Report Manager is an IBM i based software utility that automates report distribution and spooled file management -- allowing you to reduce printing costs while better serving your users. Report Manager delivers output to the right place, in the right form. No more hand splitting and sorting paper. No more programming changes or job reruns to produce additional copies. No more discarding all but a few pages. Report Manager offers a complete solution for report management.

Report Writers
Distribution of print output is accomplished by Report Manager "report writers." These are similar to IBM i printer writers but more powerful. A report writer processes spooled files from an output queue and supports:

• Distribution of a single spooled file to multiple recipients, output queues, printers, email and network IDs.
• Conversion to an Integrated File System object (stream file).
• Printing of spooled files collated by recipient, form type, delivery point, or report group.
• Archiving of spooled files for off-line storage, recall and reprinting.
• Splitting of spooled files based on filter specifications.
• Printing of customizable separators with large block letters, distribution and delivery data.
• Printing of customizable packing slips with an index to the reports printed in a bundle.
• Support for remote printers.
• Exit points for additional delivery processing. Programs are included for large laser commands, microfiche output, copy to directory, archive save/recall, message notification, and optical storage among others.
• Integration with Spool-a-Matic and SpoolMail.

Reports
Spooled file distribution is controlled by information stored in Report Manager "reports." These contain spooled file selection and distribution specifications that direct the processing of report writers. Implemented as system objects, reports can be saved, restored, moved and secured using ordinary IBM i commands.

Subscriptions
Spooled file distribution specifications are added to reports as subscriptions. Subscriptions allow you to precisely define how and where each recipient's output should be delivered. Subscription features include:

• Local or network users as recipients.
• Queues, printers, email, stream files or programs as destinations.
• Form type and copies specifications.
• Start and end dates.
• Temporary delivery (vacation) hold.
• Multiple subscriptions per recipient.
• External delivery point specification.

On-line Access
Report Manager provides your users organized on-line access to printed output. Spooled files can be selected by a variety of criteria for viewing, printing, recall from archive, etc.

Report Filtering
Spooled files can be filtered (split) by a report writer during distribution. Only the specific pages needed by each recipient are delivered.

Report Archiving
Report Manager can selectively archive individual or groups of spooled files. Archived spooled files can be recreated, saved and restored.

No Change To Existing Software
Report Manager does not require changes to existing software in order to implement report distribution. Any spooled file from any source can be managed with Report Manager.

Implementation Flexibility
Report Manager supports implementations ranging from separator pages for a single printer to recipient-maintained subscription-based multiple printer report distribution on a network. Report Manager can operate in a mixed environment where some spooled files are managed while others are not, even when those spooled files are mixed on a single output queue. This ability allows you to implement report distribution incrementally.

Report Manager integrates with and can manage the processing of Spool-a-Matic and SpoolMail.

Our Display Page Data (DSPPAGDTA) command is included in the product. The command allows you to display selected data from within a spooled file. The command supports output to a display, to print, and most interestingly to an output file. For example, by displaying the page positions of the customer number in spooled files containing invoices, you can create an index from customer number to the related spooled files that contain their invoices.

Our Retrieve Page Data (RTVPAGDTA) command is included in the product. The command allows you to retrieve data from a specific location within a spooled file. The requested data is returned in a Control Language (CL) program variable.

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.

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.

Gumbo offers two choices for licensing our IBM i software products, system wide licensing and partition licensing. These are mutually exclusive. A system wide license applies to a specific system serial number and processor group and is good for any and all partitions in the system. A partition license applies to a specific system serial number, partition number, and maximum processor capacity, and is not valid for a system that has not been partitioned. For the overwhelming majority of our customers, a system wide license (~ 98%) is the best choice. A partition license (~ 2%) is the best choice in very limited circumstances involving small partitions on large machines.

The system wide license prices for all of our products, with the exception of Report Designer, are tiered based on your system's processor group. You can determine your machine's processor group by running the IBM i Work with License Information (WRKLICINF) command.

The partition only license prices for all of our products, with the exception of Report Designer, are based on the maximum processor capacity configured for the partition (rounded up to the nearest tenth). You can determine your partition's maximum processor capacity by running the IBM i Start System Service Tools (STRSST) command and taking option 5 "Work with system partitions" then option 1 "Display partition information" then option 2 "Display partition processing configuration".

The one time charge includes the first  year of maintenance services. You are purchasing a permanent license to use the software subject to the terms of a license agreement and upgrade policy.