Understanding IBM i Automation
Automation software is a technology designed to streamline manual, time-consuming processes to complement human work. As automated technologies have advanced, they're able to transform even more complex tasks and workflows than ever before. And as organizations rely on more and more platforms, applications, and systems, automation has become an important way to integrate and orchestrate IT environments.
Why Use IBM i Automation?
Automation operations—with the right mix of tools—can help organizations stay agile and competitive. Implementing automation in any form is an easy way to reap major benefits for your business that help streamline and optimize operations, boost productivity, and maximize resources.
Advantages of IBM i Automation
Why Teams Need IT Automation
Many IT and security teams have a shared list of responsibilities, causing you to wear multiple hats throughout the day. And yet, there still aren’t enough resources to accomplish all the work as new applications—and their associated alerts—come online. Add to this business users’ need to manipulate data in a myriad of ways, and there’s simply no possibility of getting everything done effectively with manual processes.
Examples of Automation on IBM i
Job Automation
Automating the planning of complex processes ensures that your jobs will always be executed on time, without errors, and in the correct order.
Plan workflows based on simple conditions (such as dates and times) and situations with more complex prerequisites (such as having received a certain file, whether a server is on, and that it is later than 10 a.m.).
If your processes include components that run outside of IBM i, don't worry. Our automation solutions can help you schedule across all operating systems.
Nightly Processes Daily, Weekly, and More
Automate the execution of night processes for the end of the day, the weekend, the end of the month, and the end of the year (or the period you need), such as:
- Balance of balances
- Opening and / or closing of the day
- Transfer of information to third parties
- Bank clearing
- And more
Our software recognizes different business events and starts the corresponding processes. It sends notification in case of an unexpected failure and maintains a detailed record of all the processes executed in order to comply with audits such as PCI-SDD, SOX, and more.
Save your IBM i expert from wasting time completing a manual log!
Maintenance, Cleaning, and Safeguarding Tasks
Some of the most time-consuming tasks for your IBM i operator are those related to maintenance, cleaning, and safeguarding, which are very necessary for proper operation.
Automate tasks like deleting temporary files, compressing files, generating backups, and others in order to free your staff from these routine tasks and optimize server performance. It will be more profitable for your company to have a robot take care of them, and for your IBM i specialist to be able to do more valuable and complex tasks.
Cybersecurity and Compliance Processes
Protect the security of your IBM i data and comply with the standards and regulations applicable to your industry or geographic region. Automate cybersecurity and compliance tasks, such as:
- Update antivirus signatures
- Generation of backups and data replication
- Security policy verification
- User settings
- Permission settings validation
- Early detection of threats on the network and on your servers
- Generation of audit reports for regulations such as PCI, GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX
- And more!
Learn more about our cybersecurity and compliance solutions for IBM i
Intelligent Document Processing
Harness the power of OCR, AI and machine learning to streamline manual document processes and eliminate costly steps like document classification, manual data entry, and document analysis with intelligent document processing (IDP). IDP enhances RPA capabilities to bring judgement and decision making to transform complex processes like mortgage processing, claims processing, and invoice processing.
IDP goes beyond simple data capture using sophisticated algorithms that learn your documents directly from your interactions. Capture structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data to make sense of every form of data entering your business—from PDFs, forms, emails, documents, and more.
Our IDP solution delivers advanced intelligent capture software to improve the accuracy of your data and simplify document processing, all without the need for complicated, time-consuming setups. With easy-to-use, install, and maintain IDP software, get up and running fast to start processing documents or forms on the very first day—with no template building.
Intelligent Document Processing in Action
Discover how Barnwell House of Tires transformed their AP/AR operations with Webdocs for AP. By automating document management across 14 locations, they cut invoice retrieval time by over 50% and streamlined workflows—even during a pandemic. Read the full case study to see how digital transformation drove efficiency and resilience.
Take Your Automation to the Next Level
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