Report Designer is an interactive utility for IBM i . With Report Designer an applications programmer can create and maintain report record formats coded in DDS, RPG, or ILE/RPG. It replaces printer layout charts and hand coding of DDS, RPG, or ILE/RPG specifications.

• Functionally equivalent to IBM's^® Screen Design Aid ( SDA), with extensions for printer files.
• Supports all DDS keywords and works with existing printer file source members.
• Supports RPG internally described printer files and works with existing RPG source.
• Supports both RPG and ILE/RPG.
• Work Display supports 27 line X 132 column display mode.
• Provides windowing and paging for designing reports that are larger than the display device.
• Handles report widths up to the DDS maximum of 378 columns.
• Allows field selection from existing database files.
• Enables printing of sample reports, both in batch and interactively.
• Converts between RPG internally described and DDS externally described printer specifications.
• Retains and reapplies printer file creation parameters.

Gumbo products include a range of standard features that make them easy to use, easy to manage, and easy to live with:

• Extensive manual, both online as menu option 1 and in PDF PDF (See downloads page).
• Context sensitive help for every command and parameter.
• Menu that provides organized access to the product's features.
• The product is packaged as a licensed program and participates in the full range of support provided by IBM i. Licensed program installation, PTF management, etc. are handled with the same commands used to manage IBM^® software.
• Unlike IBM^® Licensed Programs, our products are packaged to allow multiple releases to be installed at the same time. This facilitates new release testing.
• Product PTFs are available on the web or can be retrieved and installed in a single step using our Retrieve Gumbo PTF (RTVGSIPTF) command.
• Our products include a hot site friendly automatic authorization function that allows you to immediately move operations to any backup or failover machine without contacting us for a license key or authorization code.
• We include a Check Product Authorization (CHKPRDAUT) command that allows you to exercise the product's authorization algorithm and insure there are no authorization "surprises".
• An installation verification option is available on the menu. You can easily verify that the product is correctly installed.
• All (applicable) objects in our products are digitally signed allowing you to verify their integrity. Modifications that could jeopardize the security of your system are easily detected with IBM i's Check Object Integrity (CHKOBJITG) command.
• Our products are upward compatible with future IBM i releases. You can install a new IBM i release without installing a new release from us.
• Our products are compatible with all IBM i security levels. We use only published interfaces.

For additional information see: Answers to the most frequently asked general product questions.

Report Designer is priced at $1,700 for any system running IBM i. The one time charge includes the first year of maintenance services. You are purchasing a permanent license to use Report Designer subject to the terms of a license agreement and upgrade policy.

A fully functional 30-day trial of the product is available for immediate download. There is no obligation. To receive an invoice, fill out an Invoice Request.