AUTOMON® for iSpool v100 is an integrated solution that addresses the shortfall found with native IBM i spool management. If you have difficulties with any of the following, then AUTOMON® for iSpool v100 will certainly help give you extended capabilities that are so often in demand:
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Copying spool files between output queues
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Automating archiving management of spool files
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Sending spool files to other IBM i servers on your network
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Splitting files before distribution
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Managing lists of spool files and output queues
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Ensuring DASD isn’t unnecessarily taken up
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Printing documents locally

AUTOMON® for iSpool v100 provides comprehensive on-line facilities, ultimately improving service for end users while reducing printing costs and minimizing the need for operator intervention.
AUTOMON®for iSpool v100 will index documents (by customer name, account number, invoice number as an example) and will store all documents in a compressed format to reduce DASD storage which is so often in short supply!
Finally, when access to certain spool files isn’t readily required, files can be archived on a “one-off” basis, or if preferred, through tailorable archive definitions, that specify which spool files to archive and when.