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DBU
The 'Must Have' database tool for all System i shops 
DBU, the "original" database utility, is super easy to use. With over 20,000 installs of DBU in 31 countries, it is the leading data base utility on the market. Just type the command DBU on a command line & prompt. Enter the library/file name, along with any other options you choose and press Enter. Immediately, your file appears ready to be viewed or updated, it's as easy as that.
We've combined:
- Graphical User Interface
- Green Screen
- Operations Navigator (IBM's free surveying tool)
To provide the best of all worlds in one database utility!
Power
DBU provides all the features that are available with the traditional green screen solution.
- Add, change, delete and display records in any file
- Search & replace/delete using multiple search arguments
- Instant access to data base relations allowing selection
- On-line file layouts for field selection & documentation
- Complete user profile based security and audit logs
- + + + Many, Many more features
With DBU's versatility, your staff can venture into the GUI world or work from within OpsNav and yet return to the green screen instantly, providing them a comfortable transition to the GUI environment while maintaining productivity. And, any DBU applications created through the green screen method can instantly be available to users in a GUI.
Performance
DBU's GUI was developed using Java. The product operates on Microsoft Windows or any operating system with a compliant java virtual machine. Using a TCP/IP connection, DBU information from the database is presented through the graphical user interface. This GUI offers explorer-like features for the System i AS/400 file systems and allows users to maneuver the screen with the mouse or keyboard via buttons and tab panels.
DBU also features a System i Operations Navigator database node with the utility 'plugged-in' to IBM's graphical operations interface. This combination can simplify the process of operations management and the display of library and file information.