Friday, November 16, 2012

IBM i Access for Web Part II: Getting Productive Without All the Green Stuff

Here's a recent TechTip I did for MC Press Online about using the modern web based interface for IBM i:

TechTip: IBM i Access for Web Part II: Getting Productive Without All the Green Stuff

Let's look at some other features of IBM i Access for Web, including how to convert spooled files to PDF and how to manage your IBM i from mobile devices or Lotus Notes.

Last time, we had a look at how to set up IBM i Access for Web and briefly explored the Web-based 5250-style interface. We'll go a little more general this time, showing you how to do some neat things with the product.

Still Printing Oodles of Spooled Files on Tractor-Fed, Greenbar Paper?

 Paper, how I loathe thee. The only thing I loathe more than stacks of greenbar is an output queue loaded with spooled files older than three months; it's paper just waiting to happen. And chances are it will! Wouldn't it be great if IBM i offered a quick, native way to convert a spooled file into PDF format?

You can do this with IBM i Access for Web. 

Read the full tip at http://www.mcpressonline.com/internet/techtip-ibm-i-access-for-web-part-ii-getting-productive-without-all-the-green-stuff.html

1 comment:

  1. Have been using the WildFire widget to monitor social feeds via Lotus Notes for a while now. Now I set up a widget to open IBM i Access for Web as well. The set-up was a breeze and instant.

    Also, the PDF replacement to printing via Access for Web has been saving us real across 18 regional offices for a few years now.

    Thanks for publishing again.

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