QPort Builder

NGS Business Intelligence Software

This companion to Qport Access enables the creation and execution of reports for download to any desktop application. Choose from a variety of pre-designed reports, or create custom ones on demand.

• Superior performance and maximum security
• Allows in-depth analysis of your data in one query
• Minimizes the need for multiple report writers for each specific application
• Offers ease of use in implementation, support and training
• Provides point-and-click query definition
• Satisfies the requirements of all your users
  

More than a Windows Look

With Qport Builder and its companion module Qport Access, you can create and execute reports on demand in Windows and then download the results to your favorite desktop application.

Available as a robust graphical user interface or a Java-based applet, Qport Builder features a powerful, mouse-driven point-and-click environment, easy navigation and consistent panel design and pop-up boxes.

Qport Builder enhances the superior functionality of Interactive Query (I.Q.), by providing a powerful & advanced query and reporting functionality so your users can create complex, customized reports.

Streamlined Workflow

User training and access is simplified with Qport Builder. Its ease of use allows non-technical users to quickly generate their own ad-hoc queries and even multi-up labels, without IS assistance.

Power users can rapidly generate customized reports that would take other query and reporting tools five or six separate queries of their data to produce.

Internet Capabilities

Your remote sites and traveling business users can easily meet all of their reporting requirements by using Qport Builder via the Internet. Qport Builder users who have Internet access and a current iSeries 400 or AS/400 user ID and password, can build and run queries on demand. You retain complete control of the job’s priority and execution mode (interactive or batch) just as if a local user requested the query.

Advanced Features

Unlike most Windows-based query tools, Qport Builder’s interface to I.Q. goes beyond basic data retrieval.

Advanced functions include:

• Conditional and summary new fields
• File join Wizards and macros
• Meaningful database aliases
• Windows to iSeries and AS/400 database transfers (when you also use Qport Access)
• Run-time record selection and exclusion
• Record sampling
• Union and file member support
• Extensive formatting
• Multi-dimensional matrix reporting
• Rankings, averages, sums and totals
• Summary and detail output
• Security Officer control

Seamless Integration

With seamless interface to your business applications, such as Production, Shipping, Human Resources and Accounting, Qport Builder can quickly become your enterprise-wide solution.

Superior Performance

Qport Builder gives you the best of both worlds - today’s Windows and Web technology and the power, high performance, low maintenance and reliability of the midrange computer. Qport Builder takes advantage of the processing capacity of the iSeries 400 (AS/400) to get results quickly, while minimizing the performance requirements of the client workstation.

Data Delivery

Once your Qport Builder query is created or revised, your users can easily obtain reports and analytical views of your business data using NGS-IQ’s delivery options to:

• NGS’ Windows integrated OLAP module, Qport SmartView
• Microsoft Excel, Word, Access
• Lotus 1-2-3
• HTML and XML
• ASCII text and CSV
• ASCII and host printer
• DB2 UDB
• PDF
• E-mail

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