Overview

With CoolSpools Admin, spool files can be processed automatically as soon as they are created. The module lets you define spool file monitors that “watch” nominated output queues for new files being created. With CoolSpools Admin, there is no polling involved, so the system loading is minimal. In batch mode, CoolSpool Admin commands let you select sets of spool files to work on using various criteria and allow you to apply a command or sequence of commands to each of those chosen spool files in turn. For example, you can select all spool files over 30 days old, archive them, and delete them with a single command. CoolSpools Admin contains a compelling and customisable “work-with” screen for spool files in the style of PDM that lets system operators and users manage, convert and email the spool files they produce. It includes features to select spool files by user, user data, form type, and creation date. Plus, there are many user-defined options.

Features

• Automatic Conversion: Convert spool files to various formats such as PDF, Excel, XML, CSV, HTML, TIFF, and RTF automatically as soon as they are created.
• Spool File Monitors: Define spool file monitors that watch nominated output queues for new files being created, ensuring minimal system loading.
• Batch Processing: Select sets of spool files using various criteria and apply commands to each of those chosen spool files in turn.
• Customizable Options: Use standard and user-defined options to manage spool files, including converting to PDF, emailing as Excel, and archiving.
• Work-With Screen: Utilize a compelling and customizable "work-with" screen for spool files in the style of PDM, allowing system operators and users to manage, convert, and email spool files.
• Command Strings: Apply command strings to call programs for archiving spool files or running custom scripts.
• User Selection: Select spool files by user, user data, form type, creation date, and other criteria.
• Integration: Integrate with CoolSpools Converter and Email to enhance spool file management and distribution.

Specifications

CoolSpools helps you give your users and customers the correct information at the right time and, importantly, in a valid format. While CoolSpools Spool Converter gives you the functionality to convert an IBM i spooled file to a variety of formats, such as PDF and Excel, and CoolSpools Email lets you email those files to users and customers, CoolSpools Spool Admin provides an infrastructure that enables you to manage to convert, multiple and distribute spooled files, either: Realtime WRKSPLFPDM (Work with Spooled Files PDM-style) is a familiar, straightforward, compelling, and customisable “work-with” screen for spooled files that lets system operators and users manage the conversion and email the spooled files they produce. Includes features such as:

• Select spooled files by user, outq, user data, form type, creation date etc.
• User-defined options
• Customisable standard options, e.g. 10=Convert to PDF, 21=Email as Excel etc.
• Sort by name or date
• F13=Repeat option to the end of the list In batch The RUNSPLFCMD (Run Spooled File Commands) command lets you select spooled files to work on using various criteria and apply a command or sequence of commands to each of those spooled files in turn. For example, select all spooled files on a given output queue and convert all to PDF with one order. Or select all spooled files over 30 days old, archive them, and delete them with a single command. Automatically Process spooled files automatically as soon as they are created. CoolSpools Spool Admin lets you define spooled file monitors that “watch” nominated output queues for new files being created. No polling involved: system loading is minimal. New spooled files that are detected are evaluated against spooled file rules that you define to determine what type of spooled file has been found and what should be done. Those spooled files can then be automatically processed by:
• running a standard, customisable option such as 10=Convert to PDF or 21=Email as Excel.
• running a user-defined option.
• running any command string, which might call a program, move, delete, send, convert or archive the spooled file etc.
• any combination of the above in the form of a user-written spooled file script.