Question : AS400 Query Question

This is a general question…. I’m posting it because of the tight timeline.  

I have a repair order master -  the only field I need off this file is location.  However, think of it as the header record.  Then I have three detail files labor, parts, and other.  Each contains detail costing information.  A repair order may have entries on each or only one of the detail files.  Each file is keyed by the repair order number and service date.

I want to create a report which combines all work from the 3 detail files groups by vehicle number and service date.  Providing total repair costs by vehicle subtotaled by service date.  

Does this lend itself to query?  I would normally right a sql to populate one combined file with selected information from all the detail files and then feed it to a print program or query format…… however the user wants this in query.  

Any input is appreciated….. Thanks

Answer : AS400 Query Question

The Query/400 (or Query for iSeries or whatever it is nowadays) product can do this.

I'd strongly recommend that you tell your users to dump using Query/400 and move to something from last century like Query Manager (QM) instead; but still, Query/400 can do it.

QM can also run Query/400 queries if users want to keep old query definitions around. QM has two user interfaces -- a "prompted" mode that carries something of the Query/400 look&feel forward, and a "SQL" mode that should be more obvious to developer types. If the STRQM command exists, then the company already has QM.

Tom