Overview

Many customers use CoolSpools Email to distribute customer quotes and invoices from their IBM i system for reliable and consistent communications. Emails can contain up to 32 attachments which can be database file members or stream files from any IFS file system. Send AS400 spool files to email with CoolSpools Email. Using CoolSpools, you can convert a spool file into multiple types (PDFs, Excel files, etc.) and email each file to a different person/list of people; for example, if the spool file is a batch of customer invoices, each invoice can be to be sent to the relevant customer as a PDF. Or maybe the spooled file is a sales report by region; you can email the relevant section of the report as a spreadsheet to the region’s salesforce.

Features

• Email Integration: Send emails directly from IBM i (AS400) using a simple command or API.
• Multiple Attachments: Support for up to 32 email attachments, including database file members or stream files from any IFS file system.
• File Conversion: Convert IBM i spool files to multiple formats such as PDF, Excel, XML, CSV, HTML, TIFF, and RTF.
• Calendar Invitations: Send calendar invitations from IBM i (AS400) to Outlook, Gmail, and other email services.
• Resend Functionality: Save and resend emails with attachments exactly as they were initially sent.
• Long File Names: Support for long file names in email attachments on IBM i (AS400).
• Alert Messages: Send data extracts and alert messages from IBM i (AS400).
• Integration: Integrates with CoolSpools Converter and Database to allow IBM i (AS400) print to PDF and outputs to be emailed directly.
• Command Line and API: Provides a simple but powerful command for sending emails from the command line or CL programs, with an API for more sophisticated applications.

Specifications

Send IBM i (AS400) files by Email from IBM i (AS400) CoolSpools helps you give your users and customers the correct information at the right time and, significantly, in a valid format. While CoolSpools Converter gives you the functionality to convert an IBM i spooled file to a variety of formats, such as PDF and Excel. Coolspools Database lets you extract data from your database files in Excel, XML, CSV, HTML and text formats; CoolSpools Email enables you to email those files to users and customers or sends other email messages with or without attachments. Integrates with CoolSpools Converter and CoolSpools Database

• Send PDF, Excel files etc., created by CoolSpools Converter as attachments directly from the conversion command (CVTSPLPDF, CVTSPLXLS etc.)
• Send Excel files, XML documents etc., created by CoolSpools Database as attachments directly from the conversion command (CVTDBXL, CVTDBFXML etc.)
• Supports IBM i (AS400) print to pdf and automatically email to a user or application. Send emails from the command line or programs.
• SNDCMNMSG command provides a simple but powerful command for sending emails from the command line or CL programs. API is available for more sophisticated applications and for sending emails from programs. Multiple attachments
• Supports up to 32 attachments on the SNDCMNMSG Command. Up to 4096 attachments are supported. (APISNDDST allows a single attachment). Attachments can come from anywhere in the IFS.
• Attachments can be database file members or stream files from any IFS file system. SNDDST only supports file members and QDLS! Supports long file names
• Attachments can have long, meaningful names which do not have to be the original file name. (SNDDST only supports ten characters or 8.3 character names). Send calendar invitations to Outlook.
• Send calendar invitations in either vCal or iCal format compatible with OutlookSchedule meetings, appointments etc. Facilities for saving and re-sending emails
• Create an email based on a previous email. Re-send an email exactly as it was initially sent, complete with attachments, using RSNCMNMSG (Re-send Email Message)