Email Report Server

Distribute IBM i reports via email.

What it Does

Monitor your IBM i output queues and deliver reports via email as they’re generated. No report downloading is required. Reports are sent directly from your IBM i via SMTP. No special mail server configuration is required. With the Email Report Server, you can easily distribute reports to field salespeople, remote offices, vendors and customers. Email Report Server also works seamlessly with iEncrypt to compress and encrypt files for emailing and distribution.

Key Features

  • Available in native IBM i or cross-platform versions.
  • Doesn’t require the AS/400 SMTP email server to be running.
  • Supports SMTP compliant email systems such as AS/400, MS Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, Novell GroupWise or any other SMTP compliant mail server.
  • Any IBM i report queue can become a report mailbox.
  • IBM i report queues can have one or more email recipients attached to it.
  • Email Addresses can be embedded directly into IBM i reports.
  • Assign email addresses by scanning for selected report criteria.
  • Assign email addresses by using user defined data in spool file.
  • Assign email addresses by using spool file attributes such as Spool File Name, User ID, User Data, Form, Type, or Job Name.
  • IBM i reports are sent as email file attachments and can be securely encrypted with iEncrypt.
  • IBM i reports can be manually mailed using interactive output queue interface.
  • IBM i reports can be mailed from AS/400 user applications via the MAILSPLF API command.
  • Reports can be automatically converted to ASCII text, RTF, PDF, HTML or Host Print Transform formats such as PCL or TIFF before emailing.

Who's Using It?

Brinker International
Brinker International

Brinker International uses PDF Splitter to automatically separate, categorize, compress and password-protect reports before electronically distributing them with Email Report Server.

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Code 3

Code 3 saves more than $20,000 a year in printing, storage and distribution costs by using Electronic Forms and Email Report Server to digitize paper forms and improve document workflow.

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Eastern Bag

Eatern Bag gains a competitive edge by using Email Report Server to keep customers informed of product, account, inventory, order, and delivery status.

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Sterling Chemicals

Sterling Chemicals manages work-related documents electronically, and eliminates paper-based processes and costly preprinted forms with WebDocs, Electronic Forms and Email Report Server.

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