- "View" Facility
- Text Search Routing
- DASD Conservation
- PC Upload/Download
With the Report Distribution Facility (RDF), it is possible to take mainframe application
data, extract and "envelope" it, and deliver it to one or many EMS users
for on-line viewing, for filing, or for downloading to a PC.
For many organizations which consume large quantities of paper just for printing
reports, the Report Distribution Facility can provide the benefits of
- paper elimination
- faster dissemination of information
- easier manipulation of data
View Facility
RDF's "View" Facility provides a text search capability.
DASD Conservation
Even though a report may be distributed to multiple recipients, RDF remains efficient
by keeping only one copy of the report on-line. Reports can be 255 characters wide
and an unlimited number of lines in length.
Text Search Routing
Contents of a report or file can be scanned and routing triggered to one or multiple
recipients. For example, a program generating "revenue data" can trigger
the automatic routing of a "revenue data report" to an EMS distribution
list that includes all senior managers.
PC Upload/Download
Some users will want to take mainframe data and work with it on their PC. To do
this, they can use EMS' Upload/Download capability.