> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R.S. > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: RMDS > > > [...] > > RMDS is "Report Management and Distribution System" or > something like > > that. It takes reports from the SPOOL and places them in VSAM files, > > possibly indexing and or subsetting them. Users can then > logon and look > > at their list of reports and view them or print them. > > Without this product, users have to view or print their report from > SPOOL, i.e. using SDSF. > Oh, the reports can be also moved - or even directly created > in regular > DASD datasets. Such datasets can be easily viewed or printed. > > Did I miss any functionality of RDMS ? > > But seriously: what is an advantage of having such product ? > Why to spend $$$ on it ? > > Just curious.
RMDS has its own viewer STC (IIRC). That means that the people don't need to have TSO access. I think there is also a CICS interface so that a CICS user can view reports as well. RMDS can restrict who may view a report. RMDS can take a single SPOOL file and subset or index it, without application changes. This is from my memory of RMDS from back in the 1980s time frame. We currently use Mobius (ASG) ViewDirect. ViewDirect also has a web interface. Other such products can create pdf files for distribution via the web or email. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
