Seamlessly Convert Spool Files to PDF

iPDF is a IBM i native spool file to PDF Conversion tool which provides many benefits to businesses running on the IBM i, iSeries or AS400. More than just converting basic spool file text to PDF, iPDF will convert color, logos, images, graphics, bar codes etc, and generate PDF files that are text searchable for ease of use.

A time-saving and more secure PDF document transformation application:

iPDF allows you to easily convert your  iSeries spool file reports, forms, checks, invoices, purchase orders and other business documents to the universal Portable Document Format without any programming or manual tasks. It transforms documents to PDF without using IBM’s Navigator on a PC, or System Utilities with a workstation customizing object.  This not only saves time, but also eliminates the security issues created with converted documents on external PCs.

With iPDF, converted documents can be emailed or sent directly to the IFS, mapped network drives or servers. It can be integrated with other companion modules to create the ultimate distribution tool directing output to an external repository for private and secure user retrieval.    

Spool file management and report distribution can be controlled by the users generating the reports. iPDF can be setup to automatically convert your spool files reports to PDF without any programming.  It is menu driven and very easy to use.  There are included API’s that programmers can utilize.  These APIs can be integrated with all iSeries, System i and Power Server accounting applications like JD Edwards, Mapics, Lawson, Optimum, etc.

Using companion products from inFORM Decisions, users can create, customize, sort, burst and distribute reports.  Click our iSeries Forms Software for information about our full product suite.

inFORM Decisions  has been serving the IBM i family of computers since 1994. iPDF and our products can provide you with the versatility that never existed with computer generated paper forms. Our products provide the perfect solution to accomplish your paperless office imitative. 

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Seamlessly Convert Spool Files to EXCEL and other formats

Have you ever seen a generic spool file generated report being distributed to the company’s Board of Directors or being presented on an overhead projector at a sales meeting or trade show?

If you query a group of iSeries/AS400 business users about the kind of reporting being generated from the information stored on their machines, the vast majority of them will say via an Excel spreadsheet. Excel has been the reporting tool of choice since replacing Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard in 1993. Excel users know just how powerful a tool it can be to analyze numeric data and to present information in a clear, concise and presentable fashion.

Since the data on an iSeries/AS400 isn’t readily accessible to Excel, financial reporting is normally generated with iSeries/AS400 spool files. Without the proper tools, manually downloading and importing these spool files into Excel spreadsheets can be tedious, time consuming and error prone.

Our iMail product transforms these iSeries/AS400Spool files and converts the data to true Excel (XLS or XLSX) and other formats automatically. iMail can also take the load off of  IT by turning the spool file management and report distribution over to the  users generating  reports, without manually converting or re-entering information. Distribute them by email or post directly on your server for easy access by end users.  If the information you need resides on the iSeries/AS400, you can format into Excel seamlessly and in an automated fashion.

Using companion products from inFORM Decisions, users can create, customize, sort, burst and distribute reports.  Click our iSeries Forms Software for information about our full product suite.

inFORM Decisions  has been serving the IBM i family of computers since 1994. iMail and our other products can provide you with the versatility that never existed with computer generated paper forms. Our products provide the perfect solution to accomplish your paperless office initiative.  

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How can iDocs and SmartRouter help your iSeries productivity?

iDocs and SmartRouter are considered as two of the most powerful and stable iSeries tools to manage business information today. Both of them play an indispensable role supporting organizations on their ways of digital transformation.

1.  Integration

iDocs, is the central processing engine for all of inFORM’s document automation  products on the iSeries. It provides output queue monitoring and spool file management. iFORMS and iChecks provide a powerful solution for all of your electronic form and check printing needs. SmartRouter can be intergraded with iDocs so you can easily define complex rules for how iSeries should intelligently split out, process, regroup and distribute individual pages of a spool file.

2.  Cost savings

iDocs could help you save a great deal of money by less paper-handling, document loading, storage, distribution, postage/shipping, faxes, telephone, labor and waste.

Both iDocs and SmartRouter are extremely environment-friendly because the decrease of paper usage, costs and pressure on forests are eliminated or greatly reduced.

3.  Speed up business processes

The delivery of invoices, checks, business forms, reports and other documents is reliably and accurately expedited to the exact people who need them via email, fax, print and/or web-based archiving and retrieval via the internet.  

4.  Easy to use

Easy to follow menus with useful prompts help users quickly set up conditions, tests and targets. Both iDocs and SmarRouter are supplied by inFORM Decisions, a developer and distributor of electronic document automation and payment automation solutions for IBM i with over 20 years of experience. You can easily implement both of these efficient tools and receive dedicated support from inFORM’s staffs for all products

For further information, watch this detailed video: inFORM Decisions - iDocs IBM i, iSeries, AS/400 Document Management Software

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Distribution for iSeries Smart Router

Smart Router is the product which helps with the bursting, sorting and distributing of documents, forms and files on the iSeries platform. It is actually a useful way to save money, time and labor. There are many benefits to this product.

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iSeries Digital Forms Software: Electronic forms solution for your Business

If you're looking to replace your existing paper forms and checks iDOCS Software architecture allows you to customize and tailor software to your specific needs with add-on modules that provide greater flexibility, functionality and security on your iSeries or IBM i.

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AS400 Spool Files – distribution problems and solutions

Anyone who used an iSeries or AS/400 knows that spooling is a system function that saves data in a spooled file for later processing or printing. Spooled files can help you manage your documents such as invoices, purchases orders, bills of lading, etc. targeted for externally attached devices, such as a printer.

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The best document format with OCR and PDF/A

ORC is a technology that extracts the files and documents then it can be edited,searched and automatically translated to speech. In addition, ORC can be used to convert some books into online format and to automate various business processes. And PDF/A is an ISO-standardized version of the Portable Document Format specialized for the digital preservation of electronic document. The “A” identifined levels of conformance, in this level it conformate level A satisfies all requirements in the specification.

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