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Automatically
deliver JES reports via:
- Web
browser
- FTP to any platform
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E-Mail
Split
up reports, convert to PDF, full security using SSL, RACF,
ACF2
No
Web server needed!
JES Report Broker monitors your JES queue. When JRB finds output
which meets selection
criteria, the output is delivered automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions are:
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How long does it take to install? |
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The basic installation for JES Report Broker including performing installation verification
will take 2-3 hours or less. |
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How are reports selected from the JES queue? |
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The following criteria can be used in any combination:
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What
happens to the JES output after delivery? |
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One
of the following:
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Can
the output be converted into a PDF document? |
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Yes any JES output can
be converted into a PDF document.
It can then be delivered using any of the available methods.
(WWW,
EMAIL, FTP etc…)
With JES Report Broker you
have full control over the characteristics of the PDF document. |
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Can
output be accessed via WWW? |
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Reports
can be archived into JES Report Broker then accessed securely using a web browser
such as Internet Explorer or Netscape navigator. Use your browser to
select reports via any combination of the following:
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Output Class
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Destination id
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Writer id
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Form id
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DDname
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Creation date range
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Jobname
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Job id
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Notify Userid
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Owning Userid
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Programmer name
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Notify Node id
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Room name
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Procedure name
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Step Name
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Execution node
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Entry node
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Output group id
Wildcards
are supported. |
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How
can reports be delivered? |
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Web - Reports are archived into
JES Report Broker and accessed from a web browser via the Web or your
company's INTRA-net.
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FTP - Provides full control of file name as well as optional creation of sub-directory.
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E-Mail - Can be the body of email or an attachment.
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Offload the report to a local sequential dataset or
GDG.
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Can be delivered back to JES.
Usually this is used with the report splitting feature. With JES
Report Broker you have
full control over the output characteristics of the newly
created output.
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What
can be done with a report accessed via a web browser? |
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Is a web server necessary? |
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No, JES Report
Broker has a fully secure web server as part of the product. |
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Can reports be E-Mailed to multiple recipients? |
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Yes,
mainframe report distributions can be up to a maximum of ten recipients. |
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Can
a report be segmented into sections and delivered separately? |
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Yes. A report can be split up using the text within the output.
Each section of the report can be
delivered to a different location.
You can separately control the format
and types of conversions of each section of the output.
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Is carriage control
supported? |
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Yes,
ASA and machine carriage control is fully supported. Full FCB
emulation is provided as well. |
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How is
transmission of reports secured? |
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FTP delivery and web
browser access are fully protected using SSL (Secure Socket
Layer).
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How is access via a
browser secured? |
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The browser user must sign-on using a userid and a password.
Use any of the following security methods:
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Internal security
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RACF
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ACF/2
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Top/Secret
SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
is also used to provide complete security.
Mainframe report
distributions are archived into "report groups", a user id must be
authorized to access a group.
After an installation specified length of browser inactivity the sign-in is canceled. This protects against someone else using your sign-on if you
leave your workstation.
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Can
multiple reports be delivered at the same time? |
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Yes. Configure
JES Report Broker to deliver as many reports concurrently as needed.
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Is
a batch utility provided to back up and restore archived reports? |
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Yes, within JES Report Broker the utility provides the following functions:
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BACKUP to history
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RESTORE from history
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Automatic maintenance - automatically backs up and purges reports based on
age
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Purge history
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Purge history by backup dataset name
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Purge history by backup volume id
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JES Report Broker New
features |
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TYPES OF DELIVERY
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NEW!
You can now choose if a report will be delivered in ASCII or EBCDIC.
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Can now specify the FTP port to be used.
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JES - Reports can now be delivered back to the JES spool.
You can control all the characteristics of the new report created. Usually this feature is used in conjunction with the report splitting features of the
product.
REPORTS CAN BE SPLIT UP
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NEW!
Each report 'segment' can now be delivered to a different location will
separate control over formatting and conversion.
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New controls over report segmentation boundaries have been added. Also we have removed the requirement that segments must be defined in the order they appear in the
report.
REPORTS CAN BE CONVERTED
- Reports can be delivered as:
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NEW!
PDF (Adobe Acrobat) - Can be viewed or downloaded from a WEB BROWSER.
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Desktop Printer format
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Other formats coming in the future…
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