With power-b smart responsive, you can bring your entire ERP to the web and to any mobile device, with no installation.
power-b is the HTML5 client in the webgate400 suite, designed to overcome the aesthetic and functional limitations of the traditional 5250 protocol and bring IBM i, RPG, and COBOL applications directly to browsers and mobile devices, with an interface that rivals native web applications.
Unlike other modernization solutions, power-b works directly on already compiled webgate400 screens, ensuring a smooth, immediate transition.
Reasons to choose power-b
No recompilation
It uses the same compiled RPG object that runs in green-screen mode or on Windows clients.
Immediate start
It requires no extra work on existing programs to start operating via the web.
Total flexibility
A single application object can run at the same time as a green screen, Windows client, browser, and mobile app.
power-b introduces Smart Responsive technology, based on the CSS Flexbox standard: screens automatically adapt to the available display space, ensuring optimal usability on PCs, tablets, and smartphones with a single layout.
The benefits for your company are clear:
No client-side installation
Access takes place through the most popular browsers—Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox—eliminating distribution and update issues on individual workstations.
Advanced security
The application runs in the browser sandbox, preventing unauthorized interactions with the local system. All communications are protected by HTTPS/TLS, ensuring maximum data confidentiality, which is essential for those working in the cloud or remotely.
Network efficiency
Data traffic is optimized to ensure high performance even with limited bandwidth.
Native user experience
Users can use copy and paste, zoom, and keyboard shortcuts while retaining all the application benefits of IBM i programs: field protection, colors, and auto-advance.
Features of power-b
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Enhance on-screen data
The tool for creating and maintaining responsive screens in webgate400: a dedicated WYSIWYG designer, customization at every level of detail, and usability even without programming skills.
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power-b, especially from release R10 onward, improves the end-user experience and enhances on-screen data. Dynamic layouts make it easier to use all ERP functions effectively: collapsible elements optimize the view, while the expand function lets users display grids in full screen. Column resizing, reordering, and pinning can be applied directly by the user, saved on the server, and restored automatically at each login. The new menu has a tree structure with search and filter functions, and the new bookmarks make daily ERP use easier.
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ERP on every operating system
Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS: no client-side installation, access from all popular browsers, and continuous updates without intervention on individual workstations.
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power-b brings your entire ERP to any operating system without requiring client-side installation or update work on individual devices. Access is secure and fast from Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox. All data, IBM i applications, and client-server applications are immediately available in the browser, from any device. The webgate400 architecture supports multilingual management, custom columns and fields, simplified attribute management, and SQL tabs that can be exported quickly.
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Immediate dashboards and reports
Orders, jobs, statements, accounting data, stock: export and view everything in a few clicks, with integrated FusionCharts and Excel export functions on all grids.
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With power-b R10, you can filter, sort, group, aggregate, and create dashboards directly from the web, with all the power of the client version. FusionCharts highlight the key characteristics of numerical data visually, far more effectively than tables alone. Excel export functions are available for every grid.
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Visual customization
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power-b R10 is based on the Kendo framework and lets you configure custom themes quickly and easily through an intuitive online editor. The CSS variables in the new release make visual changes easier: colors, rounded borders, and spacing between elements. Customizations can be configured at different levels of detail, from the entire system to the individual user.
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New graphical components
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power-b R10 integrates the components managed in webgate400 with new features and new FusionCharts chart types. Real-time HTML tooltips provide detailed information on request, with a polished look and without taking up fixed screen space. Almost all graphical components of the Windows client have been integrated into power-b R10, along with some specific new features. Compared with release R9, IBM radio buttons, IBM checkboxes, and push buttons have been added. The chart library has been updated with new types and themes.
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Tools for responsive screens
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WGDesigner has been enhanced in the new release across all customization, screen-creation, and DDS areas, with a dedicated WYSIWYG editor for arranging containers and responsive elements, including multi-format layouts. Its terminology follows the CSS flexbox model, giving web developers a familiar environment. Available in the customization version even with Runtime licenses only, WGDesigner is the ideal tool for customizing applications without altering their functionality.
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Enhanced private area
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With power-b R10, you no longer need to leave the ERP to exchange data and documents with parties inside or outside the company. Access through Validation List reduces the number of user accounts needed to register external users, ensuring maximum privacy for people who do not normally access the system. Through CSS3 stylesheets and responsive adaptation, applications integrate smoothly with the hosting website.
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