Business Need
A government agency needed a way to convert print jobs normally sent to a physical printer into text blocks that could be stored in a relational database.
Solution: RPM Select
The agency turned to RPM Elite's filter queue. Filter processing in RPM provides the means to write print data to disk. Print jobs are sent to RPM from a mainframe system, then RPM saves the print data temporarily as a text file to a specified location on the server. The text file is then picked up by another process that imports the text block into the database.
Systems and Setup
RPM is installed on two Windows 2003 server machines in a network load balancing setup. A custom application spools mainframe data to RPM for processing. Another custom application is used to import the data into a Microsoft SQL database.
Outcome
Using RPM's filter queue, the agency saw the following results:
- Getting important data into the database is now an automated process
- RPM has been functioning with very little maintenance
- Important data is now stored electronically, eliminating reliance on paper, and reducing paper storage costs
Relevant Topics: document storage systems enterprise software, imaging and document storage, web based document storage software, data archiving methodologies, data archiving solutions, data archiving techniques, data archive management, document storage systems software
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