JES2Mail and JES2FTP Options

Report Processing Language (RPL)
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Report Processing Language (RPL) Option

Existing reports may contain more data than is relevant to a specific user. The high-level easy to use Report Processing Language (RPL) option is provided for breaking down reports and sending only the information a recipient is authorized and/or needs to receive.

The RPL provides the ability to extract/modify data and even insert data from mainframe databases before sending. In addition, data within documents can be used for routing purposes.

Report Splitting

A "Split Script" file controls the Report Splitting process by determining what data in the report is to be used as a 'break' point. The Script language has functions to find fixed or floating values in a report, and to determine if there is a 'break' in the report.

Addressing of 'Report Segments' or SubReports can come from data in the report page itself, or data in the report page can be used to 'Look up' an address in an external table. For example, a salesman ID could be used as a key in a list of salesmen and their e-mail addresses. If desired, after extracting the address information from the report page, the page can be updated, or the line deleted from the report page.

Another use of report splitting can be to replace each page of the report with an HTML formatted page. For example, a report could really be a set of 'Purchase Orders' or 'Shipping Confirmations'. The RepSplit Script could extract addressing and other data from the Report page, then delete the 'Report' page, and replace it with an 'HTML' page, and have data from the original Report page inserted into the HTML page before sending.

SubReport e-mails can also contain attachments.

Splitting Report Bundles

With the advent of report distribution systems, 'reports' may actually be 'bundles of sub-reports' that have been collated by target user. For example, an organization might 'bundle' all the 'month end' reports to be repackaged by the recipient.

JES2MAIL has three choices for processing such report bundles:

1. Deliver the entire bundle as a single report, in a single e-mail message.
2. Break out the 'sub-reports' and send each sub-report as an individual attachment in its own message.
3. With Bundle mode, the sub-reports are split into separate attachments, but are delivered in a single e-mail. The recipient gets one e-mail with a separate attachment for each sub-report.

>Features & Benefits of RPL Option

Split into sub-reports and route to different destinations

Use document contents for addressing

Look-up email addresses and FTP destinations in external tables

Global variables for passing values process-to-process

Edit contents of documents before packaging and delivery

Extract data contents for comma delimited data file

Create multi-level Indexes (Table of Contents) for PDF files

Control the application of multiple overlays for a given document. Ie. Every page can have a different overlay (form).

Define 'cover page' for email message body

PDF Documents: 128-bit PDF Encryption

PDF Documents: Restrict ability to change or extract information to protect against tampering

eMail Merge operations

Comma-delimited extract creation

Handling of multiple PDF Overlays per page/document

PDF Overlay Option

JES2Mail AND JES2FTP can deliver PDF reports/documents that incorporate Form overlays. These can be simple 'stock paper' overlays, or complex government documents. The overlays can be created using Adobe's rich set of PDF creation tools, such as Acrobat and PageMaker.

Simple 'stock paper' overlays are dynamically created in response to some configuration statements. Complex PDF overlays are either created or downloaded and then a supplied PREPHOST program will prepare them for uploading to the OS/390 host.

Multiple overlays can be included in a final PDF document, with each page of the report using a different overlay. The script language can be used to change the selected overlay on a page-by-page basis.

Features & Benefits of PDF Overlay Option

Apply Overlays (Forms, Graphics, etc.)

Stock Overlays (Green-bar) Background

Convert existing PDF documents into Overlays

Apply "Watermarks" to Overlays

Multiple Overlays per page / different Overlays per page

PDF Documents: Watermarks protect against document faking