP servers on the same partition, rather than using Windows ...
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