IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual page 611

• Ability to select icons from the Toolbar to start the Data Transfer function, which
uploads and downloads data between PCs and the AS/400 database
• A three-dimensional view of display functions, such as hot spots and pop-up keypads
• A standard PC keyboard layout is shipped as the default (PC-labeled keys such as
Enter, Print Screen, and Escape will execute the appropriate PC command).
• Print lines of 198 characters wide using a crisp, legible font
Graphical Access can also be used for 5250 emulation. It transforms OS/400 "green screens"
and many other AS/400 Licensed Program Product screens, including OfficeVision/400, into
a graphical, point-and-click interface. Users who are accustomed to the PC graphical
environment can have a similar graphical interface to all their favorite OS/400 functions. Even
command prompting is as simple as the click of a mouse button.
A PC Console feature allows a PC using Client Access/400 to use the AS/400 serial
communications port and function as the system console.
Database Access is a graphical, point-and-click method of accessing AS/400 data.
Interactively launched from an icon, Database Access uses SQL and the ODBC driver of
Client Access. Data is transferred to a viewer. With macros provided, the data can be directed
to Lotus 1-2-3 or Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Business users (not programmers) can easily
get DB2/400 data into their favorite Windows application (such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, or Lotus 1-2-3), where it can be easily transformed into a report, a spreadsheet, or a
dynamic 3-dimensional chart. This visual graphical interface allows non-technical users to
quickly and easily build and execute queries so they can analyze data in timely ways, yet
maintains the security and integrity of corporate information.
Data Transfer (previously known as File Transfer) is another graphical, point-and-click method
of selecting data. Designed to both download AS/400 data to the PC and upload PC data to
the AS/400 system, Data Transfer handles several popular PC data types including the latest
Excel data format. Data Transfer can be selected from the PC5250 toolbar or from an icon in
the Client Access program group. Batch transfers, including timed transfers, can direct the PC
output to a printer, display, or file. Stored Client Access or PC Support transfer requests
(those with a file extension of TTO, TFR, and RTO) are recognized and executed by Data
Transfer.
Additional support for other standard data access methods are continued in this client,
including an ODBC driver. An ODBC driver at Version 2 Level 2 provides transparent data
access links to popular PC applications, such as, Lotus 1-2-3, Approach, or Microsoft Excel.
The integrated file system extends this client's access to data significantly beyond Shared
Folders. A single view of data stored in AS/400 files is provided by the integrated file system.
Folders or documents, and OS/2 and UNIX-compatible byte-stream files can be easily
accessed using the Windows File Manager and Network Drive support.
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