Client features
- Control selection of InfoQuest applications, views, and request activities
- Create and maintain reports
- Create and update files (output data files, print files, PC files)
- Present data items for selection; offer sort and subtotal options
- Allow selection of column calculations (counting, totaling, averaging, etc.)
- Create and calculate derived items; add conditional logic for derived items
- Add headings and footers; specify cross-foot calculations
- Customize column headings, widths, editing; select run options
- Enter data selection criteria; choose request run times
- Download request results, view request results, specify request routing
- Maintain reports/files/requests; schedule requests
Host features
- Maintain user and application registration
- Enforce off-line runtime security
- Generate and maintain views of user data
- Generate and maintain data access logic
- Export and import InfoQuest applications between InfoQuest modes
- Create and maintain Data Item Index files
Built-in utilities
- Request Result Download
- Quick Browser
- Viewer / Integrator
- Automatic Scheduler
Supported file types
- SFS 2200 and PCIOS
- DMS 2200
- Direct I/O
- RDMS 2200
- BIS DTM
- SORT
Charting with eXpress Chart
- Online graphics presentation that acts as an OLE server
- Controllable from any Windows application or run standalone
- Scripts can pull data from a host application and feed eXpress Chart
Required software
Any currently supported System Base Release (SBR) or supported level of: Q-LINK, BIS, ASCII COBOL, COMUS, ED, ELT, EXEC, MAP, MSAM, PCIOS, PLUS, SORT, SSG, SYSLIB, UCSRTS. The InfoQuest client component requires a currently supported Windows release.