Benefits of iPDF - the spool file converter

iPDF – the spool file converter is available. Let’s discover what your business can benefit from this solution.

Faster and more secure native iSeries conversion 

With iPDF, users can convert their PDF files without downloading them to a PC. It means that users do not have to worry about whether someone can steal their PDF files from the PC they save data on.

Integration

With iPDF, users can integrate it with Document Management solutions available on the market. iPDF is usable with all iSeries, System i and Power Server accounting/ERP solutions including JD Edwards, Mapics, Lawson, Infinium … all software applications that generate spool files. It also can be integrated into in-house software using available APIs.

Other benefits

iPDF is easy to install and use for iSeries and System i users and to easily browse System i spool files.

PDF documents are text conversions so text is searchable.

Also by using iPDF, users can attach PDF files to  iMail (email), iView (archive retrieval) or other proprietary email or document archival solutions.

Contact inFORM Decisions for more information, at 800-858-5544.

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Converting a spooled file to a PDF file

Here are steps to convert a spooled file to a PDF file.  It requires an IBM® Infoprint Server for iSeries® license.

IBM Navigator for i

The first step is to select Basic Operations from the IBM Navigator for i window and then  Printer Output. The second step is to right-click the printer output file which you are going to convert. Next, select Export as PDF to output queue, Export as PDF to IFS, or Export as PDF to e-mail from the Select Action menu and click Go. Finally, follow the instructions in the PDF convert wizard when it opens.

System i® Navigator

The first step is to select the printer output file which you  are going to convert. Next, you click Convert to PDF. Finally, follow the instructions in the PDF convert wizard when it opens.

By the way, you can search a spool file converter such as iPDF. It is an affordable powerful solution from inFORM Decisions. IBM native conversion improves security and speed of PDF document conversion by eliminating the need to download to a PC) to process PDF file.

Source: IBM

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Alltrade uses iMail and iPDF

Alltrade, a Long Beach, California-based firm founded in 1979  is privately held with global manufacturing and sales facilities serving customers all over the world.

Alltrade was running smoothly until autumn 2007, when one of its customers mandated email notification of return authorizations, which its current solution didn't support.

For printing bar codes and specific documents like invoices, bills of lading, etc, Alltrade had selected inFORM Decisions' solutions including  iMail and iPDF.

inFORM Decisions' iMail solution allows users to attach and distribute reports,  forms,  and database files in popular formats, including PDF, EXCEL, TEXT, TXT, HTML, ZIP, RTF and PCL. While iPDF  is a spool file converter that converts standard HP Laserjet output into the popular Adobe PDF.

Eric Roberts, a project leader, said that Alltrade had some minor setup issues. However, with two phone calls to inFORM Decisions' support squad, they were quickly resolved.

A year later, Alltrade  has reduced entry errors and can keep electronic copies of reports and documents instead of paper ones. The implementation also has allowed  the company to forgo tracking documents manually. Roberts says Alltrade  is looking into implementing iView  inFORM Decisions for full document storage and retrieval.

He is also impressed impressed with inFORM from the start. They are responsive with their support and easy to work with. inFORM Decisions’ solutions  offer great functionality for the price.

Visit www.informdecisions.com or contact inFORM Decisions at 800.858.5544.right now to get further information.

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Features of iPDF

As an iSeries (iSeries PDF), System i and Power Systems NATIVE PCL to PDF converter, iPDF’s inFORM Decisions allows users to convertstandard HP Laserjet output into the popular Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format). Here are features of the spool file converter.

Firstly, iPDF enables IBM AS400/iSeries spool files to be converted into Adobe PDF, *SCS or *USERASCII (pcl 5e) documents into Adobe PDF format, and spool files and merged documents into text searchable documents.

Secondly, iPDF lets documents to be easily selected for conversion by using green screen spool file and Output Queue browser.

Thirdly, this spool file converter runs on the OS/400, i5/OS and IBM i operating systems. It also supports all widely-used PCL and GL/2 op-codes for PCL 5e.

What is more, iPDF integrates  with  inFORM’s iDocs ™ to burst, sort, collate, and rout PDF documents to email recipients or post  to a storage location for web access.

Besides, when integrated with inFORM’s SmartRouter, invoicing and other business document applications can be facilitate, accelerate and automate via self-service web portals or email distribution.

iPDF allows you to attach multiple PDF files to outbound emails with iMail.

For more information, contact inFORM Decisions at 800-858-5544, email info@informdecisions.com or visit us online at www.informdecisions.com.

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