Capability

Functions

Uses

Layout Features

Header/footer formatting, records-per-page, etc.

Multi-line, multi-page reporting

Shell Values

Leverage environment and internal variables

Insertion of automatic system (e.g., timestamp) values in reports

HTML Support

Embed W3C metadata to create web-ready reports

Web-enabled Business Intelligence (BI)

Field Padding

Byte shifting, alignment and fill features

Custom formatting of value display

Hand-offs

CSV or XML export feeds advanced BI tools

Data preparation (data franchising) to optimize third-party BI

User Exits

Custom input, compare and/or output procedures

Special source data (e.g., CDRs, ) and target formats

Complex Transforms

Field-level, external library functions

Statistical and other complex data manipulation

Composite Data (Templates)

Define, compare, and re-map (mask) dates and other data structures

New values and formats, MDM/standardization, and element value calculation

Character & Form Validation

'iscompare' routines and data structure templates

Data quality, data type verification, and display of new format masks