Report Output Options

Each Exit Point Manager report allows you to specify an output type for the report. You can select from the following:

*PRINT (Insite web UI or green screen)

Creates a spooled file and sends the report to a print queue. You can view the report using the WRKSPLF command.

*OUTFILE (green screen only)

Directs the report output to an IBM i data file using the filename and library you specify when you submit the report.

*IFS (green screen only)

The report is output to a Comma Separated Value (.csv) file on the IBM i Integrated File System (IFS). The name of the directory is controlled by the Report Output Control file (PNSGRO in the product library). The default location for the IFS output is "ihome" followed by the name of the user running the report. You must specify the report name when you submit the report.

NOTE: Exit Point Manager treats IFS output as a file name, not a path name. You cannot use path delimiters (i) to direct the output to another directory. If you include path delimiters (i) in your report name, they are converted to underscore characters.

Exit Point Manager uses the following sequence when adding a file to the IFS:

The IFS Output File Name (report name) is appended to the path defined in the PNSGRO file. If the directory does not exist, it is created by Exit Point Manager.

/home

The user profile is appended to the path name:

/home/USERID

Appends a date and time stamp (CCYY-MM-DD-HH.MM.SS.mmm) to the file name to make it unique. You cannot specify Replace, Append or Cancel.

If there is no path entry in PNSGRO, the reporting process creates a directory with the name of the user (in all caps), if one does not already exist:

/USERID

Examples:

With PNSGRO set to the default value, the directory is:

/home/USERID/IFSOutputFileName_2010-06-14-12.42.09.987

Without PNSGRO, the directory is:

/USERID/IFSOutputFileName_2010-06-14-12.42.09.987

Exit Point Manager creates both a .csv and a .rpt file. The .rpt corresponds to a printed report's summary page.

NOTE: Selecting output types *OUTFILE or *IFS prints reports by Transaction only, regardless of the Detail, Transaction, or Summary setting (DITIS) you selected.