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iBridge Overview
iBridge: Cross platform content management for IBMi generated spool files
Enables *SCS spooled file content to be migrated from the IBMi to alternative platforms such as Windows or a Unix Server, transformed to PDF, RTF , TXT conversion formats.
iBridge Installation
Once the file ibridge.zip has been downloaded to your workstation, use a unzip utility to extract the file, ibridge to your root directory c:\.
From the iSeries, log in as security officer, create a library, a save file, and start the FTP server.
CRTLIB IBRIDGE CRTSAVF QGPL/IBRIDGE STRTCPSVR *FTPFrom Windows select 'Start', and choose 'Run'. When the run window appears, type 'Command' and press enter. After the DOS session displays, issue the command script shown below:
C:\>CD\ C:\>FTPReturning to the iSeries session with the security offer user profile, issue the next command to restore the library from the save file.FTP> username: FTP> password: FTP> bin FTP put c:\ibridge qgpl/ibridge FTP> quit C:\>exit
RSTLIB SAVLIB(IBRIDGE) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(*QGPL/IBRIDGE) MBROPT(*ALL) ALWOBJDIR(*ALL) RSTLIB(IBRIDGE)iBridge has not been installed. Next the unlock software code needs to be installed. Type the following commands to enter the unlock code assigned:
ADDLIBLE IBRIDGE GO IBRIDGEthe following menu appears. Select option 10 and when prompted enter the permanent or temporary license provided by your account manager. Once entered, the status of the license code will be reported. If the code has been entered correctly, iBridge is now ready to use.
iBridge Menu
iBridge can be administered from the below menu:
IBRIDGE iBridge Report Distribution System iBridge Administration 1. Schedule iBridge out queue capture SCDQQC 2. Put Queue MPUTQ 3. Print Distribution Log IBRIDGELOG 4. Run iBridge API IBRIDGE iBridge Registration 10. License iBridge LICQQC Bottom Selection F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel
Option 1
Schedule an iBridge Job. Enables all the spooled files from a single output queue to be migrated from the iSeries, converted to text, and moved to an alternative platform such as a Windows or a Unix Server. This user interface utilizes the IBMi job scheduler enabling the API MPUTQ to be run at a specific time every day.
Schedule iBridge Job (SCDQQC) Type choices, press Enter. Put output queue . . . . . . . . Name Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL Archive output queue . . . . . . Name Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL Target Path (Default Assigned) ' ' MPUTQ Scheduled Time . . . . . . '18:45:00' 00:00:01-24:00:00 Bottom F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
Option 2
Put Queue Entries to Network. This user interface utilizes the IBMi job scheduler enabling the API MPUTQ to be run at a specific time every day.
Put Queue Entries to Network (MPUTQ) Type choices, press Enter. Put output queue . . . . . . . . QPRINT Name LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Archive output queue . . . . . . ARCHIVE Name, *NONE LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB Target Path (Default Assigned) ' ' FTP Host (Default Assigned) . . '192.168.0.105' User Name (Default Assigned) . . 'ISERIESCLIENT' User Pass (Default Assigned) . 'ISERIESCLIENT' Bottom F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys
- Put output queue/library: The location of the library to be migrated from the iSeries to the alternative platform.
- Archive output queue/library: The queue that will receive the spooled files once transferred to the alternative platform.
- Target path (Default Assigned): Specifies the subdirectory path that will receive the converted spooled files. If this isn't specified the default path will be used.
- FTP Host (Default Assigned):Contains the IP address of the alternative server that wil receive the spooled files converted to text.
- User Name (Default Assigned): This will contain the established user name configured on the alternative server.
- User Pass (Default Assigned): This parameter requests that password of the above user profile. For security reasons, when entering this value, the displayed value remains blank. In some instances the password on the alternative system may need to be changed to all upper case to accommodate a translation anomaly.
Option 3
Print Distribution log. Provides a spooled transfer file log in the users output queue.
Display Spooled File File . . . . . : QPQUPRFIL Page/Line 1/6 Control . . . . . Columns 1 - 78 Find . . . . . . *...+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+... 08/16/18 20:28:48 iBridge Detail Transfer Rep Transfer Transfer (S)uccess Transfer Date Time (E)rror File 2005-05-02 16.01.35 S QSYSPRT1131640001.txt 2005-05-02 16.01.35 S QSYSPRT1153600005.txt 2005-05-02 16.01.35 S QSYSPRT1166120002.txt 2005-05-02 16.01.34 S QSYSPRT1116820001.txt 2005-05-02 15.56.16 S QSYSPRT1116820001.txt 2005-05-02 15.56.16 S QSYSPRT1131640001.txt 2005-05-02 15.56.16 S QSYSPRT1153600005.txt 2005-05-02 15.56.16 S QSYSPRT1166120002.txt 2005-04-28 13.10.19 S QPJOBLOG1201950001.txt 2005-04-28 13.10.19 S QPJOBLOG1201960001.txt 2005-04-28 13.10.19 S QPJOBLOG1201480001.txt 2005-04-28 13.10.19 S QPJOBLOG1201490001.txt More... F3=Exit F12=Cancel F19=Left F20=Right F24=More keys
Command API
Provides the means to explicitly move a single spooled file from the iSeries to an alternate platform and includes a conversion format as text, rich text and PDF.
iBridge Spool to Network (IBRIDGE) Type choices, press Enter. Configure FTP . . . . . . . . . *FTP Character value, *FTP... Printer file name . . . . . . . Name Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . Name, * User . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 000000-999999 Spooled file number . . . . . . 1-999999, *LAST Archive output queue . . . . . . Name Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL Delete spooled file . . . . . . *NO Character value, *NO, *YES Ifs Path File . . . . . . . . . More... F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display F24=More keys